Fonts

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The distinctive fonts in the BioShock series are used both in and out of the game to promote the Art Deco aesthetic prevalent in Rapture.

In Columbia, they are used to identify the Beaux Arts and Art Nouveau style.

BioShock, BioShock 2, and Burial at Sea

Century Gothic / Futura

Font Name	Image	Description
Century Gothic / Futura		A skinny, all upper-and-lower-case font. This font is used frequently throughout the game and the user-interface. Font is packaged with Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X.

Examples

BioShock Logo.

BioShock 2 Logo.

Mercury Suites.

Fort Frolic.

Jet-Postal.

Hotel Monseñor.

Vita-Chamber.

ITC Anna / Anastasia

Font Name	Image	Description
ITC Anna / Anastasia		A bold, upper case font with lowered crossbars. Available for purchase though designer Daniel Pelavin's website. Download

Examples

Health and Eve UI.

BioShock Main Menu.

BioShock 2 Main Menu.

Plaza

Font Name	Image	Description
Plaza		A font similar to ITC Anna, but thinner, with round O's, and raised crossbars. Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy ($29)

Examples

Banners.

The Sinclair Deluxe.

Reliable Pharmacy.

Burial at Sea logo.

Cohen's.

Fontaine's Department Store.

Andes

Font Name	Image	Description
Andes		A font with stylized and flourished capitals. Available for free on DaFont. Download

Examples

Le Marquis D'Epoque.

Le Temps Perdu.

Broadway

Font Name	Image	Description
Broadway		A upper-and-lower-case font with alternating thin and broad strokes. Font is packaged with Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X.

Examples

Plasmids by Ryan Industries.

"bringing big smiles to little faces".

Patrick and Moira.

Journey to the Surface.

Dionysus Park.

Nico Time Cigarettes.

Fontaine Futuristics.

Brush Script MT

Font Name	Image	Description
Brush Script MT		A heavy upper-and-lower-case font resembling script. Font is packaged with Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X.

Examples

Pardon Our Dust.

Happy Noodle.

SF Americana Dreams

Font Name	Image	Description
SF Americana Dreams		A skinny connected font used in several Plasmid advertisements. Available to purchase and download on Shy Foundry

Examples

Incinerate! advertisement.

Telekinesis advertisement.

Teleportation advertisement.

Security Bullseye advertisement.

Sponsored by Telekinesis.

Andrew Ryan Introduction (High Quality)

From the Desk of Ryan.

Ryan Industries.

Today's Specials.

Artdeco MN

Font Name	Image	Description
Artdeco MN		An all upper-case font featuring split letters. Available to purchase on MyFonts Buy ($45)

Examples

Fontaine's.

Atlas Solid

Font Name	Image	Description
Atlas Solid		A heavy all upper-case font featuring split letters. Available to purchase on Font Bros. Buy ($19.95)

Examples

Rapture Open.

Fontaine's Little Sister's Orphanage.

"Evolve Today!" in Plasmid training films.

King Pawn advertisement.

LHF Bell Boy

Font Name	Image	Description
LHF Bell Boy		An upper and lower case font with thick and thin letters used throughout the BioShock UI and on tooltips. Similar to Broadway. Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy ($33)

Examples

BioShock Gameplay Options selections.

BioShock Audio Options selections.

In-game pop-up tooltips.

King Pawn.

Andrew Ryan Introduction (High Quality)

From the Desk of Ryan.

Andrew Ryan's label on TV screens.

Betty Noir

Font Name	Image	Description
Betty Noir		A upper-and-lower-case font with alternating thin and broad strokes. Available from author Nate Piekos' website. Download

Examples

Patrick and Moira: A Musical - The Story of Love After Death.

Andrew Ryan's speech

"Please Stand By" from the beginning of Andrew Ryan's New Year's Speech.

ADAM Hypo.

Records sign in Rapture Records.

"The Wondrous World of Rapture" from the Welcome Mural.

Eccentric

Font Name	Image	Description
Eccentric		Font used in the Journey to the Surface Sign. Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy ($29)

Examples

Journey to the Surface.

Joe & Eric - Comics-Novelties.

Triforce

Font Name	Image	Description
Triforce		Font used exclusively in the navigation signs for Dionysus Park. Designed after the logo for The Legend of Zelda franchise. Available from author Jackster Productions' website. Download

Examples

The Promenade.

Dionysus Park directional signs.

Chelsea Studio/Glasgow

Font Name	Image	Description
Chelsea Studio/Glasgow		An upper and lower case font based on lettering created by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy ($18)

Examples

Jasmine Jolene.

Heller News.

Monadnock.

Arial

Font Name	Image	Description
Arial		An upper and lower case font. Font is packaged with Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X.

Examples

Farmer's Market (See note on the Behind the Scenes).

Drumag Studio NF

Font Name	Image	Description
Drumag Studio		A very heavy font with broad strokes. Font originally created by Nick Curtis.'Info

Examples

Best Friend Pet Food.

Jumbo Brand.

Pomegranate.

Monarch Fisheries.

English Script

Font Name	Image	Description
English Script		A spindly cursive upper and lower case cursive font by Linotype Fonts. Similar to Embassy BT packaged with Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X. Available to purchase on fonts.com. Buy ($35)

Examples

"Son" album, found in Rapture Records.

Mathilde

Font Name	Image	Description
Mathilde		A skinny upper and lower case cursive font in a "handwritten" style. Available to download or purchase from author's site Leeviathan. Download

Examples

Brigid Tenenbaum's note.

Cast Iron

Font Name	Image	Description
Cast Iron		An ornate all upper case font. Available from author's site West Wind Fonts. Download

Examples

Stephenson Stout crate.

Remastered version.

Cooper Black EF Bold

Font Name	Image	Description
Cooper Black EF Bold		A thick upper and lower case font. Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy

Examples

Don't You Want to be a Little Sister? Available Now!

Kids! Playset!

BioShock Infinite

Acknowledgement

Font Name	Image	Description
Acknowledgement		An all upper-case slab serif font. Known as "aknow" in the game files. Available through designer Ben Weiner's website. Info Download Github

Examples

Comstock House Gate.

Columbia's Finest Photography.

Hudson's Fine Clothing.

Bicycle

Font Name	Image	Description
Bicycle		Font used for the large lightbulb marquee signage denoting major areas in the game. It is also used in the opening splash screen "1912: Coast of Maine". Available through designer Daniel Gauthier's website. Download

Examples

IGN Rewind Theater - BioShock Infinite First 5 Minutes

"1912: Coast of Maine" @ 1:45.

Monument Island.

Welcome to Soldier's Field.

Clash in the Clouds logo.

Trade Gothic

Font Name	Image	Description
Trade Gothic		Font used for the BioShock Infinite logo and signage throughout the game. Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy ($29)

Examples

BioShock Infinite Logo.

Campanile

Font Name	Image	Description
Campanile		A skinny upper and lower case art nouveau font. Available through designer Dieter Steffman's website. Download

Examples

Blue Ribbon.

Blue Ribbon Menu descriptions.

"A Life with Vigor is a life that's Bigger!" advertisement.

Steelfish

Font Name	Image	Description
Steelfish		Heavy, narrow-spaced font used throughout the UI of BioShock Infinite including menu options and subtitles. Available through designer Ray Larabie's website. Download

Examples

Main Menu.

Difficulty Level.

Dollar Bill UI Menu.

Peake

Font Name	Image	Description
Peake		Font used in the subtitle of the BioShock Infinite logo. Available through designer Peter Lloyd's website. Download

Examples

BioShock Infinite Logo.

United States

Font Name	Image	Description
United States		A thick all upper-case font similar to that used in the dollar bill of US currency. Available for free on DaFont. Download

Examples

Lutece Labs.

Monument Island.

Dollar Bill machine.

Minuteman's Armory machine.

Algerian D

Font Name	Image	Description
Algerian D		A shadowed/inlined upper-case only font. Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy

Examples

Chen-Lin - Made to Order.

The Salty Oyster.

Toy Soldiers.

Shangri La NF

Font Name	Image	Description
Shangri La NF		A thin stylized upper and lower case font. Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy

Examples

The Shoppes At Emporia.

Bickham Script Pro Bold

Font Name	Image	Description
Bickham Script Pro Bold		A thin bold cursive upper and lower case font. Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy

Examples

Excelsior.

Mathilde

Font Name	Image	Description
Mathilde		A skinny upper and lower case cursive font in a "handwritten" style. Available to download or purchase from author's site Leeviathan. Download

Examples

"Be Prepared. He's on his way. You must stop him. -C"

Behind the Scenes

• While debating whether the concept of a farmers' market had existed during Rapture's time period (which was inconclusive), developer Jean-Paul LeBreton bemoaned the anachronistic use of the Arial font with text effects on the sign. He further elaborated on an earlier version of the Farmer's Market sign which looked "beautiful", but unfortunately had to be redone in a hurry. His co-presenters subsequently joked that he and Jake Etgeton as "armchair type nerds" should install a mod which replaces the text font with Comic Sans, Curlz MT, or Papyrus.
• The Bicycle font used throughout Columbia was adapted from a vintage and aptly named advertisement for Columbia Bicycles.