The Little Mermaid font
The 1989 title lettering is based on Jenson Italic Display, using its Stylistic Set 02 alternates for the L and M, with an eroded finish added.
A The Little Mermaid font generator, your words in this lettering, as an image you can keep.
What it matched
About the lettering
For years the only named font for this title was Kustren's fan recreation of it. A glyph-level forum identification reframed the question: the 1989 lettering itself is based on Jenson Italic Display, eroded for the logo. The 2023 live-action film went its own way, its opening title identified as Jenson Light Italic and its logo based on Juana.
Common questions
What font is used in The Little Mermaid?
The 1989 title lettering is based on Jenson Italic Display (Adobe), using its Stylistic Set 02 alternates for the L and M, with an eroded effect added.
Is the Little Mermaid font free?
Adobe Jenson is commercial. The free fan recreation is Mermaid (Little Mermaid Por Kustren) by Kustren.
What font does the 2023 Little Mermaid use?
The forum identifies its opening title as Jenson Light Italic and its logo as based on Juana, with a custom R.
Make your own in this style
Your words in the The Little Mermaid lettering, pick a treatment, download the image, keep it. The full catalog lives in the generator.
