The Impaler Typeface

Typeface

The Impaler is a typeface designed to be the anti-sans-serif, breaking the trend of (admittedly lovely) ultra-clean and geometric sans-serif typefaces with “aggressive serifs.” This typeface is named “The Impaler” due to its sharp and elongated serifs that have a tendency to stab into other characters. It is inspired by the playful and whimsical type featured in Headliners type catalogs from the 60s which often had expressive serifs, but given a fierce new attitude.

Version 1 of The Impaler includes a single weight – Extended Bold; in the future, updated versions of the typeface will be released with additional weights, accented characters, and more OpenType features.

Note: Most of the sample text used here is taken from the 2022 critically acclaimed video game, Elden Ring.

This typeface is available for purchase here.