What we could and could not find
We looked for a statement from Nintendo or a design archive naming the typefaces in the Zelda logos and found none. Fonts In Use, the main archive of typefaces in real work, has no entry for any Zelda game; its only Zelda result is an unrelated album cover, plus two typefaces that happen to be called Zelda. So we treat the font as unknown and report the fan-site answers below only as commonly cited matches.
Evidence for this attribution ↓No paid font selected
Free alternatives
Compare the actual letterforms with the same text. These are editorial alternatives, not fonts attributed to The Legend of Zelda.
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Cinzel
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Regular · Latin specimen
Classical Roman capitals with sharp serifs, a close fit for the small "The Legend of" line. It is too light and calm for the big ZELDA on its own.
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Libre Baskerville
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Regular · Latin specimen
A sturdy serif whose bold capitals give the weight and formal look of ZELDA. Its serifs are flatter and less flared than the logo's, and it has no bevel or sword-shaped Z.
View fontWhat Zelda fan sites say
Zelda Central, a fan site, keeps a list of typefaces it links to the series logos. It pairs ITC Zapf International Demi with the word Zelda in the logos of the first two games, and Charlemagne Bold with "The Legend of" in A Link to the Past, Link's Awakening, Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. It also lists Trajan for the two Oracle games. We could not trace any of these claims to Nintendo, so treat them as close matches, not confirmed answers.
Evidence for this attribution ↓A logo that changes with each game
Creative Bloq notes that the series has kept the same logo layout since the first game in 1986: a bold ZELDA with elegant serifs in the centre, "The Legend of" tucked above it, and each game's subtitle below, offset to the right. The art around it changes with the tone of each game. Breath of the Wild pairs gold lettering with a rusted Master Sword, and Tears of the Kingdom was the first all-white Zelda logo.
Evidence for this attribution ↓How to get the look
Set ZELDA in large, heavy capitals with sharp, flared serifs, and put "The Legend of" above it in smaller, wide-spaced Roman capitals. Cinzel works well for the small line. For the big word, use bold Libre Baskerville capitals and widen the spacing. The classic version adds a long, sword-like Z, a bevel and a deep red fill, which you draw yourself.
Common questions
Is the Zelda font free?
There is no official Zelda font. The typefaces fan sites point to, such as ITC Zapf International and Charlemagne, are commercial fonts. Cinzel and Libre Baskerville are free alternatives under the SIL Open Font License.
What font is the Breath of the Wild logo?
We found no source that names it. Creative Bloq describes the logo's gold lettering and rusted Master Sword, but not a typeface.
Who created The Legend of Zelda?
Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka created the series, which Nintendo first released in 1986. We found no credit for who designed its logos.
Sources & evidence
Editorial review completed November 10, 2026.