What are these type of fonts called....

[Spud]

Carnival type fonts, decorative, etc?

 

[Shovelhead]

...

Circusey tattooey fonts

 

[Fred Weiss]

As a group, I have always called them "Headline and Display" fonts.

 

[SignosaurusRex]

Some font foundries classify them as "Ornamental Display" fonts.

 

[Spud]

So if I was searching through this crazy thing we call the web, that's what I put... i'm finding them they are just sporadically different names!

Sweet i'll keep checkin' them out and try that search term!

 

[Gino]

Old press type and other paste up tools usually called these 'Antique'.

 

[Spud]

Thanks buddy!

 

[zmatalucci]

It's cast iron, a free font

 

[Spud]

Nope it's JF ringmaster! I'm just wondering what TYPE of fonts cast iron, jf, etc are!

Thanks though!