Author's note

Yo La Tengo by Paintblack is a free rough brush script with broad, ink-loaded strokes and a restless handwritten slant. The connected letters sweep through oversized loops, sharp turns, and long cross strokes, with scraped gaps that resemble dry brush marks. The result looks fast and unruly.

As a scrawled signature or painted title, it can give album artwork and band merchandise the immediacy of a mark made by hand. Its irregular edges also suit streetwear branding, especially when the lettering should feel closer to custom artwork than clean commercial script. Posters and skate graphics can use the sweeping strokes as part of an illustrated, graffiti-leaning composition.
yo la tengo font presentation and specimen
yo la tengo font presentation and specimen

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2010 by paintblack. All rights reserved.
Font family
Yo La Tengo
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
paintblack: Yo La Tengo: 2010
Full font name
Yo La Tengo
Name table version
Version 2.000 2010 initial release
Postscript font name
YoLaTengo
Trademark notice
Yo La Tengo Font is a trademark of paintblack.
Manufacturer name
paintblack
Designer
paintblack
Description
Copyright (c) 2010 by paintblack. All rights reserved.For personal use only

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2010-10-19
Revision2
Glyph count653
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for editing allowed
Family classScripts
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureItalic
PitchNot monospaced