Font Styles
Articles about font styles.
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Police Lettering Fonts: What "Police Font" Actually Means for Vector Logo Work
There is no single official police font. Learn what police-style lettering usually means, how to identify it in a logo, and what to check before using it in vector artwork.
Special Fonts for Lettering
What special fonts for lettering are, how they differ from custom lettering in a logo, and what to check about vector structure and licensing before using one.
Regular Font Weight: What It Means in Logo Typography
What regular font weight means, how it differs from light, medium and bold, and why it matters when identifying or preparing type in vector logos.
Sentient Font: What the Name Refers To and How to Identify It in a Logo
Searching for the Sentient font? Learn whether you need a typeface named Sentient or the lettering in a Sentient logo, how to confirm it, and what licensing and vector file details to check.
Scriptina Font: What It Is and What It Means for Logo Work
An overview of the Scriptina script typeface for logo work: identifying it, using it in vector artwork, and what to confirm about licensing and file structure.
Montserrat Font Family and Weights: Downloading and Choosing a Weight for Logo Work
An overview of the Montserrat font family: its weights from Thin to Black, how SemiBold, Bold and ExtraBold differ, where to download it, and what to check before using it in a vector logo.
Sloppy Handwriting Fonts: What They Are and How They Behave in Vector Logos
What sloppy handwriting fonts are, how they differ from scripts and custom lettering, and what to check before identifying or using one in a vector logo.
Stylish Number Fonts
How to choose and identify stylish numeral fonts for logos: figure styles, display categories, vector outlining, raster pitfalls and licensing checks.
Silk Serif Font: What It Is and How to Confirm It in a Logo
An evidence-led look at the Silk Serif font for logo work: what can be confirmed, how to verify a match, and what outlined text and licensing mean for your files.
Spectral Font: What It Is and How It Works in Logo Artwork
Spectral is a serif typeface distributed through Google Fonts. Learn what it is, how to confirm it in a logo, and what licensing and vector files mean for your artwork.
Söhne Font: What It Is, How It Differs and What It Means for Logo Files
An overview of the Söhne typeface: its origins, how it differs from similar grotesques, how to check whether a logo uses it, and the licensing points to verify.
The Skinny Font: What the Name Usually Refers To and How to Identify It in a Logo
What “the skinny font” likely means, why no single typeface can be confirmed from the name alone, and how to identify, check and safely use thin lettering in vector logos.