SLTF Thorn Craft is a retro swash serif typeface. One heavy display weight where soft, full curves meet sharp, flat serifs, with swashes in the tradition of 1970s headline lettering.
Set it as it comes and it reads as a warm, chunky soft serif. The curves are full and the...
SLTF Thorn Craft is a retro swash serif typeface. One heavy display weight where soft, full curves meet sharp, flat serifs, with swashes in the tradition of 1970s headline lettering.
Set it as it comes and it reads as a warm, chunky soft serif. The curves are full and the counters stay open enough to hold on a poster or a jar label. Four lowercase letters, h, m, n and u, are drawn in a cursive form, which gives a word a slight handwritten swing with no decoration at all.
From there you can take it in two directions. Stylistic Set 1 swaps those four letters for upright forms, for a straighter and more formal word shape. Stylistic Set 2 brings the swashes: an r that reaches over the letter that follows it, curled tails on h, k, m and n, a g with a long loop below the baseline and a y that sweeps back under the word. Each one is applied letter by letter, so a word can carry one flourish or five.
There are 20 ligatures as well, including Th, Tk, ff, fi, fk, ft and ll, drawn so the heavy strokes join cleanly where they would otherwise collide.
Every ligature and alternate also has its own Unicode slot, so you can copy and paste them into apps that have no OpenType panel, Canva included.
790 glyphs in total. Lining and old style figures in proportional and tabular widths, fractions, superscripts and subscripts, case sensitive punctuation and arrows. Language support covers over 100 Latin based languages, including Vietnamese, Turkish, Romanian, Catalan and the Central European languages.
It suits logos and wordmarks, packaging, food and drink labels, cafe and restaurant identities, posters, magazine headlines, book and record covers, merchandise and social graphics. It is a display typeface, at its best a few words at a time.
WHAT YOU GET
- SLTF Thorn Craft Regular, one display weight
- 790 glyphs
- 20 ligatures
- 13 alternate letters across 2 stylistic sets
- Lining, old style and tabular figures
- OTF for desktop, WOFF and WOFF2 for web
- Support for 100+ languages
FAQ
What kind of font is SLTF Thorn Craft?
A heavy soft serif display typeface with optional swashes, in the tradition of 1970s headline faces. It comes in one weight.
How do I switch on the swashes?
In Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Affinity and Figma, open the OpenType or Typography panel and turn on Stylistic Set 2. Stylistic Set 1 gives you the upright forms of h, m, n and u. Either set can be applied to a whole word or to a single letter.
Can I use the swashes in Canva?
Yes. All ligatures and alternates are Unicode encoded, so you can copy them from Font Book, Character Map or any glyph viewer and paste them straight into Canva or any other app without OpenType controls.
Do the ligatures work automatically?
Yes. Standard ligatures such as Th, fi, ft and ll apply as you type in any app that supports OpenType.
Is it a text font?
It is a display typeface, at its best in headlines, logos and short lines. For longer copy, pair it with a quiet sans or a text serif.
Can I use it for a client logo?
Yes. The Desktop licence covers logo and identity work.
Which languages does it support?
Over 100 Latin based languages, including Vietnamese, Turkish, Romanian, Catalan and the Central European languages.
Install and use the font on up to 2 desktop computers for personal or commercial design work. Covers branding, print, packaging, social media graphics, and static digital exports. Each user at your studio needs their own license. Font files may not be shared with clients, collaborators, or third parties.
Full licensing details →Embed the font on websites you own or manage via CSS @font-face for live browser rendering. Covers headlines, UI, and body text on a single web property. Each client website requires its own license. Font files must remain secure and inaccessible to end users or third parties.
Full licensing details →Install and use the font on up to 2 desktop computers and embed it on a single web property via CSS @font-face. Combines the Standard Desktop and Webfont licenses at 25% off buying both separately. Each user at your studio needs their own license, and each client website requires its own. Font files may not be shared with clients or third parties, and web files must remain secure and inaccessible to end users.
Full licensing details →Embed the font in electronic publications including EPUB, MOBI, and PDF formats for personal or commercial distribution. Covers selling or distributing e-books on platforms like Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, or Google Play. Fonts must be securely embedded and not extractable by readers or third parties.
Full licensing details →Embed the font in a single mobile or desktop application for iOS, Android, or similar platforms. Covers UI elements and in-app content. Each unique app project requires its own license. Free and paid versions of the same app count as one. Fonts must be securely compiled and not extractable.
Full licensing details →Embed the font in a single digital product — such as a website template, Canva pack, or social media template — for commercial resale or distribution to unlimited end users. Each product requires its own license. Raw font files may never be included or made accessible to end users.
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Yes. All paid licenses allow commercial use. That includes branding, packaging, posters, social media graphics, YouTube thumbnails, editorial layouts, and pretty much any static design work. If you are not sure, tell me what you are working on and I’ll guide you to the right license.
Here is the simplest breakdown:
If your project mixes several use cases, you might need more than one license. Ask me if you are unsure.
Absolutely. Logo design is fully covered by the Desktop license. You can trademark the logo design you create with my font. You just can’t trademark the entire typeface itself. Convert your final logo to outlines before sending it to your client.
The person or company installing and using the fonts needs the license. If you install the fonts to create work for your client, you need the license. If the client also installs the fonts internally, they need their own license too.
Yes, but with rules:
If your customer edits text, you need the Template or Server License. One license covers one template product. Never include or redistribute the font files.
Usually yes.
If the font only appears in a static logo image on the website, Desktop is enough.
OTF is always the best choice for desktop work and gives you all the OpenType features.
Install OTF. It is the modern format that supports ligatures, alternates, swashes, and smoother curves. Use TTF only if an older machine or tool specifically requires it.
Then restart your design apps so they can refresh their font list.
You need software that supports OpenType features:
If you want, send me a screenshot and I’ll point you to the right panel.
This is usually a cached font list issue. Try this:
This forces your system to rebuild its font list.
Yes, but you need the correct license:
If you are only designing the book cover as an image, Desktop is enough.
You can modify the vector shapes after converting to outlines in Illustrator. You cannot open, rename, reverse engineer, or change the actual font software files. The font file is protected software.
No. Sharing the actual font files outside your licensed team is not allowed.
You can share final artwork. You cannot share the raw font software.
Yes. If your project involves TV, streaming, a very large number of users, or a software platform where many end users interact with the fonts, I can prepare a custom license.
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I will review it and send you a tailored offer so everything is covered properly.
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