Bucanera Font

Bucanera is a various font designed by Fernando Haro and published by deFharo (2016). It's a decorative display font with plenty of personality, made to grab attention. It's a free download, and you can try it with your own text in the preview above first.

In the notes inside the font file, Fernando Haro describes it like this: “Bucanera is a calligraphic typeface with pirate inspiration and ornaments, the result of the frustration that caused me stealing other fonts by Russian hackers. Inglourious Basterds this font is for you !!”

Bucanera Font Details

• Designer: Fernando Haro
• Publisher: deFharo
• Year: 2016 (from the copyright line in the font)
• Category: Various font
• Font styles: 1 (FFP)
• Weight: Regular (400)
• Glyphs: 236
• Characters: A–Z, a–z, 0–9 and basic punctuation
• Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian
• OpenType features: Swashes and fractions
• Kerning: Built in
• Download: Free ZIP (875.7 KB) with one OTF and one TTF files

What You Can Type With Bucanera

You get every letter from A to Z in both cases and all the numbers from 0 to 9, which means Bucanera can handle full sentences, dates and prices. Everyday marks like &, !, ? and @ are there too. Thanks to its accented letters, it also works for Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian, not just English.

How to Use the Alternate Letters in Bucanera

Bucanera has swashes built in as OpenType features. In Illustrator and InDesign, open the Glyphs panel (Window > Type) and select a letter to see its alternates. In Photoshop, use Window > Glyphs. Figma shows them under the text settings as OpenType features. Canva and Cricut Design Space can't reach OpenType alternates, so for those, set the word in a desktop app first and import it as an SVG.

Where Bucanera Works Best

Designers usually reach for fonts like Bucanera when they're making posters, logos and eye-catching headlines. Use it for one standout word or headline and let simpler fonts handle the rest.

More Fonts by Fernando Haro

DafontStyle has 16 more fonts by Fernando Haro. Here are a few:

• neo latina Font
• Donaire Black Italic Font
• WARFIELD Font
• The Black Box Font
• The Tribal Box Font
• Tighten Caps Font

Bucanera Font FAQs

Is Bucanera font free to download?

Yes, Bucanera is a free download here (free ZIP (875.7 KB) with one OTF and one TTF files), no sign-up needed. For commercial projects, read the license note on this page first, since that's set by the designer.

Who designed Bucanera font?

Bucanera was designed by Fernando Haro and published by deFharo. The copyright line inside the font is dated 2016. DafontStyle has 16 more fonts by Fernando Haro, and a few are linked above.

How do I install Bucanera on Windows or Mac?

Unzip the download first. On Windows, right-click the font file and choose Install. On a Mac, double-click it and click Install Font. The ZIP has both OTF and TTF versions of the same font. Install only one of them (OTF is the better pick for Adobe apps), because installing both can show duplicate names in your font list. Restart any app that was already open so it picks up Bucanera.

How do I get the alternate letters and swashes in Bucanera?

They are OpenType features, so pick them from the Glyphs panel in Illustrator, InDesign or Photoshop, or the OpenType settings in Figma. Canva and Cricut can't reach them directly; design the word in a desktop app and import it as an SVG.

Can I use Bucanera in Canva and Cricut?

Canva lets you upload it on Pro, Teams and other plans with font uploads (Brand Kit > Upload a font); free accounts can't upload fonts. For Cricut Design Space, install it on your computer first and it shows up under System fonts.

Does Bucanera support accented letters?

Yes. Bucanera includes the accented letters needed for Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian, so it works for more than just English.

What fonts pair well with Bucanera?

A plain sans serif like Open Sans gives it room to shine.