So this was probably the reason why the magical lettering from the US book edition was used for the marketing. The film series was distributed by Warner Bros., an American entertainment company. Rowling Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone which was changed to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in the US edition. The lettering with the lightning bolt first emerged in the US in 1998 on the cover of the first novel by Joanne K.
Cover of the US edition “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” by Scholastic (Illustrator: Mary GrandPré)
Where does the Harry Potter font come from?įirst of all, it is not actually a font but a logo designed specifically for Harry Potter – and not for the movie posters as one could think. Even if you are not a fan of Harry Potter, you will immediately think of the boy with the lightning bolt scar whenever you see the font with the characteristic lightning bolt “P”. While the cover art of the books including the fonts was different from country to country, the presentation of the films was the same around the globe. The reason why mainly this font is associated with Harry Potter is the fact that it has been used on all movie posters since the premiere of the first film. But one of them has beat all other fonts: the one with the distinctive lightning bolt “P”. Since the first novel was published in 1997, different fonts have appeared on the covers of the various editions in English and other languages. There is more than one font in the Harry Potter universe.
Sure to leave you stupefied: the famous Harry Potter font
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