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About Folktale Font
Folktale is a display typeface in medium weight, thoughtfully designed with younger audiences in mind. With support for 104+ languages using Latin-based scripts, its 98-character set ensures accessibility for children's projects across international markets. Its playful, approachable personality works beautifully for children's book covers, classroom bulletin boards, birthday party invitations, and craft projects like vinyl decals and personalized gift labels. The medium weight provides just enough presence to capture attention while avoiding the heavy-handedness that can overwhelm smaller-scale or densely detailed designs.
The font's character genuinely shines when you're trying to engage young viewers or establish a story-centered, narrative mood in your work. Educators frequently turn to display fonts like this when creating educational posters and classroom materials that need to grab kids' attention while staying clearly legible across various viewing distances. Folktale also translates well to handmade gift tags, scrapbooking layouts, and DIY projects where a folk-inspired or slightly whimsical aesthetic reinforces the overall message and creative direction.
Free for personal use only; obtain a commercial license from the designer for paid work. Choose this font when you're seeking a genuinely kid-friendly display option that moves beyond standard sans-serifs, particularly for designs where a playful or narrative-driven sensibility strengthens the final result.
Style & Use Cases
- Overall Style
- Eye-catching, Bold, Kids
- Use Case
- Headlines, Logos
- Ideal For
- posters, branding, and social media graphics
- Pairs With
- a readable sans or serif for body
Folktale Specifications
| Font Family | Folktale |
| Style | Medium |
| Full Name | Folktale |
| Version | 001.000 |
| Weight | 500 (Medium) |
| Glyph Count | 98 glyphs |
| PostScript Name | Folktale |
| Format | TTF (TrueType) |
| File Size | 195 KB |
Languages Supported
Folktale supports 104 languages.
How to Install Folktale Font
Step-by-step instructions for every platform
- 1Download the Folktale font file (.ttf or .otf).
- 2Locate the downloaded file in your Downloads folder.
- 3Right-click the font file.
- 4Select "Install" to install for the current user, or "Install for all users" to make it available system-wide.
- 5Folktale is now available in Word, Photoshop, Illustrator, and all other apps.
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Folktale Font
Reviewed by the FontBoxDL team · Updated October 2026
License: Free for personal use















