Hamlet

What is the Hamlet Font?

Based on a specimen of an obscure and uncredited old face called Kitterland, Hamlet is one of those curiosities hardly ever noticed in the world of modern fonts, the kind that infuses a variety of historic Blackletter and calligraphy traits in an otherwise Roman alphabet. Such typefaces, what few of them exist, are almost always classified by typophiles as traditional decorative Roman alphabets. We beg to differ. We think such hybrids are fascinating enough to deserve a classification of their own. And we think today’s aspiring letterers and type designers would benefit from paying special attention to this kind of hybrid alphabet, not only because it has much more hand than machine in it, but also because it is a prime example of how to succeed in mixing different lettering techniques into one self-contained and distinctly functional alphabet.. As in any efficient mixture of lettering methods, Hamlet ended up with characters that are uniquely its own, such as the cupped A, M, V, W and Y, the very luscious and inviting curves on the arms of E, F, L and T, both single- and double-story forms of the a, and the humblest, friendliest g and y ever. A dozen alternate characters are sprinkled throughout the character set, so check out the map for a few pleasant surprises.. We also made the Handtooled and Headstone styles because we thought these friendly forms were just crying out for such treatments. The Handtooled version turned out quite lovely, if we may say so ourselves, perhaps even better than the main font. The Headstone version is available as a free bonus to those who purchase the complete Hamlet package.. All Hamlet styles come with lining figures as well as old style ones. Hamlet comes in all popular font formats. The OpenType fonts contain push-button swapping alternates and figures, which come in handy in software programs that support this kind of thing.

Hamlet Font Families

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

• Hamlet Regular
• Hamlet Handtooled Regular
• Hamlet Headstone Regular

Preview of the Hamlet Font

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Who Designed the Hamlet Font?

This font has 3 style(s) and was published by Canada Type.

Is Hamlet a Free Download?

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

Please do not try to find a free download of Hamlet. 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 Hamlet 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 Hamlet if you did not pay for it.

How Much is Hamlet to Buy?

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

The last time we checked the price for Hamlet, it was available for as little as $25.00.