Stranger Things font. 5 free fonts in its lettering style.
For Stranger Things lettering, start with Fraunces at weight 800 (soft seventies serif).
5 / 5
Chosen by eye · serif
Fraunces
Stranger Things
Loading font…
Among the 5 Stranger Things picks: the most stroke contrast.
Fraunces: 9 weights, italics; Stranger Things set here at 800.
- ✓Web
- ✓Logo
- ✓Selling
- OFL 1.1
What people make with Stranger Things lettering
Stranger Things lettering is a favourite for Halloween invitations, eighties birthday parties and posters for a school play. Fraunces at weight 800 gives the heavy, soft serif of the title; Rakkas is the pick when a Stranger Things title has to fit a narrow line. Merriweather at weight 900 has the tallest x-height of the five, so it stays readable in the small print of a Stranger Things invitation.
The type behind Stranger Things
The Stranger Things lettering is set in ITC Benguiat®, a paid typeface (display serif loosely based on Art Nouveau typefaces, 1977).
ITC Benguiat®, named here for Stranger Things, is a trademark of Monotype ITC Inc.; FontForThat is not affiliated with Monotype ITC Inc.
Stranger Things picks, measured
Stranger Things
Stranger Things
Stranger Things
Stranger Things
Stranger Things
| Font | Why | Set at | Width | x-height | Ink | Contrast | Weights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraunces | Soft seventies serif | 800 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 9 |
| Rakkas | Narrow, heavy and flared | 400 | −15% | −4.4% | +47% | −32% | 1 |
| Young Serif | Heavy old-style serif | 400 | +7.4% | +6.2% | +23% | −46% | 1 |
| Ribeye | Art Nouveau curves | 400 | +12% | +10% | +12% | −30% | 1 |
| Merriweather | Tall x-height, sturdy | 900 | +3.7% | +18% | −0.7% | −26% | 7 |
Left out of the Stranger Things picks after a check by eye: Donegal One (light and plain beside the heavy, flared picks; the show’s title is set heavy).
Can I use the Stranger Things fonts for…
| Free font | Personal | Selling | Logo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraunces | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rakkas | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Young Serif | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ribeye | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Merriweather | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
- Fraunces, Rakkas, Young Serif, Ribeye, and Merriweather are under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.
Trademark
Free fonts, yes; the Stranger Things name and logo, no: a party invitation, a poster title or a book cover for yourself is fine, merchandise needs the owner’s permission.
Stranger Things is a trademark of its owner; these are free fonts in a similar lettering style, not the original lettering.
Stranger Things font questions
What font does Stranger Things use?
The Stranger Things lettering is set in ITC Benguiat®, a paid typeface (display serif loosely based on Art Nouveau typefaces, 1977). First free pick here: Fraunces at weight 800 (soft seventies serif).
Is there a free Stranger Things font?
Not the Stranger Things lettering itself; in its style, under open licences: Fraunces, Rakkas, Young Serif, Ribeye, and Merriweather.
Which Stranger Things font is the boldest, and which the narrowest?
Rakkas has the heaviest ink of the 5 Stranger Things picks, 48% darker than Merriweather; Rakkas is the narrowest, 24% narrower than Ribeye.
Which Stranger Things font reads best at small sizes?
Merriweather, with an x-height 23% taller than Rakkas; most weights: Fraunces, 9.
How were the Stranger Things fonts chosen?
All 5 Stranger Things picks chosen by eye: Fraunces, Rakkas, Young Serif, Ribeye, and Merriweather. Dropped after a look at the Stranger Things name in each: Donegal One.