Elden Ring font

One answer: Mantinia

Hipfonts, a font blog, says the action role-playing game uses a font known as Mantinia. It describes Mantinia as a titling font by Matthew Carter that is all capitals and comes in a single Regular weight. The article does not cite FromSoftware, Bandai Namco, the game's credits or an interview for the claim, so it is an identification, not a confirmed answer.

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The logo site 1000logos describes the Elden Ring lettering as confident yet fine uppercase serif letters with slightly elongated, sharp serifs, and a slightly enlarged first and last letter that frame the word. It says the type resembles Venetian 301 Std Bold, ITC Legacy Serif Std Medium or Life Small Caps, with minor changes. It also notes a gold gradient main version and a plain black-and-white version.

About Mantinia

Fonts In Use lists Mantinia as a 1993 typeface by Matthew Carter, published by Carter & Cone (Font Bureau is listed as an archived former foundry). It calls it a titling face inspired by the letters Andrea Mantegna painted and engraved. Mantegna was an Italian Renaissance artist who helped revive the monumental lettering of ancient Rome. Kent Lew and Jill Pichotta remastered it in 2018. Fonts In Use does not list Elden Ring among its uses.

How to get the look

Use slender, classical serif capitals with sharp, slightly flared serifs, such as Cinzel or Marcellus SC. Make the first and last letters, E and G, larger than the rest so they frame the word, and space the letters generously. For the cover look, fill the letters with a gold gradient on a dark background and add a little worn texture to the edges.

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