Hobo Signs Font
✎ Dingbats
📄 PostScript
🔢 58 chars
⬇ 108
✅ Free
✅ Web Font
Hobo Signs Description
This is not a traditional font but rather a collection of symbols known as hobo signs. These symbols were historically used by itinerant workers to communicate important information about safety, resources, and other conditions in a given area. Each symbol conveys a specific message, such as indicating a friendly house, warning of danger, or pointing out available work. The symbols are simple, often geometric, and designed to be quickly recognizable. They are typically drawn in a straightforward manner, with clear lines and shapes that can be easily replicated with basic tools.
Matias Romero - matiasromero.deviantart.com/
This font includes 58 characters. Click on any character to see details.
Numbers & Symbols
HOBO-SIGNS UPPERCASE
HOBO-SIGNS LOWERCASE
HOBO-SIGNS OTHER CHARS
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Information
| Name | Hobo Signs |
| Format | PostScript (.ttf) |
| File | Hobo-Signs.zip |
| Weight | Regular |
| Version | Version Version 1.00 September 25, 2010, initial release |
| No. of Characters: | 58 |
| Downloads | 108 |
| Added | 2018-11-11 |
| Updated | 2025-06-30 |
| Categories | Dingbats |
| Bold | No |
| Italic | No |
| Width | Normal |
| Character Spacing | Monospaced |
| Contrast | Low |
| Overall Style | Vintage |
| Use Case | Decorative elements, Educational materials |
| Proposed Projects | This set of symbols could be used in educational materials about history, cultural studies, or graphic design projects that explore non-verbal communication. They might also be incorporated into art installations or used in creative storytelling to add de |
| Is Fixed Pitch | No |
| Web Font | Available |
| License | Free for personal use |
Matias Romero - matiasromero.deviantart.com/
Tags
💻 Windows
- Extract ZIP
- Right-click .ttf -> Install
🍎 macOS
- Extract ZIP
- Double-click .ttf -> Install Font
Hobo Signs
Free · PostScript
| Name | Hobo Signs |
| Type | PostScript |
| Characters | 58 |
| Downloads | 108 |
| Added | 2018-11-11 |
| Web Font | Available |
| Author | Matias Romero - matiasromero.deviantart.com/ |
| Categories | Dingbats |