Be sure to also take a peek at its ugly sister in the italic font. Its ampersand has extra high contrast with some sharp swashes. With a name that combines masthead and didone you know that Mastadoni is going to feature some ultra modern characters. All the hipster typographers either use this glyph as their logo, or have it tattooed on their wrist! Carmen FiestaĬarmen Fiesta is a display typeface that looks like it has come straight from the circus, but within the glyph set of wild ornaments and fleurons is a pretty ampersand with elegant ball terminals.

Baskerville Italicīaskerville Italic is the go-to ampersand when you want to add a touch of class to your designs. Caslon is a great example with its flowing swooshes and strokes. Some of the most elegant ampersands come from the script era of old style typefaces.

You can actually find a free replica of Pistilli which also contains this alternate ampersand glyph under the  character. Many regard Pistilli as having the best ampersand of all time with its elegant swashes. Which one is your favourite? Eloquent JF ProĮloquent is a digital revival of the old classic Pistilli Roman. I browsed through 100s of typefaces to find the font with the most unique and flamboyant ampersand designs. Its form has evolved over centuries from the more script-like ‘et’ ligature where the letters are clearly visible, to the more stylised character we recognise on our keyboards today. Originally a ligature that combined the letters E and T of the Latin word ‘et’, the ampersand is now a common replacement for the word ‘and’.

Kings caslon font