# Jolly Lodger font

> A narrow, jaunty display face from Font Diner with tilted cut-out letters and a mid-century motel theme.

Jolly Lodger is a condensed display typeface from Font Diner, designed by Stuart Sandler, with a mid-century roadside motel theme. Its narrow letters tilt and taper as if cut from paper. Jolly Lodger has one Regular style with 232 glyphs for Western European Latin, is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits posters, party flyers and headings.

## Facts

- Classification: [Display](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/display)
- Designed by: Font Diner
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 1 (Regular 400)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 232
- Character sets: latin
- Last updated: 2025-09-10
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Jolly+Lodger
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/jolly-lodger
- Tagged for: Headlines, Posters, Retro, Casual, Condensed

## About Jolly Lodger

Jolly Lodger is a narrow display face whose letters refuse to stand straight. In the specimen each character leans a little to one side or the other, stems are wedge-shaped, thicker at one end than the other, corners are angular, and the counters are small slits, so a word looks cut from paper with scissors. Capitals and lowercase are both heavy and tightly spaced. The official description is written as an advertisement for an imaginary motel off the interstate, complete with air conditioning and cable television, and places the typeface in the mid-century. The family is one Regular file with 232 glyphs for Western European Latin and is not a variable font. Google Fonts credits Font Diner, the official description names Stuart Sandler of Font Diner as the designer, and the license is the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright (c) 2012, Font Diner (www.fontdiner.com), with Reserved Font Name "Jolly Lodger".

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

- **Retro event posters**: Tilted, wedge-shaped letters set a mid-century mood before any illustration is added.
- **Party flyers and invitations**: The uneven stance gives a date and a venue a playful tone.
- **Diner, motel and travel themes**: The typeface was presented with a roadside motel story, which fits menus and souvenir graphics.
- **Tall narrow banners**: Condensed letters fit a long headline into a slim format.

## Things to know

- **One style**: Jolly Lodger has Regular 400 only, with no italic or second weight.
- **Small counters**: The openings inside the letters are narrow slits in the specimen, so the face needs display sizes.
- **Western European Latin only**: Polish ą and ń, Czech č and Turkish ğ and ş are not in the font.

## FAQs

### Is Jolly Lodger free for commercial use?

Yes, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Jolly Lodger may be used in personal and commercial projects, modified and redistributed, but it cannot be sold on its own, and a modified version keeps the same license and may not use the Reserved Font Name without permission.

### Who designed Jolly Lodger?

Jolly Lodger was designed by Stuart Sandler of Font Diner. Google Fonts lists Font Diner as the designer.

### How many weights does Jolly Lodger have?

Jolly Lodger has one weight, Regular 400, and it is not a variable font.

### What style is Jolly Lodger?

Jolly Lodger is a condensed novelty display face with tilted, cut-out letters; its official description sets it in the mid-century.

### Which languages does Jolly Lodger support?

Jolly Lodger includes the letters needed for English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Catalan, Estonian and the Nordic languages.

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Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/jolly-lodger (trendhub)