# Miltonian font

> An outlined tattoo-style display face with curled serifs and a few dingbats, in one weight.

Miltonian is a decorative display typeface by Pablo Impallari of Impallari Type, drawn in the manner of tattoo lettering with hollow, outlined strokes. Miltonian has one Regular style and 258 glyphs, including a few dingbats. It is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and is used for posters, titles and logos.

## Facts

- Classification: [Display](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/display)
- Designed by: Impallari Type
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 1 (Regular 400)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 258
- Character sets: latin
- Last updated: 2025-09-16
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Miltonian
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/miltonian
- Tagged for: Headlines, Posters, Logos, Retro

## About Miltonian

Miltonian is a display typeface that its maker calls a tattoo font. Every letter in the specimen is drawn as an outline with an empty interior, the contour heavier on one side so the shapes look shaded. Serifs end in curls, the capitals A and M start with a spiral, and the outlines wobble slightly like hand-drawn work. The official notes mention a companion, Miltonian Tattoo, with solid letters; laying one font over the other produces filled-and-outlined effects. A handful of dingbats is included for decoration. Miltonian has one Regular style, is not a variable font, and contains 258 glyphs for the basic Latin set. The font names Pablo Impallari as designer, with Igino Marini in the copyright notice, and the license is the SIL Open Font License 1.1. The notes record version 1.008, dated January 2016.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright (c) 2011 by Pablo Impallari (www.impallari.com impallari@gmail.com). Igino Marini (www.ikern.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

- **Tattoo studio and barber shop graphics**: The hollow letters and curled serifs come straight from the tattoo lettering the font is named for.
- **Posters for fairs and concerts**: Outlined capitals with spiral starts make a few words into the main image of a poster.
- **Labels with a vintage tone**: A product name in Miltonian over a coloured panel lets the background show through the letter interiors.
- **Layered titles**: Placed over the solid Miltonian Tattoo companion in a second colour, the outline becomes a two-tone letter.

## Things to know

- **Outline only**: This family contains the hollow version. The solid Miltonian Tattoo is a separate family and is not part of this download.
- **One style**: There is a single Regular font, without bold or italic.
- **Western European Latin**: The 258 glyphs cover the basic Latin set; letters for Polish, Czech or Turkish are not complete.

## FAQs

### Is Miltonian free for commercial use?

Miltonian is licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, so it can be used free of charge in commercial work as well as personal work, and it can be modified and redistributed. It cannot be sold on its own, and modified versions remain under the same license.

### Who designed Miltonian?

Miltonian is credited to Impallari Type; the font's name table names Pablo Impallari, and the copyright notice also mentions Igino Marini.

### How many weights does Miltonian have?

Miltonian has one weight, Regular 400.

### What is the difference between Miltonian and Miltonian Tattoo?

Miltonian is the outlined version with hollow letters. Miltonian Tattoo, a separate family, has the same forms filled in, and the two can be overlaid.

### Which languages does Miltonian support?

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

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