Here are links to fonts that were used in Dungeons & Dragons during the TSR era, starting with the original little brown books, up to and including some WotC 3rd edition fontography. The original list was done by Aardy R. DeVarque, but much has changed in the digital font landscape since that list was compiled. An attempt is made to find an open and free font, if possible.
| Original D&D, Early 1E AD&D - Titles |
| Font Name |
Example from books |
Example of font |
| Quentin EF |
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| Original, Basic D&D - Headers, Text (1981 Basic Magenta Cover, X1, B3) |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| Souvenir Demi |
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| Basic D&D, 1E AD&D, Early Hardcovers - Interior Titles (MM, PH, DMG) |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| Chisel D |
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| Basic D&D, 1E AD&D, Early Hardcovers - Headers (MM, PH, DMG) |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| Futura Bold |
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| Futura Book |
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| Basic D&D, 1E AD&D, Later Hardcovers - Titles, Headers (UA, MoP, DSG) |
| Font Name |
Example from books |
Example of font |
| ITC Korinna Bold |
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| Basic D&D, 1E AD&D, Later Hardcovers - Text (UA, MoP, DSG) |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| ITC Korinna Bold |
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| Early Module - Titles (B1 [pastel & brown], G1 [pastel], S2 [pastel], S3 [black]) |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| Avant Garde Bold |
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| Later Modules - Titles (S4 [brown], N1) |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| Helvetica Bold |
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| Early Modules - Text (B1, B3) |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| Avant Garde |
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| 1E AD&D Ravenloft Original Module - Titles, Headers |
| Font Name |
Example from books |
Example of font |
| Letraset Romic Std Bold (ITC) |
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| Basic D&D Mystara, 1E AD&D - Map Text (D&D Gazetteers,
Forgotten Realms Maps) |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| Feinen Bold (Datascan) |
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| Basic D&D Mystara - Headers (D&D Rules Cyclopedia, Wrath of the Immortals) |
| Font Name |
Example from books |
Example of font |
| Quorum Black |
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| Basic D&D Mystara - Main Text (D&D Hollow World, Rules Cyclopedia, Wrath of the Immortals) |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| Garamond |
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| 1E AD&D Forgotten Realms Kara-Tur - Title |
| Font Name |
Example from books |
Example of font |
| Cloned as: Bonzai Regular |
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| 2E Core Rulebooks - Logo, Headers (early 2E, PH2, 1st printing) |
| Font Name |
Example from books |
Example of font |
| Linotype Fritz Quadrata Bold |
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| URW Friz Quadrata No. 2 D |
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| 2E Core Rulebooks - Headers (Revised Priting Black Covers) (PHB, DMG, Labyrinth of Madness) |
| Font Name |
Example from books |
Example of font |
| University Roman Bold Plain: 1.0 |
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| 2E Core Rulebooks - Text (early 2E, PH2, 1st printing)(Player Options) |
| Font Name |
Example from books |
Example of font |
| Zapf Calligraphic 801 |
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| 2E Core Rulebooks - Text (Revised Priting Black Covers) |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| Formata |
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| 2E Adventures - Map Text, Basic D&D Module - Letters (Vecna Lives, B7 Poems, B11 B12 Chapter Headers) |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| Libra BT |
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| 2E Night Below - Title |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| Blackmoor Plain |
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| 2E Return to the Tomb of Horrors "Journal of the Tomb" text |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| Mistral |
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| 2E Forgotten Realms Modules - Headers (FR13 Anaroch, Skullport, section Headers) |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| Uncial (Datascan) |
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| Neue Hammer Unziale 2 |
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| 2E Al Qadim - Titles |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| Ondine |
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| 2E Birthright - Headers, Cover Text |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| Democratica |
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| 2E Birthright - Text |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| Minister Book |
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| 2E Planescape - Titles |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| Exocet Heavy |
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| 2E Planescape - Spot Text |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| Exocet Light |
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| 2E Ravenloft Campaign Set - Title |
| Font Name |
Example from books |
Example of font |
| Blackmoor Plain |
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| 2E Ravenloft Campaign Set - Titles, Headers |
| Font Name |
Example from books |
Example of font |
| Ironwood |
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| 2E Ravenloft - Maps, Titles |
| Font Name |
Example from books |
Example of font |
| Nosferatu |
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Kiwi Media |
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| 2E Dark Sun Revised - Title |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| Papyrus |
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| 3E Core Rulebooks - Logo Title |
| Font Name |
Example from books |
Example of font |
| Not a digital font |
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| Not an electronic font. It is from an old book of fonts. |
| Similar to Masoch-Dirach by Jim Marcus with interior lines. |
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Physical Book |
possibly by Dover |
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| 3E Sourcebooks - Interior Titles (in adventures & sourcebooks) |
| Font Name |
Example from books |
Example of font |
| Vitriol |
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| 3E Adventures - Interior Titles (in web-only adventures) |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| Vitriol Alt |
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| 3E Core Rulebooks - Section Headers |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| Pterra |
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| 3E Core Rulebooks - Encounter Icons (trap, town, creature, treasure) |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| DL5AIcons Regular |
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| custom font created for TSR, orig. for Dragonlance 5th Age |
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| 3E Core Rulebooks - Main text |
| Font Name |
Example from books |
Example of font |
| Celestia Antiqua Medium |
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| 3E Players Handbook - Credits |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| Historical Allsorts Fell Type Small Caps |
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| 3E Players Handbook - Tables, Adventures - Copyright Block, Sidebars |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| Scala Sans Regular LF |
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| 3E Character Sheet - Class Icons |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| Scala Sans Regular LF Expert |
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| Universal Pi News with Commercial Pi |
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| 3E Forgotten Realms - CS, Section Headers |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| customized Democratica |
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| 3E Forgotten Realms - CS, Logo, Chapter Titles |
| Font Name |
Example from books |
Example of font |
| customized Mason |
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| 3E Forgotten Realms - CS, Minor Headers |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| Historical Allsorts Fell Type Small Caps |
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| 3E Forgotten Realms - CS, Text |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| Historical Allsorts Fell Type Roman |
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| 3E Oriental Adventures, Kara-Tur |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| Cloned as: Bonzai Regular |
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| 3E Eberron - Logo Title |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| Custom Combined Font |
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| Futura BT Pro Extra Black |
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| VLNL Tp Martini |
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| 3E Eberron - Titles, Interior Headings |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| Masoch-Dirach |
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| Cloned as Aberration |
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| 4E Core Rulebooks - Main Text |
| Font Name |
Example from books |
Example of font |
| Mentor Pro Regular |
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| 5E Core Rulebooks - Cover Titles |
| Font Name |
Example from books |
Example of font |
| Modesto Bold Condensed |
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| 5E Core Rulebooks - Main Text |
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Example from books |
Example of font |
| Baskerville |
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Original list compiled by Aardy R. DeVarque. Expanded and Updated by Random Wizard.