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Dashiell Text

by Signal
Individual Styles from $60.00 USD
Complete family of 12 fonts: $288.00 USD
The Dashiell Text Font Family was designed by Max Phillips and published by Signal. Dashiell Text contains 12 styles and family package options.

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Dashiell was made to be read. Designed by a devoted reader with lousy eyesight, it’s an attempt to combine the warmth and frankness of Caslon with the lucid elegance of Garamond. Counters and x-height are ample but not large. Apertures are moderately open, and unbracketed wedge serifs add crispness. The collection includes three families: Dashiell Text, Dashiell Bright, and Dashiell Fine, for a total of 31 styles. Dashiell Text is the anchor: an all-around workhorse with quiet detailing and modest contrast, carefully balanced to work both onscreen and on paper. It’s available in in six weights with matching italics. Regular weights are clear and open, but sturdy enough to perform at small sizes. The Black weights are unusually dark for a classic serif, with a hint of Cooper Black. Named for Dashiell Hammett, whose succinct grace helped modernize twentieth-century American fiction, Dashiell Text supports over 140 languages and includes proportional and tabular lining and oldstyle figures, small caps, case-sensitive punctuation and delimiters, and a selection of borders and ornaments. Of course, it pairs well with its sister faces, Dashiell Bright and Dashiell Fine.

Designers: Max Phillips

Publisher: Signal

Foundry: Signal

Design Owner: Signal

MyFonts debut: Dec 2, 2025

Dashiell Text

About Signal

Signal is a Dublin-based type foundry and drawing office run by by Max Phillips and offering 20 years of letter-making experience informed by 30 years of branding experience. We are dedicated to clarity of form, fitness for purpose, and the highest standards of craft. Our work has been recognised by, among others, the Type Directors Club of New York, Communication Arts, Graphis, and the ISTD.

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