Font
Roadway
Author
Font
1
License
Added
Mar 15, 2005
Updated
Dec 8, 2021
Description
Roadway font, created by K-Type, is a free font drawing inspiration from real American road signs. Letters are both geometric and monowidth, with characters often condensed and with a distinct architectural look, designed for instant legibility. It consists of string, demanding visuals because it immediately engages with the reader while appearing authoritative. It resembles the use of Highway Gothic but adds personal interpretation.
Architectural and urban projects are all of which would greatly benefit from the addition of Roadway, and so would criminal investigation shows and movies. Use it for posters, advertisements, identity and logo design, and even contemporary-themed publication covers.
This font may be downloaded for free and used for personal license. Owners are encouraged to donate to acquire a commercial license.
Architectural and urban projects are all of which would greatly benefit from the addition of Roadway, and so would criminal investigation shows and movies. Use it for posters, advertisements, identity and logo design, and even contemporary-themed publication covers.
This font may be downloaded for free and used for personal license. Owners are encouraged to donate to acquire a commercial license.
Author's note
Roadway is based on U.S. highway lettering observed on New York street signs. Two weights of capitals would often be used on the same sign, condensed for the main name, and a half-size regular superscript for road or street.
Roadway is a Small Caps font. The uppercase consists of condensed capitals, and the lowercase consists of regular-width small caps, sized at 50% and superscript.
A small superscript comma and period, aligned with the lowercase, are available at keystrokes < and > respectively. A small hyphen lining with the superscript lowercase is at the en dash position (Mac: option hyphen, Windows: alt-0150).
Commercial licensing is available at https://www.fontspring.com/fonts/k-type/roadway
Roadway is a Small Caps font. The uppercase consists of condensed capitals, and the lowercase consists of regular-width small caps, sized at 50% and superscript.
A small superscript comma and period, aligned with the lowercase, are available at keystrokes < and > respectively. A small hyphen lining with the superscript lowercase is at the en dash position (Mac: option hyphen, Windows: alt-0150).
Commercial licensing is available at https://www.fontspring.com/fonts/k-type/roadway
