Typography can be a beautiful thing — words positioned strategically on a page; the way letterforms take shape; varying weights on a beautifully designed typeface… and who can overlook the sweeping, magnificent curves and lines of the ampersand?
Below are 30+ beautifully designed ampersands that not only serves as an “and per se” symbol, but as a mesmerizing design element on its own. The ampersands below are both from free and paid fonts sites and foundries, with links. NOTE: (*) indicates non-free fonts.
What is your favorite ampersand?
Great list! I love ampersands. My faves are Bickham, the two Cliffords and Adorable.
Brilliant resource, and lots of beautiful ampersands; I too am fixated with their form. I might actually reblog some of my favourites in the future, if you don’t mind.
Ah, this was so relaxing to read! I downloaded that Mido font, it looks very neat.
It is really cool designing and curves are amazing indeed.
Thanks for very helpful tips about fonts – they are really useful for users.
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Thanks for sharing this great article! That is very interesting Smile I love reading and
I am always searching for informative information like this.
Nice…but the ultra nice is the Bickham Pro…very sexy sweepy.
found an ampersand blog!
http://ampersandampersand.tumblr.com
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This is really interesting. I love those different shapes of the ampersand.
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Love yours work.
Great Collection. Ampersands always seem to take a typeface one step further if done correctly.
really nice one.
This is really interesting. I love those different shapes of the ampersand.
The ampersands are a must for elegance.
i found this ampersand on ffffound and i really want to know what it is!
http://ffffound.com/image/a9b2063be5e5cdd1850c5921e50ccdfa4470565e
found it! it’s Perla Regular!
http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/fw-alias/perla/
wow I downloaded many of them as these fonts are fresh and neat.
I like the Guanine one the most out of all of them.
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I could never write an actual ampersand by hand, I would always do the “and” symbol in reverse…lol
I love ampersands, mine always come out as adine kirnbergs
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Lovely ampersands and the attention to details is breathtaking
i like trajan pro, seems really great one
wow, i downloaded some of them – thank you for this post.
I never though ampersands can be written in so many way. It’s so elegant.
Great list….
Wow that’s really nice….I like “Ballpark” very much….
more than half of them are just fantastic!
Great List!
But no love for Caslon Italic or Caslon 540 Italic?! I love those two.
They are similar to cliffordEighteen and cliffordNine above, but a little more delicate, and over all better….IMO.
Wow that’s really nice….I like “Ballpark” very much…….
It always amazes me how many different ways there are to write a single character. All instantly recognizable too. I heart typography.