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Old English fonts. 7 free blackletters you can print, sell and use in a logo.

UnifrakturCook scores 9.87 in the lab’s gothic style, the most of any free font here, ahead of Manufacturing Consent at 8.41 and UnifrakturMaguntia at 8.34.

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All 7 Old English picks are blackletter with broken, broad-pen strokes, ranked by how typical of the style they are.

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gothic score 9.87 · pick 1 of 7

UnifrakturCook

UnifrakturCook · free

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Why UnifrakturCook fits Old English lettering: gothic score 9.87, 1 weight, and no italics.

Print for Old English lettering: certificates, menus and signs.

Selling for Old English lettering: shirts and goods sold with the lettering.

Logo for Old English lettering: a name or mark set in blackletter.

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Can I use them for certificates, goods I sell and a logo?

Licence verdicts for 7 free Old English fonts
Free fontLicencePrintSellingLogo
UnifrakturCookOFL 1.1✓✓✓
Manufacturing ConsentOFL 1.1✓✓✓
UnifrakturMaguntiaOFL 1.1✓✓✓
GrenzeOFL 1.1✓✓✓
Pirata OneOFL 1.1✓✓✓
Blaka HollowOFL 1.1✓✓✓
TexturinaOFL 1.1✓✓✓
  • Print (certificates, menus and signs): yes for all 7, OFL 1.1 Condition 5.
  • Selling (shirts and goods sold with the lettering): yes for all 7, OFL 1.1 Condition 5; the font file itself may not be sold on its own (Condition 1).
  • Logo (a name or mark set in blackletter): yes for all 7, OFL 1.1 Condition 5; OFL FAQ: logos are allowed.
  • OFL 1.1 text

Which of the Old English fonts to pick

UnifrakturCook is the pick for a name or mark set in blackletter, with the highest gothic score here at 9.87 and 1 weight. For lettering on shirts and goods, consider Manufacturing Consent, which has gothic score 8.41 and Google Fonts popularity rank 408. Grenze gives certificates, menus and signs more layout options through its 9 weights and 9 italics, though its gothic score is lower at 6.49.

Setting Old English lettering

Try UnifrakturCook at gothic score 9.87 in the capitals and lowercase of your actual title; it has the highest gothic score of the 7.

At gothic score 5.24, Texturina ranks lowest for this style among the Old English picks; compare its letterforms in your menu or certificate before choosing.

What the rule selected: the 7 Old English fonts and their numbers

7 of the 12 fonts that pass the rule for Old English lettering, out of 1,674 checked, the most typical first
Free fontgothic scoreWeightsItalicsGoogle Fonts rank
UnifrakturCook9.8710754
Manufacturing Consent8.4110408
UnifrakturMaguntia8.3410176
Grenze6.4999855
Pirata One5.9110105
Blaka Hollow5.2710563
Texturina5.2499434

Old English: selection rules

Old English fonts: questions

Which free font is best for Old English lettering?

UnifrakturCook, with the highest gothic score of the 7, 9.87; Manufacturing Consent follows at 8.41 and UnifrakturMaguntia at 8.34.

Are these Old English fonts free for print, products you sell, and a logo?

All 7, from UnifrakturCook to Texturina, are under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows print (certificates, menus and signs), products you sell (shirts and goods sold with the lettering), and a logo (a name or mark set in blackletter).

Which Old English font has the most weights?

Grenze and Texturina both come in 9 weights with italics, while the other 5 Old English picks have one weight each; Grenze scores 6.49 as gothic, Texturina 5.24.

How were these Old English fonts chosen?

Old English lettering is blackletter: the broken, broad-pen strokes of the lab’s gothic style. 12 of the 1,674 free fonts we checked pass that rule for Old English lettering. The 7 here are the most typical of the style, from UnifrakturCook at gothic score 9.87 down to Texturina at 5.24, one font a family.

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