# Lacquer font

> A paint-pen display face with dripping capitals, hand drawn by Niki Polyocan and finished by Eli Block.

Lacquer is a display typeface made of paint-pen capitals with drips running from the strokes. Lacquer was hand drawn by Niki Polyocan and extended into a font by Eli Block at Google Creative Lab. Lacquer has one Regular style with 437 glyphs, including alternate letterforms, and is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 for posters and titles.

## Facts

- Classification: [Display](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/display)
- Designed by: Niki Polyocan, Eli Block
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 1 (Regular 400)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 437
- Character sets: latin
- Last updated: 2025-09-11
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Lacquer
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/lacquer
- Tagged for: Headlines, Posters, Social media

## About Lacquer

Lacquer is a display typeface that reproduces lettering made with a paint pen. The official notes say Niki Polyocan drew the letters by hand and Eli Block at Google Creative Lab extrapolated and finished them as a font. There is no conventional lowercase. In the specimen the capital keys give rough marker capitals with long drips falling below the baseline, while the lowercase keys give a second, slightly smaller set of capitals that is mostly drip-free, so the two cases can be mixed to control how much paint runs. Stroke ends are blunt and uneven, and the zero is slashed. The single Regular style holds 437 glyphs, which include dozens of alternates that keep repeated letters from looking identical. The character set is basic Latin, and Lacquer is not a variable font.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2019 The Lacquer Project Authors (https://github.com/Lacquer-Font/Lacquer)

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

- **Gig and event posters**: Dripping capitals at large size give a headline the look of fresh paint on a wall.
- **Halloween and horror titles**: The drips below the baseline read as running paint or ink, a familiar cue for spooky themes.
- **Streetwear and skate graphics**: A short slogan in marker capitals matches hand-tagged artwork on shirts, decks and stickers.
- **Thumbnails and social posts**: Switching between the dripping and the cleaner set of capitals varies a two- or three-word title.

## Things to know

- **Capitals in both cases**: Lowercase keys produce a second set of capitals with fewer drips, not small letters.
- **Drips need room below**: The drips hang under the baseline, so tight line spacing makes them touch the line beneath.
- **Basic Latin only**: Lacquer has the Latin subset only, without the Latin Extended set, Cyrillic or Greek.

## FAQs

### Is Lacquer free for commercial use?

Yes. Lacquer is licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, so it can be used free of charge in personal and commercial work, changed and passed on. The fonts cannot be sold on their own, and derivatives remain under the same license.

### Who designed Lacquer?

Lacquer was hand drawn with a paint pen by Niki Polyocan and finished as a font by Eli Block at Google Creative Lab.

### Does Lacquer have lowercase letters?

No. Lacquer sets capitals in both cases: the lowercase keys give a second, calmer set of capitals with fewer drips.

### How many weights does Lacquer have?

Lacquer has one weight, Regular 400, and no italic.

### Which languages does Lacquer support?

Lacquer includes the letters needed for English and Western European languages such as French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Dutch.

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Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/lacquer (trendhub)