Hollow Knight Font

On this page

1. 01 About the Hollow Knight font
2. 02 History of the Hollow Knight lettering
3. 03 Where the Hollow Knight font is used
4. 04 Free fonts similar to Hollow Knight
5. 05 Try the Hollow Knight look-alike fonts
6. 06 How to make Hollow Knight-style text
7. 07 FAQ
8. 08 Related fonts on DaFont Online
9. 09 Sources

Quick answer: Team Cherry has not named a font for the Hollow Knight logo, which is custom artwork. Free look-alikes on this page: Cinzel and Cormorant Garamond.

About the Hollow Knight font

Hollow Knight is a 2017 Metroidvania game by Team Cherry, an Australian studio. It was released for Windows on 24 February 2017 (Wikipedia).

The logo is credited to Team Cherry on its Wikimedia Commons file page (Wikimedia Commons). We did not find an official font for it.

History of the Hollow Knight lettering

• 24 February 2017: Hollow Knight is released for Windows (Wikipedia).
• 11 April 2017: Linux and macOS versions follow (Wikipedia).
• 12 June 2018: the game comes to Nintendo Switch (Wikipedia).

Where the Hollow Knight font is used

• The game’s title logo, credited to Team Cherry on Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Commons).
• Its sequel, Hollow Knight: Silksong, also by Team Cherry (Wikipedia).

Free fonts similar to Hollow Knight

Cinzel

Roman capitals in the Trajan tradition. Closest free match for the title.

Cormorant Garamond

Delicate and elegant, close to the in-game text mood.

Marcellus

A gentle flared serif, good for headings.

EB Garamond

A classic book font for longer text.

Almendra

A calligraphic touch for lore-style captions.

Each download is the original file from Google Fonts, shared under its open license (SIL Open Font License or Apache 2.0). You can use these 5 fonts free in personal and commercial projects.

Try the Hollow Knight look-alike fonts

How to make Hollow Knight-style text

• Use pale white or soft gray letters on a near-black background.
• Keep the letter spacing wide and the text small.
• Leave a lot of empty space around the words. The game feels quiet.
• Add a very faint glow for emphasis, but skip heavy effects.

Try your own text in our font generator, or browse more free design tools.

FAQ

What font is Hollow Knight?

Team Cherry has not named one. The logo is custom artwork.

Is there an official Hollow Knight font?

We did not find one in the sources we read.

Is the Hollow Knight font free?

Cinzel and Cormorant Garamond are free Google Fonts with a similar classical feel. The logo itself is Team Cherry’s artwork.

Related fonts on DaFont Online

• Undertale Font
• Omori Font
• Elden Ring Font
• Toy Soldiers Font

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Hollow Knight
2. Wikipedia: Hollow Knight: Silksong
3. Wikimedia Commons: Hollow Knight Textlogo (file page)