Montepetrum Bold by Johan Aakerlund is a free condensed sans serif with an exceptionally tall, narrow silhouette. Its strokes shift between fine lines and broader verticals, giving the lettering a sharp fashion-editorial edge. Rounded forms remain slim and upright, with long curves that feel drawn rather than geometric.
A magazine cover is its most convincing setting, where the elongated letters can also shape fashion campaigns, music posters, and perfume packaging. The towering contours echo the vertical lines of figures, bottles, and architectural photography, so the type can become part of the image rather than a separate caption.
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Montepetrum is free for personal, non-commercial, and commercial use.
Montepetrum is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 3.0 License:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/
You may share the font, but you may not create and publish a new version of the font, such as an italic version, without the creator’s permission. Otherwise, you may use it in any way, including mixing it with other fonts or changing the letters.
If you have questions or comments, you may contact the creator at:
aajohan@gmail.com