Harry Potter font. 6 free fonts in its lettering style.
For Harry Potter lettering, start with Henny Penny (spiky serifs on a jumping line).
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Among the 6 Harry Potter picks: the widest, the tallest x-height, and the most stroke contrast.
Nearest other pick by our lab: Mystery Quest, score 88; Henny Penny is 9.9% wider, x-height 5.5% taller, 3.2% lighter, and 196% more stroke contrast.
Henny Penny: 1 weight; Harry Potter set here at 400.
- ✓Web
- ✓Logo
- ✓Selling
- OFL 1.1
What people make with Harry Potter lettering
Harry Potter lettering turns up on house banners, Halloween invitations and covers for home-made spell books. Henny Penny has the spiky serifs on a jumping line; Almendra at weight 700 is calmer, for a Harry Potter party menu or a long invitation. Mystery Quest has storybook capitals with curled tails, good for a Harry Potter name on a cauldron label.
Is the Harry Potter lettering a font?
The Harry Potter lettering, in a line: drawn lettering.
Sources
Harry Potter picks, measured
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| Font | Why | Set at | Nearest pick | Width | x-height | Ink | Contrast | Weights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henny Penny | Spiky serifs on a jumping line | 400 | Mystery Quest, 88 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mystery Quest | Storybook capitals, curled tails | 400 | Henny Penny, 88 | −9% | −5.2% | +3.3% | −66% | 1 |
| Berkshire Swash | Heavy swash capitals | 400 | Henny Penny, 46 | −7.8% | −18% | +57% | −30% | 1 |
| Almendra | Medieval pen shapes | 700 | no measure | −8.6% | −21% | −4.4% | −71% | 2 |
| Risque | Flared and a little wicked | 400 | Mystery Quest, 67 | −8.4% | −20% | +20% | −71% | 1 |
| Irish Grover | lab score 90 to Mystery Quest | 400 | Mystery Quest, 90 | −3.1% | −9.3% | +15% | −42% | 1 |
Can I use the Harry Potter fonts for…
| Free font | Personal | Selling | Logo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henny Penny | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mystery Quest | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Berkshire Swash | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Almendra | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Risque | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Irish Grover | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
- Henny Penny, Mystery Quest, Berkshire Swash, Almendra, and Risque are under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.
- Irish Grover is under the Apache License 2.0.
Trademark
Free fonts, yes; the Harry Potter name and logo, no: a party invitation, a house banner or a book title for yourself is fine, merchandise needs the owner’s permission.
Harry Potter is a trademark of its owner; these are free fonts in a similar lettering style, not the original lettering.
Harry Potter font questions
What font does Harry Potter use?
Drawn lettering. First free pick here: Henny Penny (spiky serifs on a jumping line).
Is there a free Harry Potter font?
Not the Harry Potter lettering itself; in its style, under open licences: Henny Penny, Mystery Quest, Berkshire Swash, Almendra, Risque, and Irish Grover.
Which Harry Potter font is the boldest, and which the narrowest?
Berkshire Swash has the heaviest ink of the 6 Harry Potter picks, 64% darker than Almendra; Mystery Quest is the narrowest, 9% narrower than Henny Penny.
Which Harry Potter font reads best at small sizes?
Henny Penny, with an x-height 27% taller than Almendra; most weights: Almendra, 2.
How were the Harry Potter fonts chosen?
5 of 6 chosen by eye: Henny Penny, Mystery Quest, Berkshire Swash, Almendra, and Risque. Irish Grover: added for Harry Potter by our lab’s scores, 80 or more against two picks.