Sailor Tattoo Hand
Out of Step Font Company · 2020
A hand-drawn monoline script rooted in classic American tattoo flash tradition, offered in an ornamented original style and a heavier, stripped-back Modern variant.
About
Inspired by the traditional flash work of Sailor Jerry, the typeface uses a monoline stroke with serif details to evoke hand-painted tattoo lettering. A Modern subfamily doubles the stroke weight and removes ornamentation to suit professional flash painting and merch work where cleaner, heavier text is needed. Both variants include italic cuts and European accented characters, with additional in-fill symbols stored in the Private Use Area.
Classification
A hand-drawn monoline serif script inspired by traditional American tattoo flash lettering, evoking the style of Sailor Jerry. The monoline stroke weight and serif detailing place it firmly in the hand-lettered script category rather than a formal calligraphic script.