# Any free blackletter fonts for Windows?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-free-blackletter-fonts-for-windows/441370
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [March 14, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-free-blackletter-fonts-for-windows/441370 "2008-03-14T16:06:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-free-blackletter-fonts-for-windows/441370/1 "2008-03-14T16:06:42Z")
I am trying to create small pseudo-medieval pseudo-handwritten documents for a D+D campaign but I cannot find an Olde Gothic or Blackletter font on my PC (nor on my PC at work.) I don’t want to Google “Free fonts” because something tells me that the hits might not be all they’re cracked up to be (i.e. you have to sign up for a website, the fonts are only temporary or not free, mega-amounts of popups.)
Is there a good location for free blackletter fonts for windows?
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### Author:  [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2008, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-free-blackletter-fonts-for-windows/441370/2 "2008-03-14T16:09:31Z")
In my experience, the free font sites are just as advertised. You may have to deal with pop-up or banner ads, but beyond that, go for it. I’ve gotten dozens of free gothic and handwritten fonts for my Ravenloft D&D campaign that way.
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### Author:  [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2008, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-free-blackletter-fonts-for-windows/441370/3 "2008-03-14T16:18:07Z")
I’ve had excellent luck with [Dafont.com](http://www.dafont.com/). There’s apaprently an option to register but I never have (I think it’s just to upload or post comments). I just browse and download. Never had a problem with them. Clean and easy to use site.
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### Author:  [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2008, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-free-blackletter-fonts-for-windows/441370/4 "2008-03-14T16:20:29Z")
If you want something “handwritten” in a medieval looking style [this might be a good one](http://www.dafont.com/deigratia.font).
[A less ornate option](http://www.dafont.com/benegraphic.font)
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### Author:  [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2008, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-free-blackletter-fonts-for-windows/441370/5 "2008-03-14T16:38:30Z")
My favorite free font site is [fontfreak.com](http://fontfreak.com). There are popups. [Here’s](http://www.fontfreak.com/fonts-a.htm) a link that should get you right to the font list.
I was going to suggest ITC Blackadder, but I don’t see it there anymore. However, you can browse through plenty of other options.
Edit: I found [Blackadder](http://www.fontsitez.com/font_view/37167/Blackadder-ITC-TT.html) free at another site.
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### Author:  [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2008, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-free-blackletter-fonts-for-windows/441370/6 "2008-03-14T17:06:01Z")
Thanks everyone: I went to dafont and got almost what I needed (the fonts I found there aren’t quite thin enough especially at the intersections of the strokes) but my players wont be able to tell the difference 🙂