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The Last of Us font

The Last of Us title is set in Press Gothic, Canada Type's revival of Aldo Novarese's 1967 Metropol.

Logo via Wikimedia Commons: The Last of Us (2013) game logo.png.

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Press Gothic Verified match

Every letter in the wordmark matches.

Identified by hand against the font itself and documented sources. See how we identify fonts.

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Compacta Other candidate

FontMeme's second candidate; the forum also suggests Compacta and Compacta BT as very close matches. (FontMeme; DaFont forum, suggested.)

Headliner No. 45 Other candidate

Suggested as a similar font. (DaFont forum, suggested.)

Haettenschweiler Other candidate

Suggested as a similar font. (DaFont forum, suggested.)

Castle Press No2 Other candidate

Suggested as a similar font. (DaFont forum, suggested.)

Birth of a Hero Other candidate

Suggested as a similar font. (DaFont forum, suggested.)

About the lettering

The box art title stacks Press Gothic's tall, tight capitals in three lines, the weathered treatment doing the rest. FontMeme's second candidate, Compacta, returns in the forum as a suggested close match alongside other condensed grotesques, but the identifications converge on Press Gothic.

Common questions

What font is used in The Last of Us?

The title is set in Press Gothic, Canada Type's revival of Aldo Novarese's Metropol (1967), identified in three DaFont forum threads.

Is The Last of Us font free?

Press Gothic is a commercial Canada Type font. Compacta is a frequently suggested close match, not a free one.

Who designed The Last of Us font?

Press Gothic revives Aldo Novarese's 1967 Metropol; the revival is by Patrick Griffin at Canada Type.

Sources: FontMeme match list: https://fontmeme.com/the-last-of-us-font/ · FontSwan match list: https://fontswan.com/the-last-of-us-font/ · DaFont forum identification thread: https://www.dafont.com/forum/read/58990/the-last-of-us-font · DaFont forum identification thread: https://www.dafont.com/forum/read/470650/the-last-of-us
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