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Headstone fonts catalog.
The 22 open-licensed fonts Monumize makes cut files in, with live granite-panel previews and guidance on when to use each. Plus explainers for commonly searched styles we don't offer, and which Monumize font is the closest alternative.
The Monumize catalog
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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 Roman
slanted Roman italic serif, often used for epitaph lines and dates
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Engraved Script
flowing engraved script with looped connectors, for names and epitaphs
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Deep Relief
heavy display serif with strong shadow depth, suits bold family names
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Glyphic Roman
flared glyphic Roman capitals with wedge-shaped serifs and low stroke contrast, close to the flared Romans often sandblasted on granite
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Flared Roman
inscriptional Roman with softly flared serifs, wide round letters and gentle contrast
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Engraver’s Roman
sharp small-capital Roman with fine bracketed serifs, like lettering engraved on plaques
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Classic Modern
19th-century modern serif with moderate contrast, vertical stress and ball terminals
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Old Style
warm old-style serif with calligraphic stress and soft bracketed serifs
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Book Roman
graceful Renaissance-style book serif with open forms and light contrast
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Newspaper Roman
compact transitional newspaper serif, common in laser-etched lettering
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Flared Sans
humanist sans-serif whose strokes flare slightly at the ends, elegant and light
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Deco Sans
Art Deco geometric capitals with rounded forms and a mid-century mood
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Engraved Gothic
wide small-capital gothic with tiny sharp serifs, the classic engraver's gothic
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Blackletter
ornate blackletter in the Old English tradition, for family names and headers
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Uncial
rounded Celtic uncial letters with a hand-lettered feel
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Formal Script
formal copperplate-style script with fine hairlines and looped capitals
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Flowing Script
relaxed flowing script with open loops and a light touch
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.
Not sure which font fits?
Monument shops can upload a photo of the existing stone and Monumize suggests the closest of its open-licensed fonts, with a confidence score to check against the stone. Or read the full headstone fonts guide for the family-side breakdown.