Shattered Font: Repeated Letters, Alternates and Demo Limits

TracerTong Fontworks’ own Shattered listing identifies Shattered-Free.ttf as a personal-use demo with its OpenType features removed. Its author note directs buyers to the full version and lists contextual alternates, accented characters and the Shattered Staggered font. Put the exact resource name on your proof sheet before comparing results. This is distinct from Vic Carless’s Shatter; similar fractured lettering and similar names do not establish that the two files share a maker or character design.

The maker explains that contextual alternates can replace repeated letters or numbers with different glyph versions. Make a title proof containing a doubled letter, a repeated numeral and the intended final wording. In an application supporting the feature, compare the full version with the feature enabled and disabled while holding size and spacing constant. Inspect which repetitions change, then save a reference of the accepted result. A feature-stripped demo cannot demonstrate that behaviour, so avoid rejecting or approving the full-version mechanism from the demo alone.

Make another proof using the complete names and places in the project, including their actual accents. Compare the ordinary and Staggered resources independently where supplied, keeping the wording constant rather than assuming that a filename change is only a weight change. Inspect small counters and punctuation in the final output, then put practical details in a separate companion line. Bebas Neue and Special Elite are independent display and texture comparisons. The homepage Unicode text-style choices do not install Shattered or switch on its contextual alternates.