Modern Grotesque Body
Spooky Halloween + Montreal
Creates crisp high-hierarchy contrast beneath Spooky Halloween headlines across menus, websites and labels.
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Rounded retro letters with looping underlines
Spooky Halloween
Spooky Halloween uses soft heavy serif shapes rather than sharp or dripping forms, set in red on cream, with a rounded underline that runs under the first word, crossed loops sweeping beneath the second and four small four-point stars placed around the block.
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Cutting, print & workflow scorecard.
Sturdy stroke walls and open counters weed cleanly on adhesive vinyl, HTV apparel film, and cut cardstock.
Plotter & output verdictEasy-Weed Vinyl & Print Ready
Recommended minimum scale0.75 in+ cap height
Character set & structureUppercase, Lowercase & Numerals
OpenType & PUA accessPUA Encoded · Stylistic Alternates · Ligatures
Best surfaces & mediaSeasonal Apparel · Mug Wraps · Holiday Gift Tags
Compatible design toolsCricut Design Space · Silhouette Studio · Canva Pro · Illustrator
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Spooky Halloween.
The strokes stay soft and thick, the serifs round off, the joins close and the tails curl into loops. Those underlines are the character: the season reads through shape and curve rather than bats or drips, which is why the sample keeps the block alone on a plain ground. The underline may come from a swash or from a decorative glyph, so check what your file carries before promising it, keep 38 pt and leave 26 mm beneath the lower word for the crossed loops.
Rounded retro letters with looping underlines
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Spooky Halloween with grounded secondary typography.
Expressive Accent Script
Spooky Halloween + Little Love
Adds a warm human signature touch for 1-to-3-word callouts without competing against structured serif capitals.
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Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Spooky Halloween’s stroke geometry.
Card for a grown-up Halloween
The soft retro forms give the season a mature register, which suits a dinner invitation better than a dripping display face.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 105 by 148 mm card: set the greeting at 32 pt across two rows, keep 22 mm of clear ground beneath the lower row for the loops, and keep 14 mm of margin at each side.
Pre-production check
The crossed loops drop low under the second word; check the card and move the details line to the upper edge.
Sign for a porch display
The rounded weight reads from a path and the loops add silhouette interest without extra props, which is useful when the sign sits among pumpkins.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 500 by 300 mm board: set the greeting at 60 mm across two rows, keep 30 mm of clear ground beneath for the loops, and keep 28 mm of border so the curl does not reach the edge.
Pre-production check
Loops cut off at the trim look like a mistake; check the board artwork at full size first.
Menu for an autumn supper
The heavy serifs sit comfortably beside a seasonal menu, and the loop tails give the heading movement without illustration.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 148 by 210 mm menu: set the supper title at 34 pt on one row, keep 20 mm of clear ground beneath before the courses at 10 pt, and keep 16 mm of margin all round.
Pre-production check
The face is themed rather than neutral; check that the venue wants that humour before it sets the cover.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Serif · Rounded retro letters with looping underlines
- Foundry / creator
- Sakti Avellin
- Glyph encoding
- PUA encoded — swashes & alternates open in Character Map (Windows) and Font Book (Mac)
- Glyph encoding
- PUA encoded for character-map access
- Ligatures
- Ligatures mentioned in designer listing
- Alternates & swashes
- Stylistic alternates or swashes mentioned
Creator topic tags (30)
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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