Nirvana font

image of the official Nirvana font

The name of the font that is used in the Nirvana logo and album cover is a typeface by the name of Poster Bodoni. This is a serif type font originally created by Giambattista Bodoni way back in 1798.

This font comes in a True Type Font (TTF) font format, which means that it’s fully compatible with both PC and Mac computers. It includes a full suite of uppercase, lowercase, numeric, and punctuation characters. The following image shows what this font will look like when installed on your computer.

Grab yourself a copy of this cool font inspired by this legendary 90’s grunge band from Seattle.

About the Font used on the Nirvana album

Nirvana is an American rock band that gained popularity in the 90s. The band was formed in 1987 and lead by guitarists and singer-songwriter Kurt Cobain. The music of Nirvana has revolutionized the rock scene and popularized a new genre we knew today as alternative rock. Their music is characterized by a combination of pop melody and punk tunes. And a common theme you’ll find in their music is social alienation which resonated with the younger generation at that time. The font that was used on the album cover has become instantly recognizable and associated with the band. The logo lettering now features on many tshirts, posters and other items like this.

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Nirvana font generator

The band used this font for several of their studio albums including: 1989 "Bleach", 1991 "Nevermind", and 1993 "In Utero". Now you too can recreate the same grunge feel by using our Nirvana Font Generator application below to create your own image inspired by these album covers.

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Nirvana font In Use

Listed below are a few examples of the Nirvana font in use demonstrating different lettering, logo color and style variations:

image of nirvana-album-lettering-bleach.jpg
image of nirvana-album-lettering-nevermind.jpg
image of nirvana-album-lettering-in-utero.jpg
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