# IM Fell DW Pica SC font

> A small caps cut of one of the seventeenth-century Fell Types, digitised by Igino Marini with its rough printed edges intact.

IM Fell DW Pica SC is a small caps serif by Igino Marini, digitised from the Fell Types that John Fell left to the University of Oxford in 1686. IM Fell DW Pica SC has one Regular style and 357 glyphs. IM Fell DW Pica SC is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 for period titles.

## Facts

- Classification: [Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/serif)
- Designed by: Igino Marini
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 1 (Regular 400)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 357
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext
- Last updated: 2025-05-30
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/IM+Fell+DW+Pica+SC
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/im-fell-dw-pica-sc
- Tagged for: Headlines, Editorial, Retro

## About IM Fell DW Pica SC

IM Fell DW Pica SC is a serif typeface in small capitals, drawn from the Fell Types. These are the punches and matrices that John Fell, Bishop of Oxford, gathered for a learned press from founders in France, Holland and Germany, added to in his own workshop, and bequeathed to the University of Oxford on his death in 1686. Igino Marini's digital version keeps the marks of metal type on paper: in the specimen the outlines are rough, serifs are blunt and unequal, and the letters sit unevenly on the line. Lowercase keys give small capitals, the J and Q reach below the baseline, and the figures are old-style. The family has one Regular style with 357 glyphs, covering Latin letters for languages from English to Polish and Turkish. The license is the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright (c) 2010, Igino Marini (mail@iginomarini.com)

Allowed:
- Use the fonts in personal and commercial work, in print, on the web and in apps.
- Modify the fonts and build new versions from them.
- Redistribute the fonts, on their own or bundled with software, as long as the license text and copyright notice go with them.

Conditions:
- The fonts cannot be sold by themselves.
- A modified version must stay under the same license and cannot use a Reserved Font Name without the copyright holder's permission.
- The authors' names cannot be used to promote a modified version without permission.

Summary only, not legal advice. Full text: https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/

## Where it works

- **Title pages in a seventeenth-century manner**: Capitals with small capitals reproduce the usual heading style of books printed from these types.
- **Historical novels and reprints**: Rough outlines carry the texture of early letterpress into chapter openings and running heads.
- **Museum and archive graphics**: The types have a documented origin at Oxford, which suits labels and captions about the period.
- **Game and film props**: Proclamations, maps and letters set in worn capitals pass for printed matter of the time.

## Things to know

- **No lowercase**: Typing lowercase produces small capitals. The specimen shows full capitals in one row and small capitals in the next.
- **Irregular on purpose**: Ragged edges and uneven alignment are drawn into the glyphs to follow the printed originals.
- **One style**: There is a single Regular style, with no italic or bold in this family.
- **Old-style figures**: Numerals rise above and fall below the small capitals, as the specimen's figure row shows.

## FAQs

### Is IM Fell DW Pica SC free for commercial use?

IM Fell DW Pica SC may be used in commercial work at no charge under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which also permits changing and redistributing the files. The font cannot be sold on its own, and a modified version keeps the same license.

### Who designed IM Fell DW Pica SC?

IM Fell DW Pica SC was digitised by Igino Marini. The source is one of the Fell Types assembled by John Fell in seventeenth-century Oxford.

### What are the Fell Types behind IM Fell DW Pica SC?

The Fell Types are printing types that John Fell collected and commissioned for the press at Oxford and left to the university in 1686. IM Fell DW Pica SC is a digital small caps version of one of them.

### Does IM Fell DW Pica SC have lowercase letters?

No. In IM Fell DW Pica SC the lowercase positions hold small capitals.

### How many weights does IM Fell DW Pica SC have?

IM Fell DW Pica SC has one weight, Regular 400.

### Which languages does IM Fell DW Pica SC support?

IM Fell DW Pica SC includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as French, German, Spanish, Polish, Czech and Turkish. It has no Cyrillic or Greek.

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