How it works
Bubble letters for Pirates on one sideways sheet, opening in Fredoka, the only font of the four here that keeps a white ring in the P and the a. All seven of its letters are different.
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Pirate talk for a door or a party
After your first print, open Pirate words in bubble letters and tap Ahoy or Ahoy / Matey: ahoy hails a ship and a matey is a friend. Avast means stop, Aye Aye that an order is understood, and Land Ho is the lookout's shout from the Crow's / Nest. Yo-Ho-Ho, Set Sail, All Hands / on Deck, Welcome / Aboard, Pirate / Ship, First / Mate, Pirate / Crew and Pirate / Party fill out a party.
A treasure hunt, a flag, a school
X Marks / the Spot, Buried / Treasure, Treasure / Hunt, Treasure / Chest, Doubloons and Pieces / of Eight head the clues of a hunt. Jolly / Roger names the flag and Talk Like / a Pirate the day. A school whose teams are the Pirates has Pirate / Pride and Home / of the / Pirates.
- Ahoy prints more than a third taller than Pirates in all four fonts; Doubloons prints smallest of the row.
- With Gold picked under Look, Doubloons and Treasure / Chest print in gold letters.
- Typed in capitals, PIRATES prints smaller than Pirates in every font here.
Questions and answers
How do you draw pirates in bubble letters?
Pencil P, i, r, a, t, e, s with wide gaps. Round every stroke into a fat outline, keep a ring inside the P, the a and the e, set a round dot over the i, then rub out the pencil.
How do I make a pirates stencil from bubble letters?
Pick One letter per page and print seven upright sheets. Cut each letter out along its outer line, lay it on the poster and trace round it. Draw the middles of the P, the a and the e by hand.
When is Talk Like a Pirate Day?
September 19, every year. It began in 1995 as a joke between two friends in Oregon and spread after a newspaper columnist wrote about it in 2002.
Is it Jolly Roger or Jolly Rodger?
Jolly Roger, with two capitals and no d: the dictionary's name for the traditional pirate flag, often pictured as a white skull and crossbones on black. The name has been in print since at least 1724.