About Footlight Font
Footlight is a serif typeface created by Malaysian designer Ong Chong Wah in 1986 and published by Monotype Corporation. Originally, the font design was in italic, later the roman version was developed. It follows an irregular design pattern and has both extra bold and light weights. The font family contains a futuristic & unique version called Footlight MT which has been added to many software of Microsoft.
Footlight has an informal, lively and sportier appearance. It has a total of 16 styles. The typeface also contains ornate details which makes it perfect use for brands and modern-day designs. You can download this elegant font from our website to use on your design projects.
Usage
The font contains contemporary and innovative elements which makes it an ideal font for targeting young people. Footlight font can be used for a wide variety of design projects, such as:
- Logo design
- Sports & travel posters
- Headline design
- Flyer design
- Homeware design
- Branding projects
- Text overlay on the background image
Alternatives to Footlight Font
The followings are the alternative fonts:
- Albertina
- Bulmer
- Monotype Sabon
- Baskerville
- Mysl
- Caslon Classico
- ITC New Esprit
- Zagolovochnaya
- Fleischman BT
- Tramuntana 1 Pro
- Caslon Bold
- ITC Usherwood
- Classical Garamond
- Elisetta
- Xaloc
- Figural
- MSung HK
- MSung PRC
Font Family
The font family includes:
- Footlight Regular
- Footlight Light
- Footlight Light Italic
- Footlight Italic
- Footlight Bold
- Footlight Bold Italic
- Footlight Extra Bold
- Footlight Extra Bold Italic
Font Pairing
The font can be paired with:
- Libra Serif Modern Font
- Accanthis ADF Std Font
- Libel Suit Font
- Tinos Font
Font FAQs
Ans: Footlight Font is a transitional serif typeface designed by Ong Chong Wah in 1986.
Ans: It is completely safe to download and use this font on both PC and MAC.
Ans: The Font is suitable to use on every type of online platform.
Ans: No, this is not free for commercial use. It is only available for personal use.
Ans: Check the instructions of your PC or Mac guidebook and easily download this font on your computer.
Thank You.
Font Information
Font Family Name: Footlight MT Light
Designer: Ong Chong Wah
License: Free For Personal Use
| Classification | Serif |
| Release/ Publishing Date | 1992 |
| Version | 1.000 |
| Glyph Count | 241 |
| Character | 240 |
| Format | TrueType |
| Supported Languages | Basic Latin Latin-1 Supplement |
| Copyright | © The Monotype Corporation plc. Data © The Monotype Corporation plc/Type Solutions Inc. 1990 – 1992 |
| Designer’s Other Font | Bookman Old Style, Abadi, Ocean Sans, Chong Modern, Chong Old Style, Delima, Mahsuri Sans |
| Similar Font | Caxton Light |
