Special Gothic is a decorative typeface with a distinctive look. It works well for a range of design projects. The family includes a single style and 561 glyphs, which makes it flexible across print and screen. The embedded copyright and licence metadata credits Alistair McCready as the designer or project author. It is released under the SIL Open Font License, so it is free to use in personal and commercial work. The license file is included with the download.
Based on its decorative style, Special Gothic works well for:
Special Gothic is listed as a free download. Always review the included licence before using it, especially for commercial projects.
Only if its license permits commercial use. Check the license details on this page before using Special Gothic for logos, products or advertising. If the terms are unclear, choose a font with explicit commercial rights.
Special Gothic is a decorative font, which makes it a natural fit for posters, social media, branding and similar work. Use the live preview above to test it with your own text.
See the character map above for the glyphs included. Special Gothic lists 561 glyphs across 1 style. Not every font includes every language or symbol, so check the map before using it for specific characters.
Download the font, unzip it if needed, then install the .ttf or .otf file. The step by step guide below covers Windows, macOS and Linux, with mobile guides in the Help Center.
Tested combinations that read well next to Special Gothic.