Portland Font

Portland is a fancy font created by Emil Bertell, Teo Tuominen and released through Fenotype (2019). It's a decorative display font with plenty of personality, made to grab attention. The free download includes four styles, and you can try every one of them with your own text in the preview above.

Portland Font Details

• Designer: Emil Bertell, Teo Tuominen
• Publisher: Fenotype
• Year: 2019 (from the copyright line in the font)
• Category: Fancy font
• Font styles: 4 (Regular, Medium, Bold and Black)
• Weights: Regular (400) to Black (900)
• Glyphs: 407 in the Regular style
• Characters: A–Z, a–z, 0–9 and basic punctuation
• Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian
• OpenType features: Ligatures and fractions
• Kerning: Built in
• Version: 1.00
• Download: Free ZIP (366.0 KB) with four TTF and four OTF files

What You Can Type With Portland

You get every letter from A to Z in both cases and all the numbers from 0 to 9, which means Portland can handle full sentences, dates and prices. Common punctuation such as &, !, ? and @ is included as well. It also has the accented letters you need for Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian.

Ligatures and Smart Letters in Portland

Its ligatures switch on by themselves in most design apps: certain letter pairs join into one specially drawn shape.

Where Portland Works Best

Think of Portland for posters, logos and eye-catching headlines. Use it for one standout word or headline and let simpler fonts handle the rest. Because the family has more than one style, you can mix them in a single design for headings, subheadings and highlights.

More Fonts by Emil Bertell, Teo Tuominen

DafontStyle has 6 more fonts by Emil Bertell, Teo Tuominen. Here are a few:

• Grand Cru Font
• Syrup Sans Font Family
• Agile Sans Fonts
• Resolve Font
• Montaigne font
• Klik Font

Portland Font FAQs

Is Portland font free to download?

Yes, Portland is a free download here (free ZIP (366.0 KB) with four TTF and four OTF 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 Portland font?

Portland was designed by Emil Bertell, Teo Tuominen and published by Fenotype. The copyright line inside the font is dated 2019. DafontStyle has 6 more fonts by Emil Bertell, Teo Tuominen, and a few are linked above.

How do I install Portland 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 Portland.

Does Portland have ligatures?

Yes. Portland has ligatures that turn on by themselves in most design apps and browsers, so you don't need to do anything special.

Can I use Portland 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 Portland support accented letters?

Yes. Portland 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 Portland?

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