Fonts catalog
Headstone fonts catalog.
The eight monument fonts Monumize cuts, with live previews and guidance on when to use each. Plus explainers for the commonly-searched fonts we don’t cut — and which Monumize font to choose instead.
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Roman Serif
classic Roman-style serif lettering with traditional stroke contrast, commonly used for memorial inscriptions
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Modern Roman
bold modern Roman serif with elegant proportions, high contrast between thick and thin strokes
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Block Gothic
uppercase block Gothic sans-serif with uniform stroke weight, common on newer monuments
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Memorial Sans
clean humanist sans-serif with a quiet, reverent feel, even stroke width
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Classic Serif
traditional transitional serif, balanced strokes, the most common default for headstones
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Italic RomanPremium
slanted Roman italic serif, often used for epitaph lines and dates
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Engraved ScriptPremium
flowing engraved script with looped connectors, for names and epitaphs
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Deep ReliefPremium
heavy display serif with strong shadow depth, suits bold family names
Commonly-searched fonts we don’t cut
Families often search for these fonts when picking lettering for a stone. Each page below explains what the font actually is, why it works (or doesn’t) on a headstone, and which Monumize font we recommend instead.
Trajan on a headstone
Trajan is the inscriptional capitals font derived from Trajan’s Column in Rome. It’s the historical root of every American Roman-serif headstone — and what most monument shops cut a close cousin of, including Monumize.
Old English on a headstone
Old English (also called blackletter or Gothic blackletter) is the medieval-style script families sometimes want on a headstone. Why it works on some stones, doesn’t on others, and what Monumize uses instead.
Times New Roman on a headstone
Times New Roman is a newspaper face, not a monument font. Why it’s a common mistake on headstones — and which Monumize font you almost certainly meant.
Script on a headstone
Script fonts on headstones: the flowing, looped, handwritten family of inscriptional lettering. When to use script, when to avoid it, and which Monumize script we cut.
Gothic on a headstone
Two different cemetery lettering styles are both called "Gothic": blackletter (medieval-style) and block Gothic (modern sans-serif). Here’s the difference and which Monumize font fits each.
Sans-serif on a headstone
Sans-serif fonts on headstones: when modern memorial lettering works, when serif still fits better, and which Monumize sans-serif option to choose.
Roman on a headstone
Roman fonts — the inscriptional capital lettering descended from ancient Roman monuments — have dominated American headstones for over 150 years. Here’s why, and which Monumize Roman to choose.
Serif on a headstone
Serif fonts — letters with small horizontal strokes at the ends — are the historical default on American headstones. Here’s the full family and how to choose within it.
Not sure which font fits?
Upload a photo of the existing stone — our AI returns the detected font family in about thirty seconds. Or read the full headstone fonts guide.