Dashiell Text

What is the Dashiell Text Font?

Dashiell was made to be read. Designed by a devoted reader with lousy eyesight, it’s an attempt to combine the warmth and frankness of Caslon with the lucid elegance of Garamond. Counters and x-height are ample but not large. Apertures are moderately open, and unbracketed wedge serifs add crispness. The collection includes three families: Dashiell Text, Dashiell Bright, and Dashiell Fine, for a total of 31 styles. Dashiell Text is the anchor: an all-around workhorse with quiet detailing and modest contrast, carefully balanced to work both onscreen and on paper. It’s available in in six weights with matching italics. Regular weights are clear and open, but sturdy enough to perform at small sizes. The Black weights are unusually dark for a classic serif, with a hint of Cooper Black. Named for Dashiell Hammett, whose succinct grace helped modernize twentieth-century American fiction, Dashiell Text supports over 140 languages and includes proportional and tabular lining and oldstyle figures, small caps, case-sensitive punctuation and delimiters, and a selection of borders and ornaments. Of course, it pairs well with its sister faces, Dashiell Bright and Dashiell Fine.

Dashiell Text Font Families

When you download Dashiell Text, the family will include the following font styles:

• Dashiell Text Regular
• Dashiell Text Italic
• Dashiell Text Medium
• Dashiell Text Medium Italic
• Dashiell Text Demi
• Dashiell Text Demi Italic
• Dashiell Text Bold
• Dashiell Text X-Bold
• Dashiell Text Bold Italic
• Dashiell Text X-Bold Italic
• Dashiell Text Black
• Dashiell Text Black Italic

Who Designed the Dashiell Text Font?

Dashiell Text was designed by Max Phillips.

This font has 12 style(s) and was published by Signal Type Foundry.

Is Dashiell Text a Free Download?

Like all of the fonts listed here on The Font Bot, Dashiell Text is a premium font and is not available to download for free.

Please do not try to find a free download of Dashiell Text. If you really want this font for your new project, support the designer and the foundry and click here to purchase it officially.

I'm sure if you tried really hard, you could figure out how to download Dashiell Text for free. You might also get a virus on your computer or get hacked as a result. Not to mention it is illegal to use Dashiell Text if you did not pay for it.

How Much is Dashiell Text to Buy?

If you've made it this far down the page and you are really interested to use Dashiell Text for your new project, great!

The last time we checked the price for Dashiell Text, it was available for as little as $50.00.