The origins of St. Patrick's Day date back to Ireland and the feast of St. Patrick around 430 AD. The writings during St. Patrick's time were primarily in uncial script, an all-caps font derived from Roman cursive script. You can achieve an Irish look and feel for your St. Patrick's Day projects by using any of the fonts that are classified as Celtic. These fonts range from medieval and Gothic to Gaelic and Carolingian.
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Fonts labeled "Irish," "Gaelic," or "Celtic" may not be historically accurate to the time of St. Patrick, but they still get the point across. Celtic typeface is a broad category for any type style associated with Celts and Irish script.
Some Celtic fonts are calligraphic or simple sans serif fonts decorated with Celtic knots or other Irish symbols. Dingbat symbols with a Celtic or Irish theme are often included in this category.
Free Celtic style font libraries include:
