Jacquard 12 by Sarah Cadigan-Fried — Display Font — preview 11 / 3
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

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About Jacquard 12 Font

Jacquard is an expanded revival typeface from a Victorian needlepoint alphabet designed in Berlin by Heinrich Kuehn circa 1880. The Soft Type is a collection of typefaces designed for knitting color-work. Designing typefaces for knitting is essentially the same as creating pixel types. However, in practice, the pixel size is determined by the properties of the yarn in use. Scale is determined by the weight of the yarn as well as the number of pixels that make up the height of each letter. In this collection, the number following the typeface's name indicates the height of the capital letters for that typeface. These typefaces were designed with machine knitting in mind, but could be used for hand knitting, needlework, bedazzling, or many other textile crafts. Note: For Fair Isle knitting, you need to beware of floats and plan accordingly, as always. Each typeface has a “Regular” and “Charted” version, and some include multiple scales so you can fit type on your knits, no matter the project's size. Check out the charted version Jacquard 12 Charted . To contribute, please see github.com/scfried/soft-type-jacquard .

Style & Use Cases

Overall Style
Eye-catching, Bold, Display
Use Case
Headlines, Logos
Ideal For
posters, branding, and social media graphics
Pairs With
a readable sans or serif for body

Jacquard 12 Specifications

Font FamilyJacquard 12
StyleRegular
Full NameJacquard 12 Regular
Version1.002
Weight400 (Regular)
Glyph Count357 glyphs
PostScript NameJacquard12-Regular
DesignerSarah Cadigan-Fried
FormatTTF (TrueType)
File Size115.7 KB

Languages Supported

Jacquard 12 supports 283 languages.

How to Install Jacquard 12 Font

Step-by-step instructions for every platform

  1. 1Download the Jacquard 12 font file (.ttf or .otf).
  2. 2Locate the downloaded file in your Downloads folder.
  3. 3Right-click the font file.
  4. 4Select "Install" to install for the current user, or "Install for all users" to make it available system-wide.
  5. 5Jacquard 12 is now available in Word, Photoshop, Illustrator, and all other apps.
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What pairs well with Jacquard 12 Font?

Jacquard 12 Font is a display font that shines as a display or heading face. Pair it with a clean sans-serif or serif font for body text — the contrast creates a clear hierarchy while the two styles stay balanced and easy to read.

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Jacquard 12 Font

by Sarah Cadigan-Fried

Reviewed by the FontBoxDL team · Updated July 2026

License: Open Font License (OFL)
Free
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