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The Solotype Catalog of 4,147 Display Typefaces


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PAGEAlso on pageSoloCat or Solofont NameAlias AnalysisMatchDover CD BookComments
202Walbaum13 variants from SoftMaker under orig. name. SoftKey SSi also has a Walbaum.Yes
149151WalnutNo
151149WalnutNo
31Walter WoodNo
147WaltzNo
2438WampumWarpath Roman (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)YesIdentical to Roxy (p. 38) except for clipped ends of serifs.
3824WampumWarpath Roman (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)YesIdentical to Roxy (p. 38) except for clipped ends of serifs.
148WandFilmotype Wand (Fimotype)YesGeometric Slabserif 712 (Bitstream) has similar forms but is way too tall.
202Wandsworth (Reg, Bold, Bold Cond)Beckenham (Red Rooster, multiple wts. but no condensed).Yes
149WardenThis may be simply an oblique version of WalnutNo
900Warehouse GothicSolofont included in Dover Grunge book + CD pack.YesGRU
148WaringNo
202Warlock (three wieghts)(Panache)Yes
24WarlordNo
900WarwickSolofont included in Dover Celtic book + CD pack.YesCEL
21Washington AntiqueMephisto (Scriptorium), Thuvia (Omega/Michael Lee), FrightWrite2 (CompuWorks), Mortal Combat 4 (Midway Mfg), Gable Antique (Spiece Graphics - taller aspect ratio)YesThis face was part of a series by Central/ATF including LaFayette (10), Jefferson and Webster. Spiece's ver matches Jefferson. Typehistorian also notes "Scriptorium Mephisto (Aldus fixes)" ?
21186Washington Antique OpenWahington Antique [sic] (Aldus - an artificial modification of Scriptorium's Mephisto, misnamed)Yes
18621Washington Antique OpenSee Washington Antique Open, page 21Yes
153Washington Sans (4 wts)Washington (URW, FontCompany)Yes
109Washington Text(Solo, Dieter Steffmann), WashingtonText (ThypeRevivals), WaltHarrington(SoftHorizons), Walthari(SSI/SSK)YesGOT
161Wasp CopperplateNo
15Wave (Display)(Solo), Wave/Waverly (Rick Mueller), Wave(Steffmann), Wavy (Fordyce) YesCIR
161Wave CopperplateNo
900WebsterSolofonts version @ MyFonts.Yes
110Wedding TextSolofont included in Dover Gothic book + CD pack. There's an inexpensive commercial version called Wedding from Tom Wallace of HiH Retro Fonts at MyFonts.YesGOT
900WedlockSolofont included in Dover Victorian book + CD pack. Same as Cardinal in the Solotype Catalog.YesVIC
161Weigand's Ad BoldNo
86Weineman ScriptNo
123186Weiss Bold OutlineNo
123Weiss Initials I(Opti), Wellsbrook Initials (Spiece Graphics)Yes
123186Weiss Initials II (Lapidar) (Regular & Bold)Opti Weiss Initials Two, Weiss Lapidar (Steffmann) Yes
123Weiss Initials IIIOpti Weiss Initials No. 3Yes
161Weiss Medium and Bold GothicNo
123Weiss Roman (4 variants)Opti Weiss Roman Bold is the only member of this family in their catalog.Yes
202WeissachSintesi (FS Design - very minor differences)Yes
900WelcomeSolofonts version @ MyFonts.Yes
900WellsIron Rider (The Fontry)YesSoloDover Victorian Display Alphabets
25WesternFilmotype Western (Filmotype)YesPrescott Plain (Page Studio Graphics) is a more condensed version. Arbor (Chester Jenkins) is identical except for degree of curvature. Fran Tique (Nicks Fonts) is almost, but not quite, identical. See also 'Barnum' and its variants for a taller slab-serif approach.
148WestgateOpti WestgateYes
202WestinNational Gothic (OPTI); Washington (Brendel) (Note: Opti also has a font named Westin, but it doesn't match this one.)YesOriginally a corporate font designed for Westinghouse
126Westminster (semiserif)Opti Westminister LightYes
108Westminster Gothic(Solo, in Dover/Solo Celtic Medieval/CD pack). Westminster Gotisch ( Dieter Steffmann)YesCEL
900WestmoreSolofonts version @ MyFonts.Yes
143Whale RomanNo
39WharfdaleNo
120Wheat aka Latin Wide ItalicNo
182Whedon OutlineNo
83WhimseyNoIsland of Misfit Toys (Steve Ferrra/SuperCarGuy) is similar, with very different stroke widths.
900WhirligigSolofont included in Dover Grunge book + CD pack.YesGRU
179Whistle DropshadowNo
152White FriarsOpti White Friars Bold No. 110Yes
118Whiteline StencilNo
900Whitestone ScrawlHFF Whirly Whorl; Nick's Fonts' Whirled Peas.YesWhitestone Scrawl is in Solo's "Showcard Alphabets"
151Whitin Black (Regular)(Solo), Opti Whitin family matches; Wichita (B&P/Softmaker) matches some weights.Yes
151Whitin Black CondensedWhitin-CondensedBlack (Claude Pelletier)YesOUTSolofont Whitin Outline included in Dover Outline book + CD pack. This could possibly be font-edited to fill in the middle and produce a narrower version.
151Whitin Black ExtendedOpti Whitin family matches; their catalog says this matches another face called Wichita. Yes
161Whiz CopperplateThe sample in SolocatYes
24WigwamNo
35Wilcox InitialsShadow Lands (Nick Curtis)Yes
51Wild BillOpti Wild Bill is a match, and their catalog says it is equivalent to another face named Wild West.Yes
171Will BoldTried WhatTheFontNo
171Will Bold OpenNo
171Will LightNoRaster (T26) has the same general style and appearance. Most letters are identical, but not all.
202Williams Sans MedNo
130WillowNoNatali Script (Paratype) is similar
142139WilshireNo
161Wilson GothicNo
164Windemere aka Ludlow GothicNo
127Windsor (7 variants)Widely imitated for an unattributed face. Agfa & Bitstream Windsor; A&L Dictionary; Bay Animation Windz; Brendel Verona, Micrologic Prodigal; Novel Windewood; SoftKey SSi Catalego; Softmaker W730R; Swfte Buckingham, Whitehall.Yes
161Windsor Gothic No
161Windsor Gothic with FX ShadowNo
127Windsor Outline(Solo, Bitstream, URW) Solofont is included in Dover Outline book + CD packYesOUT
5359WingsNo
5953WingsNo
161Winter CopperplateNo
122Wolf AntiquaNo
190WonderlandNo
35Wood Block GroteskNo
5253Wood GroteskNoWood Grotesque on p 53),
81Wood Grotesk #21No
5352Wood GrotesqueNoWood Grotesk on p. 51 and catalog. My have been a VGC/Typositor give-away by John Schaedler
34Wood No. 2No
35Wood No. 20Rosemary Condensed (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)Yes
30Wood No. 47Antiochia Extended (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)Yes
29Wood No. 6No
34Wood No.104No
35Wood No.16No
34Wood No.18No
61Wood Relief(Susan Fleisch unattributed, GD Fonts) both freeYes
32WoodboatNo
82Woodcut AlphabetWoodcut (Computer Support Corp, Arts & Letters), Houtsneeletter (Steffmann)YesOriginally Houtsneeletter (1923 by Andre van der Vossen for Enschede)
82Woodcut FinelineNo
82186Woodcut Shaded InitialsHoutsneeletter Shadow (Dieter Steffmann)Yes
18682Woodcut Shaded InitsHoutsneeletter Shadow (Dieter Steffmann)Yes
119Woodcut StencilYou could make Text art matching the Solocat sample from the solid version of this font using a Vector Graphic Art Editor.Yes
147WoodyNo
118Wooky HoleExcelsis ( Unattributed freeware), Manzanita (WSI), Farquharson (David Vereschagin, 1991) UppercaseYesWooky Hole is a stencil version of Excelsis (p.29)
147WorcesterNoSlightly different from Worcester Round (p.202)
202Worcester Round (Reg, B, I, BI)(URW++ ), Worcester (The Font Company) Both have all four varieties.YesDifferent than Worcester (p.147)
81WormwoodBillyTheKid (Enstep) - the weathering differs slightly, as it does in the catalog within the same face.YesClarendonHeavy (Wooden Type Fonts) has the same letterforms, with no lower case, but doesn't have the weathered effect as seen here.. Note that the Bitstream font of the same name is completely different.
161Wreath CopperplateNo
182Wurstell OutlineNo
 

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