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Diabolique

by Paulo Goode
Individual Styles from $45.00 USD
Complete family of 12 fonts: $270.00 USD
The Diabolique Font Family was designed by Paulo Goode and published by Paulo Goode. Diabolique contains 12 styles and family package options.

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Diabolique is a 12-font display typeface that aims to capture the spirit of the dark side of life—fonts that are perfect for amplifying the tone of clandestine, macabre, and horrifying subjects.

Ed Benguiat’s Tiffany (1973) along with my own Eschaton (2024) are the main influences for Diabolique. This type family combines incisive serifs, ball terminals and elegant curves that swerve abruptly into razor-sharp corners. This heightens a sense of unease, and, with stylistic sets activated, there are even more ways to deliver a chilling message. These qualities give Diabolique a unique aesthetic that will undoubtedly give your titles, headlines, and logotypes a distinctive appeal.

Special OpenType features include over 60 alternates that will make each word resonate beautifully when used in titling and branding situations. Small Caps are also included (along with their matching diacritics and alternates) – these are designed to harmonise with regular lowercase forms making unIcase-style typography a cinch. All-cap Discretionary Ligatures are also available to add that extra touch of finesse to your typographic creations.

There are 6 weights across 2 widths, ranging from a delicate Regular to an imposing Black. Diabolique has an extensive character set that covers all Latin European languages.

View hi-res visuals and download a type sample at paulogoode.com/diabolique

KEY FEATURES

• Six Weights

• Two Widths

• Small Caps

• 60+ Alternates

• 900+ Glyphs

Designers: Paulo Goode

Publisher: Paulo Goode

Foundry: Paulo Goode

Design Owner: Paulo Goode

MyFonts debut: Jul 4, 2025

Diabolique

About Paulo Goode

As a child I was fascinated by the multitude of letterforms that surround us, I would spend hours drawing words (and cars) in my sketchbooks. I don’t know what happened to those sketches, but I certainly never made it as an automobile designer! Maybe there’s a chance my fonts will prove more successful? As I grew up, I developed my artistic skills and became a technical illustrator and moved into graphic design with the advent of the Macintosh computer. At the age of 45 I rekindled my interest in typeface design and am thoroughly enjoying the process of font creation and producing some interesting typefaces of distinction. I'm still fascinated by the multitude of letterforms that surround us — and am very happy to be contributing my own.The Premium foundry page can be viewed Here.

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