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There were at least two '''Li'l Bits''' packages released by {{w|Bitstream Inc.|Bitstream}}, one for ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|The Original Series]]'' and a second for fonts from ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|The Next Generation]]''.
 
There were at least two '''Li'l Bits''' packages released by {{w|Bitstream Inc.|Bitstream}}, one for ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|The Original Series]]'' and a second for fonts from ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|The Next Generation]]''.
 
;Star Trek BT: is the font with the original lettering from TOS and TAS; recently renamed to '''Horizon'''.
 
;Star Trek BT: is the font with the original lettering from TOS and TAS; recently renamed to '''Horizon'''.

Revision as of 14:02, 27 July 2007

Template:Realworld The following is a list of fonts used in the different Star Trek series categorized by the companies that hold the rights to it.

Bitstream

File:Horizon font sample.gif

Horizon font sample

Galaxy font sample1

Galaxy font sample

Sonic font sample

Sonic font sample

There were at least two Li'l Bits packages released by Bitstream, one for The Original Series and a second for fonts from The Next Generation.

Star Trek BT
is the font with the original lettering from TOS and TAS; recently renamed to Horizon.
Star Trek Film BT
has the lettering used in the movies and in the titles for DS9 and VOY; recently renamed to Galaxy.
Star Trek Pi BT
contains the insignia from TOS plus the Klingon logo on lowercase a-d and ten Klingon letters on e-n
Starfleet Bold Extended BT
the font with letters used on the hull of Starfleet vessels; recently renamed to Millennium.
Venetian 301
part of the Li'l Bits TOS package; might have been in use for displays in TOS
Square 721 Condensed
part of the Li'l Bits TOS package.
StarTrek Next Generation
StarTrek Gen
Crillee Italic
Swiss 911 Ultra compressed
Transitional 521
StarTrek Next Pi

Microprose

With the game Star Trek: Klingon Honor Guard by MicroProse the company offered a couple of Klingon-like fonts from the game:

MPS Klingon
font with Latin letters in a shape similar to the Klingon letters
KlingonDagger
all Latin font that shares some shapes of Klingon letters
New Klingon Light
a collection of Klingon letters, most of them are different in shape than those used in Star Trek productions

Others

The following is a list of fonts that can be used to achieve lettering as used in the series.

Helvetica Ultra Condensed (only majuscules)
a font on which Swiss 911 Ultra compressed is based on (which is used for LCARS displays)
Jefferies Extended
Enterprise font

Jefferies Extended font sample

this font has the lettering used in Star Trek: Enterprise; this particular font designed by Jeff Yerkey and named in honor of Matt Jefferies