Channel Font: Four Slant Choices and Personal-Use Files

Måns Grebäck’s Channel author resource lists Channel.ttf, Channel_Left-Slanted.ttf, Channel_Slanted1.ttf and Channel_Slanted2.ttf. Its author note offers personal use and links to a separate commercial route. Preserve those file names in the reference rather than assuming Slanted1 and Slanted2 are simply heavier weights. The archive’s June 11, 2011 first-seen notice is listing history, not a complete account of the design’s origin.

Set an original name in each supplied file inside four identical text frames. Keep the wording, size and baseline fixed while comparing the direction and spaces around the word. Do not flip the image horizontally to imitate Left-Slanted: that would also reverse the letterforms and reading order. Make a second proof with the name beside a photograph or illustration so its direction can be judged against the composition rather than in isolation.

Compare a short name and a longer phrase before approving the script for an invitation or label. Leave smaller dates and practical details in a quieter companion. Lobster is an independent connected-lettering comparison, not Channel or an additional slant file. The homepage’s cursive-style copyable text changes Unicode characters; it does not select these installed font files or preserve their drawing. Use the actual creator resource and commercial link when the intended project goes beyond the cited personal-use offer.