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A Fistful Of Fonts: 15 Free Fonts That Capture The Feel Of The American West

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Fistful Of Fonts

Saddle up, pilgrims!

Here’s a roundup of some of the best looking American West themed fonts to be found the Internet.  If you’re working on a project with a historical or regional theme, they can add a nice touch to your overall design.

Oh, and they’re all free.

Yee haw!

OLD NEWSPAPER TYPES

Old Newspaper Types

“This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.”- Jimmy Stewart, “The Man Who Shot Liberty Vance” (1962)

WOODCUT

Woodcut Fonts

“Boy, I got vision – the rest of the world wears bifocals Paul Newman, “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969)

OL’ COWBOY

Ol Cowboy Fonts

“Baby sister, I was born game and I intend to go out that way.” – John Wayne, “True Grit” (1969)

RIO GRANDE

Rio Grande Fonts

“I’m getting tired of your meddling. This town ain’’t big enough for the both of us and I’’m going to give you 24 hours to get out. If I see you in Carabinas by this time tomorrow, it’s you or me!” – Wheeler Oakman, “The Western Code” (1932)

MEDICINE SHOW CAPS

Medicine Show Caps Fonts

“WE ARE ASKED TO REMEMBER MUCH…..THE WHITE MAN REMEMBERS NOTHING.”.–Gilbert Roland, “Cheyenne Autumn” (1964)

DIRTY WESTERN

Dirty Western Fonts

“Kane will be a dead man in half an hour and nobody’s gonna do anything about it. And when he dies, this town dies too. I can feel it. I am all alone in the world. I have to make a living. So I’m going someplace else. That’s all.   –  Katy Jurado, “High Noon” (1952)

GUNSLINGER

Gunslinger Fonts

“We deal in lead, friend.”

 – Steve McQueen, “The Magnificent Seven” (1960)

CM OLD WESTERN

Cm Old Western Fonts

“Yeah, I heard about you. I heard you’re a cheap, no-good bar-room loafer. If I didn’t have somethin’ else on my mind I’d take them guns away from ya and slap ya cross-eyed.” – Gregory Peck “The Gunfighter” (1950)

EASTWOOD

Eastwood Fonts

“I don’t think it’s nice, you laughin’. You see, my mule don’t like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you’re laughin’ at him. Now if you apologize, like I know you’re going to, I might convince him that you really didn’t mean it.” – Clint Eastwood, “A Fistful of Dollars” (1964)

HEE HAW

Hee Haw Fonts

“What did you expect?”Welcome, sonny”? “Make yourself at home”? “Marry my daughter”? You’ve got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know… morons. ”

– Gene Wilder, “Blazing Saddles” (1974)

NASHVILLE

Nashville Fonts

“Y’all take it easy now. This isn’t Dallas, its Nashville! They can’t do this to us here in Nashville! Let’s show them what we’re made of. Come on everybody, sing!” – Henry Gibson, “Nashville” (1975)

OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma Fonts

“You don’t look the noble defender of poor defenseless widows. But then again, I don’t look like a poor defenseless widow.” – Claudia Cardinale, “Once Upon a Time in the West” (1968)

OUTLAW

Outlaw Fonts

“Yoo-hoo!  I’ll make you famous!” – Emilio Estevez, “Young Guns 2” (1990)

SADDLEBAG

Saddlebag Fonts

“A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an ax, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.”  – Alan Ladd, “Shane” (1953)

CACTUS SANDWICH

Cactus Sandwich Fonts

“There’s one thing in this here town we don’t allow! And that’s messing with our women. Now if you want to stay healthy, you’ll catch the next coach out of town.” – Stanley Fields, “Way Out West” (1937)

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