# Rochester font

> A formal script from Sideshow modelled on Victorian and Art Deco calligraphy, in one Regular font under the Apache License.

Rochester is a formal connected script from Sideshow, inspired by calligraphic forms of the Victorian and Art Deco periods. Rochester comes as one Regular style with 230 glyphs in the Latin character set. Rochester is released under the Apache License 2.0, which permits commercial use, modification and redistribution, and suits invitations, names, correspondence headings and vintage-style labels.

## Facts

- Classification: [Script](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/script)
- Designed by: Sideshow
- License: Apache License 2.0 (https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
- Styles: 1 (Regular 400)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 230
- Character sets: latin
- Last updated: 2025-09-08
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Rochester
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/rochester
- Tagged for: Logos, Weddings, Invitations, Retro, Elegant

## About Rochester

Rochester is a script typeface whose shapes draw on formal calligraphy from the Victorian era and the Art Deco years. The lowercase is compact and heavy for a script, joined at the baseline, with clear contrast between thick stems and thin links; the capitals are taller, slanted and looped, and several start with a wide entry curl. The numerals in the specimen are a surprise: they stand upright in a high-contrast roman style instead of following the slant. The family is a single Regular font with no variable axis, holding 230 glyphs in the basic Latin subset. The catalogue lists Sideshow as designer; the font's name table credits Gillian Fisher, with Font Diner, Inc DBA Sideshow as manufacturer and copyright holder. Rochester is published under the Apache License 2.0.

## License

Apache License 2.0. Copyright (c) 2010 by Font Diner, Inc DBA Sideshow. All rights reserved. Available under the Apache 2.0 licence. http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html

Allowed:
- Use the fonts in personal and commercial work.
- Modify the fonts and distribute your modified version.
- Redistribute the fonts, including as part of a larger product.

Conditions:
- Copies must include the license text and keep the copyright and attribution notices.
- Files you change must carry a notice saying that you changed them.
- The license does not grant the right to use the authors' trademarks.

Summary only, not legal advice. Full text: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

## Where it works

- **Formal invitations**: Looped capitals and a dense, dark lowercase give names and headings weight on printed cards.
- **Vintage labels**: The Victorian and Art Deco flavour suits bottle labels, barber and tailor branding and period-style menus.
- **Letterheads and notes**: The official notes aim the face at correspondence that wants a formal touch, such as a name line on stationery.
- **Dates and prices beside script**: Upright, high-contrast figures stay easy to read next to the slanted letters.

## Things to know

- **Apache License, not OFL**: Rochester uses the Apache License 2.0: copies carry the license text and notices, and changed files must say they were changed.
- **One style**: Only Regular 400 exists; there is no bold or lighter cut.
- **Upright numerals**: Figures do not slant with the letters, which is visible when numbers sit inside a line of script.
- **Basic Latin subset**: The font lists the Latin subset only, with 230 glyphs.

## FAQs

### Is Rochester free for commercial use?

Yes. Rochester is published under the Apache License 2.0, which permits commercial use, modification and distribution. Copies must include the license text and keep copyright and attribution notices, modified files must state that they were changed, and the license grants no trademark rights.

### Who designed Rochester?

Rochester is listed under Sideshow. The name table inside the font credits Gillian Fisher as designer and Font Diner, Inc DBA Sideshow as manufacturer.

### How many weights does Rochester have?

Rochester has one weight, Regular 400.

### What license does Rochester use?

Rochester uses the Apache License 2.0 rather than the SIL Open Font License that most open fonts carry.

### Which languages does Rochester support?

Rochester includes the letters needed for English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch and the Nordic languages. Only the basic Latin subset is provided.

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