# Mr De Haviland font

> A fine-line, steeply slanted signature script from the Charles Bluemlein collection, digitised by Sudtipos.

Mr De Haviland is a formal script with hairline strokes, a steep slant and large looping capitals, revived by Alejandro Paul and Sudtipos from the Charles Bluemlein Script Collection. Mr De Haviland has one Regular style with 234 glyphs for basic Latin. Mr De Haviland is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits invitations, signatures and names.

## Facts

- Classification: [Script](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/script)
- Designed by: Sudtipos
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 1 (Regular 400)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 234
- Character sets: latin
- Last updated: 2025-09-16
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Mr+De+Haviland
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/mr-de-haviland
- Tagged for: Logos, Weddings, Invitations, Elegant

## About Mr De Haviland

Mr De Haviland is a script typeface with thin strokes, a strong rightward slant and a very small lowercase beside tall, looping capitals. It belongs to the Charles Bluemlein Script Collection: according to the official notes, Bluemlein gathered signatures, built complete alphabets from them and gave the results fictitious names, which the digital versions keep. Alejandro Paul and Sudtipos redrew the scripts as expanded fonts. The lowercase joins into a continuous line, with long looped ascenders and descenders, and the numerals are slanted and much larger than the lowercase. The family has one Regular style and is not a variable font. Its 234 glyphs cover the basic Latin set. The font is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 with Mr De Haviland as a Reserved Font Name.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright (c) 2011 Alejandro Paul (sudtipos@sudtipos.com), with Reserved Font Name "Mr De Haviland"

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

- **Wedding invitations**: Hairline strokes and looping capitals set the couple's names in the manner of a formal handwritten signature.
- **Signature lines**: The design grew out of real signatures, so a name set in it reads as a signed line on certificates and letters.
- **Monograms and initials**: Capitals are far larger than the lowercase and carry wide loops, which turns two or three initials into a motif.
- **Short display lines on cards**: A few words at a large size leave room for the long ascenders and descenders.

## Things to know

- **Very small lowercase**: In the specimen the lowercase is a fraction of the capital height, so the font needs large sizes to stay readable.
- **Capitals are not for all-caps setting**: A row of capitals in the specimen overlaps into a tangle; they are drawn to begin a word.
- **Basic Latin only**: The subset is Latin; Latin Extended is not covered.

## FAQs

### Is Mr De Haviland free for commercial use?

Yes. Mr De Haviland is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows personal and commercial use, modification and redistribution. The font cannot be sold on its own, and modified versions stay under the same license and cannot use the Reserved Font Name without permission.

### Who designed Mr De Haviland?

Google Fonts credits Mr De Haviland to Sudtipos, and the font's name table names Alejandro Paul. The design revives a script from the Charles Bluemlein Script Collection.

### How many weights does Mr De Haviland have?

Mr De Haviland has one weight, Regular 400, with no bold or italic.

### Can Mr De Haviland be used for wedding invitations?

Yes. Mr De Haviland is a formal signature script, and its license covers printed work, including commercial print jobs. Use it large for names and set the details in a plain text family.

### Which languages does Mr De Haviland support?

Mr De Haviland includes the letters needed for English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch and the Nordic languages. Its character set is basic Latin.

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Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/mr-de-haviland (trendhub)