SOLOPEDIA

The Solotype Catalog of 4,147 Display Typefaces


Art Deco | Art Nouveau | Blackletter | Brush, Freestyle | Calligraphic | Classic Initials | Condensed Styles | Latins | Miscellaneous Types
Ornaments | Outline/Shadow | Romans, Italics | Rustic Types | Sans Serifs | Scripts | Sports Types | Square Serifs | Stencil Types
Theme, Topical | Thick-and-Thin | Uncials, Monograms | Victorian | Wood Types | Additional
Solotype Fonts | Dan X. Solo Alphabet Books Fonts | Glossary | Revision History
A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z

-T-


Use your browser's Find function (Ctrl + F) to search for a specific font on this page

PAGEAlso on pageSoloCat or Solofont NameAlias AnalysisMatchDover CD BookComments
164Tabasco (3 vars)Tabasco Light (none found); Tabasco Medium (Brendel);Tabasco Bold (Brendel).Yes
77Tableau(Solo)YesSPFX
93TailorNoArsis (DTC, URW, Linotype, E&F, Paratype, and others) appears to be the basic typeface for Tailor, Tempo Ace, Tenor, Topic Ace, Travel, Treasure, and Troy. These may have been separate fonts or optically created by Solotype Typographers.
94Tally Text (Lt & Bd)Solofonts versionTally Text (Lt & Bd) @ MyFonts.. Appears in Solocat as Brooklyn Casual.Yes
16TallyrandAmanda (FontCompany, URW), Cowgirl (Font Company from Ascender; is identical to Amanda)YesSee Tombola, p.34
900Tamarind ScriptRunaround Sue (NicksFonts), Tamarind (Sam Wang)YesBrushstroke and Freestyle Alphabets
103Tambo(Solo, in DoverBoldScrip book/CD), Tambo ( Rick Mueller), YesBOSThe P22 Zebra family includes stencil and 'wedge' variants.
158Tamil (7 variants)Dieter Steffmann's free Tobago Poster matchis Tamil Black.Yes
185Tamil OutlineNo
11TandemIt's not a match, but because of comparable backslant some similarities in glyphs, and fat feet, you could substitute Smoke as a work-alike if no real match ever turns up.YesKelly 159
14TangierNo
121Tangier LatinChartrand (abf-Claude)Yes
50Tanglewood (2 wdths)Regular and condensed variants.No
23TangoLetraset Tango; Terra (BA) @ Arts & Letters (2) + ClickArt (6); Corel + Bitstream Tango; Brendel Buenos Aires; Opti Twist Display (5), & SoftMaker Tampa (2).Yes
109TannenbergTannenberg Fett (Dieter Steffmann)Yes
119Tape StencilNo
68TarantellaTarantella Display (Pale Ale), Tarantella MF (Rick Mueller), Wedding of the Bugs (TV/Traitor Vic)Yes
66TartanNo
164Tasmin (3 vars)Tango (WSI); Tasmin (David Crosby) is almost thereYes
117Tea Chest(Linotype), CargoCrate(Subflux)Yes
118TechnicNo
14Tedesca Descant (Scriptorium)YesPetzendorfer 35
178Telegram OpenNo
900TelegraphSolofonts version @ MyFonts.Yes
20Telephone GothicNo
71TeletypeNo
44TemperanceBizzarrerie (Claude Pelletier)Yes
1537Templar (Wood)(Solotype), Iskola (T-26), Sophie (Mueller)YesVICThere were both wood [p 37] and foundry vers of this face.
3715Templar WoodTemplar (Solo - in Victorian CD/Book)YesVICTemplar is lighter than the Templar Wood image in the catalog
118TemplateLarabie Tinsnips are not an exact match but provide a similar workalike effect.Yes
74TempleNo
93Tempo AceNoSee Tailor
201Tempo Black CondensedvFlorida by B&PYes
201Tempo BlackThe Tempo Black member of this family closely matches E&F Hearaldus, Berthold Flyer, and Futura Extra Bold. While none of these may be the exact match, any would serve as a work-alike.Yes
201Tempo Heavy CondensedNovel Tempest; SoftKey SSi Arche Black CD; SoftMaker Tremolo. Linotype offers a "Tempo Heavy Condensed" with Italic. Florida by B&PYes
157Tempor (2 wts)No
67TenderleafTenderleaf (Rakowski), Springtime (Swfte), Ivy Display Caps (WSI). Cambridge Fontworks clone of Rakowski named Young American 3.Yes
93Tenor (Italic and Extra Italic)NoSee Tailor
60TensionNoNervous, by Anke-Art (free) has a similar feel.
110Territorial BlackPlain Black (PJLloyd) also a wide variantYesPJLloyd has a family of 8 fonts in his "Black" family. Unfortunately, their names all END in Black; the others (in both regular and wide versions) are Incised Black and Embossed Black.
110Territorial ShadedShaded Black (PJLloyd) also a wide variantYes
111Testimonial TextCelebration Text (Solo) (with a different uppercase)YesCelebration Text, Testimonial Text, and Inssbruck all seem to share the same lower case alphabet, but with different Upper case glyphs. Even more different upper case alphabets are associated with the same lower case, including PJLloyd's Ruritania and those mentioned in the comments for Celebration Text Fancy.
43Teutonia(HiHRetroFonts)Yes
147TexanNo
78Texture No.2No
42Thalia(SamWang, Nova, Fantazia), Thaleia (Harold Lohner)YesAll free. Except for the Lohner version, all may be clones of each other.
117Thayer StencilNo
53TheatreRick Mueller's free version is called Cinema.Yes
48Theda BaraDXS Theda BaraYes
161Thermo 300Thermo (Lazy Dog).Yes
111ThorViking (Corel/Bitstream), Viking Medium (Dieter Steffmann)YesOriginal design by Marian Jones for VGC (1973)
141178Thorne Shaded(Dieter Steffmann)YesDesign by Robert Thorne, 1810
178Thorne Shaded(Steffmann, Opti, anon.)Yes
141Thorowgood Italic(E&F, URW, Linotype)Yes
141Thorowgood Modern SwashNo
141Thorowgood Roman(E&F, URW, Linotype, Creative Alliance)Yes
900ThreadneedleSolofont included in Dover Grunge book + CD pack, TreeFrog (ThreeIslandPress).YesGRU
16Thunderbird(Bitstream, Linotype, Elsner & Flake, ImageClub, Scangraphic, URW, Agfa-Bayer). Thunder (A&L); T720 Deco (Softrmaker).YesMcGrew, p 344. Thunderbird is widely available Extra Condensed from most of the same foundries.
190ThurstonNo
62Ticket RomanNo
49Ticktock ( 2 wdths)Incl. in Dover/Solo Moderne Book + CD pack.YesMOD
133Tiffany (4 variants)(Adobe, ITC, E&F, Bitstream)Yes
73TimbuctuK22 Timbuctu (Toto)Yes
900Time BoldSolofont included in Dover Bold Script book + CD pack.YesBOS
168Time MachineNo
58Time Script (3 vars)(Linotype-all 3 varieties), TimeScrD (URW - all 3 vars)Yes
135Times Roman (7 variants)Times Roman is the Linotype design;Yes
187Times Roman OutNo
43TintorettoDieter Steffmann offers the solid version, Tintorello Regular (which appears in the Solocat on page 43 as Murillo). Most vector graphic art programs will let you create outlined and shadowed text from a solid text font.Yes
42Tip TopFreeware by CybaPee.Yes
46TiroleanTiberius (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)Yes
44Titania(Solo, Steffmann), Titania MF (Rick Mueller), Klarissa (Dieter Steffmann), Karissa (Bright Ideas), EFN Mellotron/Melody (Eurofonts), Athenia/Athenian (Thomas Harvey).YesANV
119Titania StencilNo
35Title Gothic No.11No
201Titus Light(Elsner & Flake, URW, Linotype)YesDesigned by David Quay, 1984, for Letraset
201Titus MediumNo
13TivoliNo
72TokyoSolofont included in Dover Circus book + CD pack. Also Riksha (Bright Ideas).YesCIR
141Tom's RomanTomsRomanBT (Bitstream(Yes
83TomahawkNo
34TombolaHWT Antique Tuscan 9 (Hamilton Wood Type, via IHOF and P22)YesW. H. Page, 1859. Like a condensed version of Tallyrand (p. 16)
81TombstoneNoOriginal name English Egyptian (1819); named Madison by Typositor in 1967 - inlcuded cleaned up characters.
59TonightSolofont Starburst included in DoverSpecial Effects book + CD pack. Tonight(Dieter Steffmann; Dan Solo); TonyWhite (SoftHorizons).YesSPFX
183163Too Much ClearTooMuchClear (ICG)Yes
163Too Much OpaqueTooMuchOpaque (ICG)Yes
186163Too Much ShadowTooMuchShadow (ICG)Yes
163183TooMuch ClearTooMuchClear (ICG)Yes
163186TooMuch ShadowTooMuchShadow (ICG)Yes
160185Topic (2 variants)Dieter Steffmann offers 4 free variants of the solid version of this face. Most vector graphic programs will allow you to create outline art from solid type outlines.Yes
93Topic AceNoSee Tailor
185Topic OutlineDieter Steffmann offers 4 free variants of the solid version of this face. Most vector graphic programs will allow you to create outline art from solid type outlines.Yes
137Torino Industrial 736 (Bitstream), Torino Modern (BobAlonso), Torino family (Agfa, Panache) YesThe Agfa and Panache families vary somewhat in condensattion,and some details, such as the 'g', may differ slightly.
137Torino ItalicTorino Display Italic JF (JawFonts/Jukebox)Yes
137Torino Swash ItalicTorinoDisplaySwashItalicJF (JawFonts)Yes
34Torpedo(Solo-Book/CD), Spindletop WBW (Nick Curtis)YesCIR
86Tortilla (2 wts)No
900TouristSolofonts version @ MyFonts.Yes
120ToussantSolofont included in Dover Circus book + CD pack.YesCIR
148TowerCG Tower (Agfa / Monotype / Compugraphics / Miles)Yes
75Town Hall TwoNo
82Trading PostNo
82Trading Post BoldSoftKey SSi Latex Display Caps; Swfte Log Cabin; WSI Planks Display Caps. Rick Mueller's free version is by Trading Post Bold, the original name. The free Dieter Steffmann version is called Rockmaker.Yes
77Trading StampStamper (Ingrimayne/Robert Schenk)Yes
98Trafton (Script)(Solo, Tim Ryan of TypeRevivals) YesSCR
98Trafton Script HeavierGB2004.ttf seems to be a heavier weight than illus in Solocat.Yes
125Trajan (2 wts)Adobe Trajan; SoftKey SSi Helios.Yes
900TrapezeSolofonts version @ MyFonts.Yes
93TravelNoSee Tailor
193Treacle (3 weights)Tried with WhatTheFontNoColumbia Serial (Softmaker) has extremely minor differences (e.g., slant of the e's crossbar)
93TreasureNoSee Tailor
62Treasury BlackTreasury, Treasury Pro(Canada Type)Yes
62Treasury OpenTreasury Gold (Canada Type) - Canada Type has also produced many variationsYes
73TrinityShamus Pro Medium (Red Rooster) - Different N, T, possibly moreYes
141TrioNo
190Trio (Castle - Caps only), Cameo Thinline (RR)Yes
166Triple Condensed Gothic(Red rooster), HFF Jammed PackYes
900TrixieSolofonts version @ MyFonts.Yes
16Trocadero(Steffmann), Saddlery (FontMesa)YesBased on Hunt Bros. 101 faces Plate 65
132Trooper Roman (5 variants)Troover (Paratype), Talon (FontBank), Scream (FontHouse), Trooper (FontHouse - Scream renamed by Aldus)Yes
99Troubadour (Rg + Lt Contour)Invite Engraved (A&L); Penelope (Brendel), Winston Script (WSI). Rechtman (Rakowski)Yes
93140TroyNoSee Tailor
140TroyNoSee comments for Tailor (p.93)
116True CrossfireNo
51True GritDXS Tester YesNamed 'Tester' in Solo 100 Art Deco Alphabets
110Trump DeutschFette Trump Deutsch (Dieter Steffmann)Yes
124Trump GravureNo
183Trump Med OutlineNo
124Trump Medieval (6 variants)(Linotype), (Ares)Yes
110Tudor Text ItalicSolofont included in Dover Celtic book + CD pack.YesCELSolo's Tudor Text font is not the italic version. It is also much lighter than the alphabet in the Celtic and Medieval Alphabets book, with wider inline gaps and thinner lines.
93TulipNoSee Tailor
37Tulip Wood (decorated)No
900TulipaSolofont included in Dover Moderne book + CD pack.YesMOD
51TuloDXS Tulo (Dick Pape).YesBottleneck (Linotype, URW, E&F) is similar
80Tumbleweed(Rick Mueller), Paint (Arts & Letters), Getaway (Brendel),Wet Paint (Jonathan Smith). Yes
32TungstenTunbridge Shadow Ornamented (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)Yes
32Tungsten SolidTunbridge Roman (The Type Heritage Project - Alan J. Prescott)Yes
36Tuscan DottedNo
16Tuscan Floral = Extra OrnamentedExtra Ornamental (House of Lime), Ornamental No. 2 (GuessWho?=GrahamMeade)Yes
900Tuscan GothicSolofonts version @ MyFonts.Yes
19Tuscan GrailTuscan Graille (The Type Heritage Project - Robert Donona)YesTuskcandyInline (Ingrimayne/Schenk) is similar, but without the spurs. Shown as Tuscan Graille in 100 Victorian Alphabets.
16Tuscan RondeNo
26Tuscan Tri-LevelNo
900TuxedoDXS Tuxedo (D. Pape)Yes100 Art Deco Display Alphabets
118TwainNo
900Twinkle ToesSolofont included in Dover Moderne book + CD pack.YesMOD
22TwirlNo
83TylerNo
71Typewriter SqueezedNo
60TyphoonNo
11Typo AntiqueTypo (The Type Heritage Project - Robert Donona)Yes
128Typo RomanTypo Roman (Miles, OPTI)YesAdded matches
96Typo Script ExtendedTypo Script HPLHS (AHLehman-), Original Script (ESTypography), Castle Copperplate Script (ESTypography), Formal Script (WSI)YesThere is also a metafont version named RSFS (Ralph Smith's Formal Script)
97Typo Upright(Bitstream), (Solo, in SCR Book/CD), French Script MT (Monotype), Linoscript (Linotype), Cathedral (SWFTE), YesSCROriginal name Tiffany Upright, by Morris Fuller Benton, ATF, 1905/6
 

Art Deco | Art Nouveau | Blackletter | Brush, Freestyle | Calligraphic | Classic Initials | Condensed Styles | Latins | Miscellaneous Types
Ornaments | Outline/Shadow | Romans, Italics | Rustic Types | Sans Serifs | Scripts | Sports Types | Square Serifs | Stencil Types
Theme, Topical | Thick-and-Thin | Uncials, Monograms | Victorian | Wood Types | Additional
Solotype Fonts | Dan X. Solo Alphabet Books Fonts | Glossary | Revision History
A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z

This web page is based on the March 2015 and May 2015 Solopedia updates posted by David Smith at alt.binaries.fonts
This web site is maintained by abfonts - alt.binaries.fonts
Page updated on May 27, 2015