Backstroke font by Dave Rowland Type — the word “Backstroke” in a bold, connected script, with “the laid back script from Eclectotype Fonts” below it in a smaller, upright script
Backstroke font by Dave Rowland Type — the word “Rightalic” in large, left-leaning connected script, with smaller, also left-leaning script text below reading “But it leans to the left, Who decided to call it that!?”
Backstroke font by Dave Rowland Type — the word “Piña” in a dark script font, with “Bar & Restaurant” and “Lower Eastside, New York City” below it, and a round sign with “Piña” in a light script font.
Backstroke font by Dave Rowland Type — the words “Left Handed Art Supplies Store” in a left-leaning script, next to a shopping bag with a handprint and the words “Leftie Lucy’s” and a pair of green-handled scissors.
Backstroke font by Dave Rowland Type — a book cover with the word “Slacker” in a connected script, a dotted silhouette of a person lying down, and the phrase “a comprehensive guide to lazing” in an upright sans-serif.
Backstroke font by Dave Rowland Type — a blue box with the words “fresh thinking outside the box” and “Box Fresh” in a left-leaning script, next to the phrase “Stand out from the crowd with a script that leans the other way” also in a left-leaning script
Backstroke font by Dave Rowland Type — the words “Lettering Quality” in a connected script with long shadows, and below it “With a feast of OpenType alternates” in a smaller script.

Backstroke

From Dave Rowland Type

Here’s Backstroke, a laid-back script with a unique voice. Normal and upright italic script fonts line a well-trodden path; left-leaning fonts (or “rightalics” as they’re confusingly called), on the other hand, are a rarity. While fonts that lean the wrong way may be more challenging to fit into your layouts than boring old regular italics, you will be rewarded with their individuality. Backstroke’s restrained but intense voice will put your visual message on the right track. Give it a go?!

Designed by Dave Rowland

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Like any software, fonts are licensed for specific uses. All of our licenses allow commercial use — the right one simply depends on how you plan to use the fonts.

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  • Host fonts on your website and display live text using HTML and @font-face CSS. Pricing is based on your monthly pageviews.

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  • Embed fonts directly in a mobile app. Licensing is based on the number of app titles and covers distribution across platforms like iOS and Android, for apps with up to 25,000 monthly active users.

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