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Jarlath

by Signal
Individual Styles from $30.00 USD
Complete family of 4 fonts: $50.00 USD
The Jarlath Font Family was designed by Max Phillips and published by Signal. Jarlath contains 4 styles and family package options.

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Though it had only a limited release as dry transfer type in 1974, Jarlath Hayes’s Tuam Uncial became an icon of Irish Modernism. Its design was based on hacked Helvetica Bold; Hayes sliced off the tops and bottoms of the letters to produce forms reminiscent of the wide, pen-formed scripts of old Insular texts. This digital revival, designed by Max Phillips under the supervision of Hayes’s daughter, supports over 150 languages and features ligatures, directional arrows, and a fuller range of punctuation. To improve readability, we’ve tempered the extreme squarishness of the original forms, reduced their contrast, and provided more generous letterspacing. Early drafts of the original Tuam Uncial lacked the published version’s semiserifs, so we’ve added a sans version, as well as italic and sans italic styles.

Designers: Max Phillips

Publisher: Signal

Foundry: Signal

Design Owner: Signal

MyFonts debut: Dec 3, 2025

Jarlath

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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