Monument font
Engraved Gothic headstone font
wide small-capital gothic with tiny sharp serifs, the classic engraver's gothic.
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OCT. 9, 1941
SEPT. 18, 1955
About Engraved Gothic
Engraved Gothic is a wide small-capital gothic with tiny sharp serifs, the classic engraver’s gothic seen on stationery and many plaques.
When to use Engraved Gothic
- Matching wide engraved capitals
- Plaques, benches and markers with short text
When to avoid Engraved Gothic
- Long inscriptions where the wide letters run out of room
Common pairings
Patterns that work when Engraved Gothic appears alongside other lettering on the same stone:
- Memorial Sans — A plain sans keeps longer lines readable beside wide capitals.
History and typographic context
Copperplate CC was made by indestructible type* for The Cowboy Collective, as an open revival of an early 20th-century engraver’s gothic.
Frequently asked questions
- Will it match the lettering already on the stone exactly?
- Only if the stone was cut in a very similar style. Monumize compares the photo with every font it offers and tells you when the match is only the closest style. Always check the outline on your own photo, and the 1:1 PDF against the stone, before cutting.
- Can I use Copperplate CC for commercial cutting?
- Yes. Copperplate CC is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows commercial use. The cut files you download are lettering outlines made with it.
Ready to see Engraved Gothic on your stone?
Monument shops can upload a photo of the stone, match the lettering and see the new date outlined in Engraved Gothic on a photo of the actual stone.