Neutral Sans Workhorse
Cali + Headline
Lets Cali own the focal silhouette while handling secondary copy, sizing and subheads cleanly.
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Heavy streaky hog-bristle wall-paint brush font (OTF & TTF)
Cali
Cali is a bold, wide-bristle rough brush display font streaked with authentic paint-roller and dry-brush fibers (OTF & TTF).
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Cutting, print & workflow scorecard.
Fine grain and micro-texture excel in 300 DPI print, sublimation, and screen print rather than small vinyl weeding.
Plotter & output verdictPrint, DTF & Sublimation First
Recommended minimum scalePrint any scale · Vinyl 2.2 in+
Character set & structureUppercase, Lowercase & Numerals
OpenType & PUA accessStandard Latin, Figures & Punctuation
Best surfaces & mediaHTV Apparel · Team Jerseys · Heavyweight Merch
Compatible design toolsIllustrator · Affinity · Canva Pro · Cricut & Silhouette
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Cali.
Cali is a casual brush-lettered display with thick marker strokes, tapered entry and exit strokes and a relaxed baseline that rises and falls across a word, so it reads as a hand-painted sign on a beach shack. The taper is what gives it movement, and the uneven ends mean it looks right in one flat colour with no outline. It needs roughly 26 mm for the taper to read as a stroke, and it is best in a warm ink on pale timber or in white on a bright ground.
Wall-bristle · Heavy-stroke · Textured
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Cali with grounded secondary typography.
Structured Secondary Voice
Cali + Majestic Letters
Grounds bold display lettering with classic typographic authority on posters, badges and apparel.
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Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Cali’s stroke geometry.
Coffee-cart sign, cup print and tote lettering
Loose brush lettering reads as a cart that painted its own sign, which is what a small coffee operator wants. The taper holds in one ink on a chalkboard or a cup, and the relaxed baseline lets a short name fill a 90 mm cup band without a second line.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Cart sign 900 x 600 mm, word 170 mm, 60 mm margins and 25 mm frame clearance. Cup print 200 x 90 mm, word 25 mm, 12 mm from the rim. Tote print 300 x 300 mm, word 70 mm, 60 mm margins.
Pre-production check
A cup print wraps a cylinder and a baseline that rises on a flat file tilts visibly on the cup. Use the printer's wrap template and keep the word inside a 120 mm band, and check one printed cup before the batch.
Travel-feature opener, city-guide cover and photo caption header
Brush-painted lettering reads as a travel journal rather than a magazine masthead, which is what a city guide uses on an opener. The taper gives the headline movement over a photograph, and one ink keeps a small print run affordable.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Opener 420 x 297 mm, headline 110 mm, standfirst 12/16 pt, 15 mm margins. Cover 148 x 210 mm, title 54 mm, cover lines 8/11 pt, 15 mm margins. Caption header 60 x 30 mm, word 14 mm, 6 mm margins.
Pre-production check
A headline set over a photograph needs a clear area, and a tapered stroke crossing a busy detail disappears. Place the word over a 40 percent black scrim or in an empty sky area, and check one spread printed before the run.
Beach-shack menu, surf-school sign and board decal
Relaxed brush lettering reads as a seasonal beach business rather than a resort chain, which is what a surf school sells. The taper holds at 160 mm on a sign in one bright ink, and the loose baseline matches the casual tone of a rental counter.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Menu 210 x 297 mm, sections 20 mm, items 9/12 pt, 15 mm margins. Sign 900 x 400 mm, word 160 mm, 60 mm margins and 25 mm frame clearance. Board decal 200 x 60 mm, word 20 mm, 4 mm die margin.
Pre-production check
A surfboard decal flexes with the board and a tapered stroke cracks along the stringer line. Split the decal either side of the stringer, and check one applied board after a session in the water.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Display · Heavy streaky hog-bristle wall-paint brush font (OTF & TTF)
- Foundry / creator
- LINEART3
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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