'The German font'
In 1933 Hitler declared the new typography to be un-German and declared Fraktur to be “Volk”, i.e. The people’s font. The Nazis continued to use Fraktur extensively until 1941 when it was. Introducing the Germany - Luxury Font Duo, a classy, contemporary pair of script and serif fonts! Germany offers beautiful typographic harmony for a diversity of design projects, including logos & branding, wedding designs, social media posts, advertisements & product designs.
When people talk about 'the German font', they're often thinking about Fraktur. While it's often associated with National Socialism, it was declared 'ungerman' by Adolf Hitler himself in 19411. Tannenberg was commonly used from 1935 to 1941.
BVG font
The BVG uses FF Transit. It's also used by the Düsseldorf airport.
Deutsche Bahn fonts
The Deutsche Bahn uses its own font family: DB Type. They use DIN 1451-4 for technical signs on the trains themselves since the 1920s. It's a replacement for Musterzeichnung IV 441. The Deutsche Reichsbahn used Tannenberg for its signage from 1935 to 19411.
In the former East Germany, you will still find signs that use Erbar Grotesk. Helvetica was also briefly used.
The fonts used by the Deutsche Bahn are well-documented, thanks the work of countless model train enthusiasts.
German road sign font
German road signs use DIN 1451, which is available in 3 variants, Engschrift,Mittelschrift and Breitschrift. This standard font was introduced in 1931. The Deutsche Post also uses DIN 1451.
German licence plate font
German licence plates use FE-Schrift (Fälschungserschwerende Schrift) since 19951. It replaced DIN 14511, which made plate numbers too easy to alter.
Berlin and East German fonts
A large number of East German signs were made by DEWAG. They often used variants of the Erbar Grotesk font. Erbar is used for Berlin's street name signs, and many warning signs.
Nazi Germany Font
There are several digital releases of Erbar: URW Erbar, Dunbar, and Peter Wiegel's Osterbar.
Oktoberfest Font Styles
Download links
Pieter Wiegel recreated many historical fonts and published them on his website. They can be used without restrictions for commercial purposes1.
'The German font'
When people talk about 'the German font', they're often thinking about Fraktur. While it's often associated with National Socialism, it was declared 'ungerman' by Adolf Hitler himself in 19411. Tannenberg was commonly used from 1935 to 1941.
BVG font
The BVG uses FF Transit. It's also used by the Düsseldorf airport.
Deutsche Bahn fonts
The Deutsche Bahn uses its own font family: DB Type. They use DIN 1451-4 for technical signs on the trains themselves since the 1920s. It's a replacement for Musterzeichnung IV 441. The Deutsche Reichsbahn used Tannenberg for its signage from 1935 to 19411.
In the former East Germany, you will still find signs that use Erbar Grotesk. Helvetica was also briefly used.
The fonts used by the Deutsche Bahn are well-documented, thanks the work of countless model train enthusiasts.
German road sign font
German road signs use DIN 1451, which is available in 3 variants, Engschrift,Mittelschrift and Breitschrift. This standard font was introduced in 1931. The Deutsche Post also uses DIN 1451.
German licence plate font
German licence plates use FE-Schrift (Fälschungserschwerende Schrift) since 19951. It replaced DIN 14511, which made plate numbers too easy to alter.
Berlin and East German fonts
A large number of East German signs were made by DEWAG. They often used variants of the Erbar Grotesk font. Erbar is used for Berlin's street name signs, and many warning signs.
Font Germany 1998
There are several digital releases of Erbar: URW Erbar, Dunbar, and Peter Wiegel's Osterbar.
Download links
Pieter Wiegel recreated many historical fonts and published them on his website. They can be used without restrictions for commercial purposes1.