Fonts included with Digitizer

This page lists all fonts that are standard with your embroidery software. For best results when stitching, do not exceed the recommended maximum or minimum sizes. Recommended maximum and minimum heights refer to UPPER CASE letters. Some lower case letters – e.g. a and c – are about 70% the height of a capital letter. Thus you may need to make these characters larger than the recommended minimum.

You can create special characters in each font by holding down the Alt key on your keyboard and typing 0 (zero), its code, using the numbers on the keypad. For example, to type ê with the code 234, type <Alt> + <0234>. The accented letter will appear when you release the <Alt> key. Note that not all characters are available in all fonts. See also Special lettering.

Small, narrow letters may not require automatic underlay depending on size and fabric. If applied, the underlay may show outside the stitched columns. See also Stitch reinforcement.

Add-on fonts can be purchased with Personalizer, Composer, and Digitizer. (No fonts are included with Organizer level.) Font packs can be purchased here.

Join method

The lettering join method is preset to give the best results for each font. Options include:

Join		Purpose
Bottom join	BJ	Letters are joined along the baseline. Use it when stitching on towelling – joins are hidden in the pile.
Closest join	CJ	Letters are joined at the closest point. Use it to minimize trims.
As digitized	AD	Letters are joined as they were digitized. Use it with fonts combining different fill stitch types or special effects.

If you break apart a lettering object, the join method is lost as the object is no longer a lettering object. For further details about join methods, see Create lettering.

Roman fonts

Appliqué fonts

Font	Sample	Min		Max		Join Method
		in	mm	in	mm	Join Method
College Applique		1.0	25	3.2	80	AD

Block fonts

Block fonts fonts are among the easiest fonts to read in embroidery. They work almost anywhere. Included in the collection are traditional block, modern block and outline. Try using different stitch types, including embossed fills, to give your block lettering a different look.

Font	Sample	Min		Max		Join Method
		in	mm	in	mm	Join Method
Art Block		0.4	10	3.0	75	CJ
Avant Garde		0.2	5	2.4	60	CJ
Bauhaus		0.4	10	2.0	50	CJ
Blacklight		0.25	6	2.4	60	CJ
Block1		0.25	6	1.8	45	CJ
Block2		0.25	6	1.6	40	CJ
Block2-Auto	Note: Below 6mm, Block2-Auto switches automatically to Small Block2.	0.15	4	1.6	40	CJ
Castle		0.25	6	2.0	50	CJ
Folio Condensed		0.3	7	2.0	50	CJ
Futura		0.25	6	2.4	60	CJ
Microgramma		0.25	6	2.4	60	CJ
Narrow Block		0.6	15	4.0	100	CJ
Slim Block		0.8	20	8.0	200	CJ
Square Block		0.4	10	2.7	70	CJ
Swiss		0.4	10	2.0	50	CJ
Tahoma		0.25	6	1.6	40	CJ
Text Block		0.3	7	1.8	45	CJ
Veranda		0.25	6	1.7	44	CJ

Fancy fonts

Anything that is not ‘blocky’ can be used in a decorative way, depending on the style of logo.

Font	Min		Max		Join Method
	in	mm	in	mm	Join Method
Anaconda	0.3	8	2.0	50	CJ
Angle Block	0.4	10	4.0	100	CJ
Carla	0.4	10	2.0	50	CJ
Cayman	0.4	10	2.0	50	CJ
Chancery	0.4	10	2.0	50	CJ
Charcuterie	0.75	20	2.5	65	CJ
Comics	0.4	10	2.0	50	CJ
Croissant	0.25	6	2.0	50	CJ
Curly	0.6	15	2.9	75	CJ
Enviro	0.5	13	3.0	75	CJ
Flash	0.25	6	2.4	60	CJ
Flourish Light	0.6	15	2.0	50	AD
Handicraft	0.3	8	2.5	65	CJ
Hana	1.5	13	2.0	50	CJ
Hobo	0.25	6	1.6	40	CJ
Kids	0.5	12	1.2	30	CJ
Kindergarten Block	0.4	10	3.6	90	CJ
Lublik	0.4	10	3.0	75	CJ
Mandarin	0.3	8	2.0	50	CJ
Orient Express	0.4	10	3.0	75	CJ
Pacific North West	0.3	8	2.4	60	CJ
Racer	0.3	8	1.4	35	CJ
Speedy	0.3	8	1.2	30	CJ
Urbane	0.25	6	1.6	40	CJ
Woodstock	0.3	8	2.0	50	CJ

Monogram fonts

Specially designed for monogramming purposes – commonly used for creating initials popular with gifts such as towels and linen.

Font	Min		Max		Join Method
	in	mm	in	mm	Join Method
Fancy Monogram	1.0	25	4.0	100	CJ
Octagon Monogram	0.7	18	4.0	100	CJ
Point Monogram	0.7	18	4.0	100	CJ
Seal Monogram	0.7	18	4.0	100	CJ

Outline fonts

Commonly used for sports wear, on back of jackets, as they work best on a larger scale.

Font	Min		Max		Join Method
	in	mm	in	mm	Join Method
Detex Normal	0.6	15	2.1	55	CJ
News Outline	1.2	30	3.0	75	CJ

Run stitch fonts

Commonly used for small lettering, anything under 5mm and where satin column are not suitable.

Font	Min		Max		Join Method
	in	mm	in	mm	Join Method
Quilting Text	0.2	5	1.0	25	AD
Run Cardigan	0.2	5	0.5	12	AD
Run Block	0.2	5	0.25	6	AD
Run Freehand	0.2	5	0.5	12	AD
Run Liberty	0.2	5	0.5	12	AD
Run Murray Hill	0.2	5	0.5	12	AD
Run Script	0.2	5	0.25	6	AD

Script fonts

Script fonts can give the look of handwriting to your embroidery designs. This is one of the hardest font types to digitize well. Stay within the recommended sizes for best results.

Font	Min		Max		Join Method
	in	mm	in	mm	Join Method
Ballantines Script	0.5	12	2.0	50	CJ
Book Script	1.0	25	2.2	55	CJ
Edwardian Script	0.6	15	3.0	75	CJ
Formal Script	0.3	7	1.4	35	CJ
Italian Script	0.4	10	4.0	100	CJ
Poetic Script	0.6	15	3.1	80	CJ
Pomander	0.3	8	2.4	60	CJ
Script1	0.5	12	3.0	75	CJ
Script2	0.3	8	2.0	50	CJ
Script3	0.3	8	2.0	50	CJ
Script4	0.8	20	3.2	80	CJ
Staccato	0.4	10	0.6	15	CJ
Upright Script	0.5	13	2.0	50	CJ

Serif fonts

Serif lettering began in Roman times with words carved into stone. Serifs were probably used to neaten letters and make them more legible. Serif fonts are still considered by some to be easier to read in printed documents. For embroidery, it is really a matter of preference and style.

Font	Min		Max		Join Method
	in	mm	in	mm	Join Method
Algerian	0.3	8	1.2	30	CJ
Arnold	0.4	10	2	50	CJ
Athletica	0.4	10	3.0	75	CJ
Bodoni	0.3	7	2.0	50	CJ
Casual Serif	0.5	13	2.2	55	CJ
Cheltenham Tall	0.3	7	2.0	50	CJ
City Medium	0.25	6	3.0	75	CJ
College	0.25	6	1.4	35	CJ
Copperplate	0.25	6	1.6	40	CJ
Felt Tip	0.4	10	2.0	50	CJ
Garamond	0.3	7	2.0	50	CJ
Old English	0.3	8	2.0	50	CJ
Schoolbook	0.3	8	2.0	50	CJ
Serif1	0.25	6	1.2	30	CJ
Serif2	0.3	8	1.2	30	CJ
Serif3	0.25	6	2.4	60	CJ
Souvenir	0.25	6	1.6	40	CJ
Stencil Block	0.4	10	3.0	75	CJ
Times Roman	0.25	6	1.6	40	CJ
Typewriter	0.5	13	2.0	50	CJ

Small fonts

Font	Min		Max		Join Method
	in	mm	in	mm	Join Method
Micro Block	0.2	5	0.25	6	CJ
Miniature Block	0.2	5	0.25	6	CJ
Roman-Small	0.2	5	0.25	6	CJ
Small Block1	0.2	5	0.25	6	CJ
Small Block2	0.2	5	0.25	6	CJ
Sm HighTower	0.2	5	0.25	6	CJ
Sm Script	0.2	5	0.25	6	CJ
Small Serif 1	0.2	5	0.25	6	CJ
Times Small	0.2	5	0.25	6	CJ

Special fonts

Font	Min		Max		Join Method
	in	mm	in	mm	Join Method
2 Col Arial Shadow	0.5	13	2.0	50	AD
Antique Rose	1.2	30	4.0	100	AD
Flair Script	0.4	10	3.2	80	CJ
Engraved Serif	1.0	25	4.0	100	AD
3D Foam Impact	0.8	20	2.0	50	CJ
Invitation	1.0	25	4.0	100	AD
Shadow Street	0.6	15	4.0	100	AD

Non-Roman fonts

Font	Min		Max		Join Method
	in	mm	in	mm	Join Method
Greek	0.3	8	2.0	50	CJ
Heisei Maru Gosic	0.3	8	2.7	70	CJ