Papyrus (typeface)
Papyrus is a widely available typeface designed by Chris Costello, a graphic designer, illustrator, and web designer.
History
Papyrus was made in 1982. It was hand-drawn over a period of six months by means of calligraphy pen and textured paper. Papyrus has a number of features. This includes rough edges and irregular curves etc.
Variants
An alternative font published by Elsner+Flake is Papyrus EF Alternatives (or Papyrus EF Regular). It provides a slight variation to Costello's font. Its differences include a shorter, sharper capital P, a capital E with a top bar longer than the middle bar, and a swash A.
Availability
Microsoft Windows
Papyrus has been included in many programs for Microsoft Windows.
macOS
macOS includes Papyrus font as part of its basic installation (starting with version 10.3 Panther, released in 2003).
In culture
In James Cameron's movie Avatar, the typeface is used in the title and subtitles. Its use in the film was highlighted in a Saturday Night Live sketch featuring Ryan Gosling. It also said that the font is widely used in Shakira merchandise, as well as hookah bars and off-brand tea companies.
Papyrus is the name of a character in Toby Fox's game Undertale. His dialogue is presented in uppercase Papyrus font.
The font is used in the logo of heavy metal band Lamb of God. It is featured on several of Viper's album covers.
Papyrus font is also used in the beginning credits of TV show Eureka
References
Other websites
Chris Costello's official site
1983 establishments
Fonts