Planewalker, designed by Neale Davidson, is a free Celtic Gothic display font with the broad, carved manner of uncial-inspired lettering. Its rounded arches and wedge-like turns are interrupted by sharp hooks, narrow joins, irregular stroke widths, pointed feet, broad crowns, and top-heavy proportions. Several letters lean or flare unexpectedly.
It can give fantasy publishing a hand-cut title treatment, or lend brewery packaging and folk festival posters an old-world sign-painter quality. In game graphics and historical entertainment, the exaggerated letters and hooked details can become part of an illustrated crest or tavern sign rather than serving as neutral text.
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Planewalker is based on card text from the first several editions of Wizards of the Coast’s Magic: The Gathering collectible card game. It includes the full alphabet, extended punctuation, and the euro symbol. It is available in regular, bold, italic, and bold italic weights.