How it works
This varsity font generator sets a club, a class or a year in one of 3 college block fonts. It opens on MATHLETES, arched, in gold on night blue with a two-colour outline. Your own words go in Your text.
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Three slabs, one true college block
Graduate is the college block: clipped corners, slab serifs, medium weight. Its lowercase is small capitals, and every numeral is the same width, so stacked years line up. Alfa Slab One is far heavier, with round bowls and a real lowercase. Holtwood One SC descends from wood poster type: small capitals again, and about a quarter wider than Graduate.
Two lines, a patch and your own two colours
Arched text is one line: CLASS OF and 2027 share the arch. Under More options, Shape has Every line full width, which stacks them with the year largest, and Full circle for a patch. Enter (Return on a phone) starts a second line. Letter colour and Outline colour take any pair; New look keeps them and a Colours pick resets them.
Tips
- Graduate's zero has a dot in the middle. For a bare zero, type a capital O: same height and width.
- Strength of the look sets the outline's thickness. Holtwood One SC is so tight its outlines merge at any setting.
- Graduate and Alfa Slab One have ł, š, ğ and ő. Holtwood One SC stops at é, ñ and ü.
Questions and answers
Is varsity lettering the same as a college or collegiate font?
Yes. A college font generator and a collegiate font generator mean the same thing: block capitals with slab serifs and clipped corners. Graduate's description calls it a rendition of the classic college block lettering. It is the style, not the lettering of any one school.
How do I get a transparent file for a shirt?
Under More options, set Background to Transparent and leave Decoration on None. The PNG is then cut to the lettering, up to 2400 pixels wide, and Download SVG keeps the font inside. For a one-colour print, start from Hollow or Plain in black.
Can I sell shirts made with these fonts?
The fonts allow it. All three are under the SIL Open Font License, whose FAQ lists t-shirts and logos among the permitted uses. A real school's or team's name is still not yours to print, so keep to your own club, class or family.