Fonts

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The fonts in Team Fortress 2 are used both in and out of the game for visual branding and promotional imagery.

Fonts

User-interface

User interface fonts are packaged with the game and stored in /team fortress 2/tf/resource, with the exception of Verdana Bold.

Font Name	Image	Description	Example
TF2		A skinny, all upper-case font. Available for free on DaFont. Download
TF2 Secondary		A skinny, upper-and-lower-case font. An early version of this font also makes an appearance in-game, as the font used for the Critical Hit!!! text. Available for free on DaFont. Download
TF2 Build		A thick, all upper-case font. This font also makes an appearance in-game, as the font used for the Mini Crit!!! text. Available for free on DaFont. Download
TF2 Professor		A rough, chalk-like font used for text MOTDs. Available for free on DaFont. Download
Verdana Bold		A cozy, warm and familiar font, seen in the text chat of every game. Packaged with Microsoft Windows and macOS. Available to purchase on Fonts. Buy (from $49)

In-game

In-game fonts are used on textures in Team Fortress 2.

Font Name	Image	Description	Example
Aachen Bold		Font used for the Casali Shafting Co. and Husky Acres logos. Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy (from $39)
Arial Black		Font used on the Spy's Sapper. Arial Black with italics applied. Packaged in most operating systems (including most Linux distros)
Arial Narrow		Font used in leftover signs from the beta, these signs still remain in the files. Available to purchase on Fonts. Buy (from $45.99)
Big Noodle Tilting		Font used for some of the Mann Co. signs in Mann Vs. Machine. Available for free on DaFont. Download
Birch Std		Font used for some of the wording on the Red Bonk! Atomic Punch. Available on Adobe Fonts, and come pre-installed on macOS. Link (Subscription required)
Carnova Narrow		Font used for the game's signage (such as those denoting the control point). Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy (from $4)
Coney Island		Font used on some Carnival of Carnage posters. Available for free on FFonts. Download
Hobo Std		Font used for some of the wording on Bonk! Atomic Punch and Crit-a-Cola. Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy (from $29)
Impact		Font used for the General Industries Co. logo and the Engineer Update banner. Font is preinstalled with most operating systems.
OCR-A		Font used for the Contracts section. Available on Adobe Fonts. Link (Subscription required)
Orator		Font used for the Redstone Cargo logo. Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy (from $29)
Wide Latin		Font used on part of the title for the Icarus Airliners poster. Available for free on FontPalace. Download

External branding

Several fonts are used for marketing and advertisements including the update pages featured on the TF2 Official Blog.

Font Name	Image	Description	Example
Agathodaimon		Font used in the titles on the Wheel of Fate cards, inside the Bombinomicon, and on the Spectral Halloween Special update pages. Available for free on DaFont. Download
Agency FB Bold		Font used in the titles on the Triad Pack update page. Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy (from $59)
Amarillo USAF		Font used for the Soldier's Commando newspaper title. Available for free on DaFont. Download
Arial Black		Font used for TF Industries' logo. Font is packaged with Microsoft Windows and macOS.
Bebas		Fonts used for the Mann Co. logo. Available for free on DaFont. Download Download
Boris Black Bloxx
Blackoak		Font used for major update headlines and Meet the Team splashes. Packaged with Adobe Photoshop CS3 and up. Available on Adobe Link (Subscription required)
Brush Script STD		Font used for Saxton Hale's signature. It is also the font used on the Sandman and its baseball. Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy (from $35)
Cat Women		Font used on the Scream Fortress Update page. Available to purchase on FontBros. Buy (from $19.95)
Compacta		Font used for the Team Fortress 2 wordmark. Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy (from $26)
Engraver's Old English Bold		Font used for the WAR! Update's newspaper title. Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy (from $29)
Greg's Hand		Font used for Sniper's handwriting in the Sniper vs. Spy update. Available for free on FFonts. Download
Hand Of Sean		Font used for the handwritten item stats and map photo notes on the Engineer Update.  The font has been updated since the Engineer Update and some characters (e.g. %) appear slightly different. Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy (from $29)
Italia Bold		Font used for the Dapper Rogue magazine's title. Available to purchase on Linotype. Buy (from €56.57)
Flux Architect		Font used for the handwritten headers in the Engineer Update. Available for free on DaFont. Download
Flyer LT Std Extra Black Cond		Font used in the Dapper Rogue catalogue. Available to purchase on Linotype. Buy (from €40.58)
Gotham Ultra		Font used on TF Comics #1: Ring of Fired title. Available to purchase on Typography. Buy ($~)
Joe Hand 3		Font used for the Spy's handwriting in the Dapper Rogue catalogue. Available for free on DaFont. Download
Lietz Lindau Hamburg		Font used for the WAR! Update's "WAR!" title. Available for free on DaFont. Download
Notre Dame		Font used on the Two Cities Update's website header. Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy (from $29)
OL Machina Black		Font used on the Engineer Update's website header. Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy (from $30)
PostCrypt		Font used on the Halloween Special's website. Available for free on DaFont. Download
Samaritan		Font used for the Team Fortress 2 comics text. Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy (from $49)
Samdan Evil		Font used on the Scream Fortress Update website header. Available for free on DaFont. Download
SG Compacta SH Black		Font used on the "Meet the" letters on every "Meet the Team" splash. Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy (from $26)
SteelWolf Medium		Font used on the Mann vs. Machine's website header. Available to purchase on tlai.com. Buy (from $18.50)
Stencil		Font used in the Team Fortress 2 comics. Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy (from $35.99)
Monster Mash		Font used in the titles on the Scream Fortress 2013 update page. Available to purchase on comicbookfonts.com. Buy (from $39.00)
Chills Regular		This font is used for titles on the update pages of these three updates; Spectral Halloween Special, Scream Fortress 2015, Scream Fortress 2014. Available to purchase on comicbookfonts.com. Buy (from $49.00)
Ghoulish Fright		Font used in the titles on the Very Scary Halloween Special update page. Available for free on DaFont. Download

Classic

These are the fonts used in Team Fortress games before Team Fortress 2.

Font Name	Image	Description	Example
Impact		Font used for the Team Fortress Classic and Team Fortress 2: Brotherhood of Arms logos, the Team Fortress Classic main menu and the Team Fortress intro. Font is packaged with Microsoft Windows and macOS.
Matura MT Script Capitals		Font used for the Team Fortress Software logo in the Team Fortress intro. Font is packaged with Microsoft Windows.
Quartz		Font used for the Valve's Team Fortress HUD. Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy (from $35)
Trebuchet MS		Font used for the Team Fortress Classic and Team Fortress 2: Brotherhood of Arms HUD. Also used in Half-Life and its expansions. Font is packaged with Microsoft Windows.