Dargon: your quest begins

It has been an epic quest years in the making, and now we can announce the release of Dargon, a serif type family with five text and italic styles, and six uncial display fonts inspired by fantasy gaming. Designed by Anne-Dauphine “Ando” Borione, Dargon draws on a rich heritage of role-playing games, fantasy novels, historical tales, and speculative fiction, but the research for Dargon goes even deeper, into medieval letterforms, runes, and ancient calligraphy.

Dargon was the winner of the 2024 Gerard Unger Scholarship, and its design shows the care and thought usually only devoted to a truly beloved D&D character. Dargon’s blade has two sides, each masterfully sharp: Dargon, a six-font uncial arsenal for head-turning titles, while Dargon Text is a faithful body copy steed — ready for crisp UI overlays in Roll20 to novella-length scrolls that hold legibility at 8pt.

But the uncials? That’s where Dargon casts Fireball. Each stylistic set draws from things like the Weave’s schools of magic—Ignis for fiery evocations, Limen for planar thresholds, Mutatio for shape-shifting transmutations, Oculus for scrying divination, Aegis for abjuration wards, Limen for conjuration, and Umbra for shadowy illusions. Set your text in any of the Dargon uncials and watch your copy transmute into potent incantations: tight kerning on Ignis evokes a dragon’s breath, while Umbra's subtle offsets summon creeping dread.

These aren’t mere fonts—they're fantasy glyphs forged for the grind. Render them in your favorite vector software for laser-sharp minis, export to your virtual tabletop for live-session spellbooks. Dargon levels up your quests, from character sheets to con booth banners.

Dargon is available in pre-release betas to TypeTogether Premier members. If you’re a graphic design professional and aren’t yet a member, you should consider joining. Premier delivers unreleased typefaces, personal help from leading global designers, background stories and use cases, the ability to test fonts extensively in real-world scenarios, and much more – all for free! Designers can create speculative work for approval without incurring additional costs or unnecessary early-stage administrative involvement. Premier is fast, free, and full-featured. Dargon is an excellent addition to your font collection, and Premier is a simple and helpful strategy for your next project.

Sign up for TypeTogether Premier, download and test Dargon (along with the rest of our font catalogue), and enjoy more benefits now. We’re sure you’ll love it more than a greedy serpent loves his treasure.