# Tribune Font **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 7, 2000, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribune-font/28396 "2000-08-07T09:08:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2000, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribune-font/28396/1 "2000-08-07T09:08:52Z")
I used to have it. Now I don’t. Any doper wanna hook me up with the .ttf file for the Tribune font? LT CoD ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2000, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribune-font/28396/2 "2000-08-07T10:23:25Z")
Type-aholic here. Can you show me a sample of this typeface? I may know it by a different name and/or have a clone font. ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2000, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribune-font/28396/3 "2000-08-07T20:19:49Z")
Audrey, It is the font used for the title of the Chicago Tribune and a few other newspapers around the country. There is a [sample](http://www.chicagotribune.com/) in the upper left corner of this page. Another [sample](http://www.ashevilletribune.com/) can be found here. I can remember having that font on several previous computers, but don’t seem to have it on this one. I did find a pretty good likeness called “textur”, but I remember there being a font called “tribune” that was pretty common. Please help. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2000, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribune-font/28396/4 "2000-08-07T22:54:51Z")
**Lance** , isn’t it instantly recognizable? Love the typeface; don’t have it. ---
**Author:** ![stuyguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2000, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribune-font/28396/5 "2000-08-07T23:38:14Z")
Lance: That Germanic blackletter style typeface you love – and copycat variations of it – have been around forever, under many different names: “Old English” is a pretty common one; also “Fraktur.” I’ve also seen variations as “Wedding Text” and “Cloister.” See this link for Adobe’s blackletter fonts: > **[FAQs about fonts | Adobe Type](https://www.adobe.com/products/type/fonts-by-adobe.html)** > > Information on where to get Adobe Type fonts and other frequently asked questions. ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2000, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribune-font/28396/6 "2000-08-08T00:46:52Z")
Thanks for the link Stuyguy, but I wasn’t looking for something similar to that font. I am looking for that exact font. I guess I’ll have to settle for close enough. Thanks all. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2000, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribune-font/28396/7 "2000-08-08T01:10:17Z")
There are free font archives all over the 'Net. Have you tried those? I’ll take a looksee for you and see if I can find anything. ---
**Author:** ![stuyguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2000, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribune-font/28396/8 "2000-08-08T01:21:11Z")
Lance, like I said, there are many, many variations of the typeface you seek, so you may find an exact match yet. I’ll keep an eye out; and, of course, Audrey has yet to weigh in. But then again… you may NEVER find a match. Here’s why… a company will often commission an exclusive, copyrightable/trademarkable typeface – known as a logotype – to name and identify a product. Witness the instantly recognizable CocaCola swishy type. Sometimes they’ll want an entire alphabet, sometimes only the product name. Often a logotype will look a lot like a commerial typeface – but not exactly; there will be subtle differences in the letterforms. If the Chicago Tribune had their logotype custom-made, you’ll probably have to settle for one of the lookalikes. ---
**Author:** ![stuyguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2000, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribune-font/28396/9 "2000-08-08T01:23:12Z")
Whoops. Audrey slipped in the back door while I was typing my last post. Hi, Audrey! ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2000, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribune-font/28396/10 "2000-08-08T08:08:25Z")
Upon closer examination the font used by the Chicago Tribune differs slightly from the one used by the Asheville Tribune and the Jacksonville Tribune. I had previously thought that they were identical. Also the International Herald Tribune uses a similar but distinct font as well. The Asheville Tribune (my current home town crappy paper) uses a font identical to one I have called Old English. Good call stuyguy. This will be good enough for my purposes. Thanks for the help all. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2000, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribune-font/28396/11 "2000-08-08T12:14:09Z")
Hehehehe! Hi stuyguy!! Lance, [guess what I found?](http://www.massageseattle.com/textur.zip) ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2000, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribune-font/28396/12 "2000-08-09T02:25:04Z")
Aw hell. You got that one. ::smacks head and mumbles something about being senile:: Anyway, Lance, I checked my stockpile of fonts, and I’ve got some freeware Old English/blackletter fonts I can e-mail you, if you’re still interested. I can prep a sample sheet for you if you’d like to compare them for yourself. First, though, I must get my brain on straight. Be back in a bit. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2000, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribune-font/28396/13 "2000-08-09T04:06:17Z")
Oh. I thought you meant the typeface they use in the BODY. Instantly recognizable. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2000, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribune-font/28396/14 "2000-08-09T22:04:37Z")
I’m looking for a font that might be described as “prison” or “institutional”. The closest I’ve found is a stencil font that wasn’t quite right. There are zillions of fonts in the archives, but unless you know the name you’ll never find it. Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2000, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribune-font/28396/15 "2000-08-10T00:44:29Z")
**Lumpy:** Institutional look, eh? There’s one I like that looks like smudgy typewriter type. Try Holstein; it’s free from [www.fonthead.com](http://www.fonthead.com).