Meet Captain Terry, a hand-drawn vintage sailor typeface inspired by the bold lettering, nautical flash sheets, and old-school tattoo shops of traditional American tattoo culture.
Rough around the edges and packed with personality, Captain Terry feels like lettering pulled straight from a weathered sailor tattoo, hand-painted ship sign, or vintage flash sheet hanging on the wall of a classic tattoo parlor. Its imperfect hand-drawn construction gives every word an authentic illustrated quality, while its quirky shapes and rugged character make it instantly recognizable.
Captain Terry is especially at home alongside traditional tattoo-style artwork—think swallows, anchors, daggers, roses, snakes, panthers, ships, hearts, eagles, mermaids, and other bold old-school motifs. Pair it with your illustrations to create designs that feel nostalgic, rebellious, playful, and genuinely handmade.
Perfect for tattoo-inspired branding, posters, logos, beer labels, barbershops, motorcycle graphics, surf brands, nautical artwork, sticker designs, packaging, album covers, restaurant branding, signage, and much more. Whether you’re designing a vintage sailor poster, building an old-school tattoo brand, or creating artwork that needs a little salt, grit, and character, Captain Terry brings the unmistakable spirit of traditional tattoo lettering to every project.
What’s Included:
ttf/otf File
Standard glyphs
Works on PC & Mac
Simple installations
Accessible in the Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw. PUA Encoded Characters – Fully accessible without additional design software.
Image used : All photographs/pictures/vector used in the preview are not included, they are intended for illustration purpose only.
Additional information
| File name | captain-terry.ttf |
|---|---|
| File extension | ttf |
| File format | TrueType |
| File MIME type | application/x-font-ttf |
| File size | 109 KB |
| Copyright | Igor Ovsyannykov |
| Font family | Captain Terry |
| Font subfamily | Regular |
| Identifier | Version 1.0;XXXX;CaptainTerry;2026;FL840 |
| Full name | Captain Terry |
| Version | Version 1.0 |
| PostScriptName | CaptainTerry |
| Trademark | Igor Ovsyannykov |
| Manufacturer | Igor Ovsyannykov |
| Designer | Igor Ovsyannykov |
| Description | Igor Ovsyannykov |
| License Description | Igor Ovsyannykov |
| File name | captain-terry.otf |
|---|---|
| File extension | otf |
| File format | OpenType CFF |
| File MIME type | application/x-font-opentype |
| File size | 35 KB |
| Copyright | Igor Ovsyannykov |
| Font family | Captain Terry |
| Font subfamily | Regular |
| Identifier | Version 1.0;XXXX;CaptainTerry;2026;FL840 |
| Full name | Captain Terry |
| Version | Version 1.0 |
| PostScriptName | CaptainTerry |
| Trademark | Igor Ovsyannykov |
| Manufacturer | Igor Ovsyannykov |
| Designer | Igor Ovsyannykov |
| Description | Igor Ovsyannykov |
| License Description | Igor Ovsyannykov |
Preview Text Font
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196 Characters
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