KPS-Fonts - Klaus-Peter Schäffel's Computer Fonts



The KPS Fonts are a series of 70 OpenType computer fonts with PostScript outlines for PC and Mac.

The KPS Fonts come in four groups: palaeographic, typographic, own interpretations, own inventions.

The KPS Fonts can be easily distinguished by the fact that their names start with a year.

So the whole set is listed at the very beginning of your computer's font list.

The KPS Fonts contain a huge number of historic glyphs like long s and its ligatures.

The KPS Fonts are featured with automatic ligatures and other special functions.

These can be used in all programs supporting OpenType Features.

The KPS Fonts are free.











Examples for the available KPS Fonts:

One sample for each one of the four groups. At the left side you find the links to more fonts, downloads and instructions.

The samples have been composed with the actual KPS fonts.

0864 Folchart

Carolingian Minuscule



from the Folchart-Psalter, about 864/883.

Stiftsbibliothek St. Gallen, Cod. Sang. 23.

many alternates and contextual forms,

automatic ligatures and latin abbreviations.

1455 Gutenberg B42

Gothic Textura, incunabula type



Alphabet from the 42 line Gutenberg Bible.

Contains all 390 glyphs of the original plus the usual modern symbols, altogether 515 forms.

The ligatures and contextuals are inserted automatically; the discretionary ligature feature offers some latin abbreviations.

1999 Anglaise 1

Copperplate Hand, written with a pointed nib



After own hand written models.

Contains initial, connected, final and decorated forms and a copperplate Antiqua. Different combinations are possible for automatic insertion.