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Harry Potter font

The Harry Potter title lettering is Hocus Pocus by David Occhino, built from the lettering of the book covers.

Harry Potter lettering
Logo via Wikimedia Commons: Harry Potter logo.svg.
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Hocus Pocus Verified match
Every letter in the wordmark matches.
Identified by hand against the font itself and documented sources. See how we identify fonts.
Get it from David Occhino Design
Harry P Closest free alternative
Free fan recreation of the film logo lettering, by Phoenix Phonts.
Able Also in this work
Chapter headings and page numbers in the books. (FontMeme; BrightHub agrees.)
Felt Tip Roman Also in this work
Hagrid's handwriting in the books. (FontMeme; BrightHub agrees.)
Harry P Other candidate
Free fan recreation of the film logo lettering, by Phoenix Phonts. (FontMeme.)
Lumos Other candidate
Free fan font imitating the Able chapter-title lettering. (FontMeme.)
Adobe Garamond Also in this work
Body text of the books. (BrightHub font guide.)
Pixie Also in this work
Identified in the forum for book title lettering. (DaFont forum, identified.)
Filosofia Also in this work
Identified for the illustrated editions' lettering. (DaFont forum, identified.)
Packard Antique Also in this work
Suggested for the Deathly Hallows films' end credits. (DaFont forum, suggested.)
Kennerley Bold Also in this work
Suggested for the Sorcerer's Stone end credits. (DaFont forum, suggested.)
Kingsley Bold Also in this work
Suggested for the Chamber of Secrets end credits. (DaFont forum, suggested.)
Hogwarts Wizard Orn Caps Bold Also in this work
Suggested for the Goblet of Fire end credits. (DaFont forum, suggested.)
ElGar Also in this work
Identified in a forum thread for a Harry Potter sample; the exact role is unspecified. (DaFont forum, identified.)
Valdemar Also in this work
Identified for an HP-inspired book cover, not the films' own lettering. (DaFont forum, identified.)

About the lettering

The lettering began on the books: the American covers' hand-drawn title, with its lightning-bolt P, carried over to the films, whose logo follows the same cover lettering. Around it sits a whole typeset system: the books' chapter headings are set in Able, and Hagrid's handwriting in the books is Felt Tip Roman.

Common questions

What font is used for Harry Potter?

The title lettering is Hocus Pocus by David Occhino, a digitisation of the book cover lettering. The books' chapter headings use Able, and Hagrid's handwriting is Felt Tip Roman.

Is the Harry Potter font free?

Hocus Pocus is a commercial font. The free fan recreation Harry P covers the logo lettering for personal projects.

What font are the Harry Potter books set in?

Chapter headings and page numbers are set in Able; the body text is Adobe Garamond, per font guides to the print editions.

Sources: FontMeme match list: https://fontmeme.com/harry-potter-font/ · BrightHub font guide: https://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/125512/ · DaFont forum identification thread: https://www.dafont.com/forum/read/151623/font-harry-potter
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