Trade Winds
Designed by Sideshow • Licensed under SIL Open Font License 1.1 (OFL)
Complete Character Map & Glyphs
Click any glyph to 1-tap copy it to your clipboard with codepoint verification
Uppercase Alphabet (Majuscules) (A-Z)
Lowercase Alphabet (Minuscules) (a-z)
Numerals & Figures (0-9)
Historic Ligatures & Manuscript Symbols Authentic Blackletter
Curated Font Pairings for Trade Winds
Harmonize this high-density gothic display typeface with legible body typography.
Blackletter scripts command immense gravity and ornamental grandeur. To ensure modern readability across websites, posters, and craft packaging, pair bold gothic headlines with clean sans-serifs or Renaissance serif book types.
Application Guidelines
- Tattoo flash lettering, chest rockers, and forearm curves
- Heavy metal band logos, streetwear hoodies, and skate apparel
- Artisanal packaging (craft beer, whiskey bottles, apothecary balms)
- Diplomas, certificates of authenticity, and royal heraldry
- Gamer clan tags, Discord server branding, and fantasy RPG titles
- Long continuous body text or multi-paragraph articles
- ALL-CAPS headings (causes visual crowding and illegibility)
- Small UI micro-copy (buttons below 14px, dense tooltips)
- Financial tables, spreadsheets, or legal terms of service
Webfont Integration & License
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Trade+Winds&display=swap');
.heading-title {
font-family: 'Trade Winds', 'Old English Text MT', serif;
} - Font Name
- Trade Winds
- Designer / Foundry
- Sideshow
- Historic Classification
- Weathered Nautical Tattoo Script
- License
- SIL Open Font License 1.1 (OFL)
- Commercial Usage Rights
- 100% Free (Unlimited Projects)
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Frequently Asked Questions About Trade Winds
Can I use Trade Winds in commercial projects and client merchandise?
Yes. Trade Winds is licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 (OFL). You can freely use it on commercial websites, print clothing, design brand logos, and embed it into software without royalties or licensing fees.
How do I curve Trade Winds for a chest or arm tattoo stencil?
You can instantly load Trade Winds into our dedicated Tattoo Stencil Studio. There, you can adjust positive or negative arc curvature, toggle thermal printer mode, and export 300 DPI PNG or vector SVG files.
What are the best webfont fallbacks for Trade Winds?
We recommend using the following CSS font stack: font-family: 'Trade Winds', 'Old English Text MT', 'Cloister Black', 'Fraktur', serif;. This ensures older machines without webfont support render a system gothic font smoothly.