Rapier Zero Italic Font

Rapier Zero Italic by Neale Davidson is a free futuristic display font with an assertive, forward-pitched stance. The broad capitals use dense, sharply cut strokes, squared curves, deep horizontal notches, wedge-shaped joins, and unusually low, wide proportions that recall large streamlined machine housings. It looks fast even before it enters a layout.

Motorsport branding is its clearest role, particularly for racing teams, vehicle graphics, and event posters. The long, low silhouette also suits game title cards and sports merchandise built around speed or competition. Its angular cuts connect those uses to arcade racing, combat sports, and cinematic industrial science fiction.

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Based on the title logo of the first R. Talsorian “Mekton” gaming book. The font includes a full alphabet, extended characters, punctuation, and the euro symbol, as well as italic and outline versions.

Version 1.5

- Switched to OTF format
- Added OE and per-thousand glyphs
- Cleaned up spacing