Astur is a decorative typeface

Typeface

In typography, a typeface is the artistic representation or interpretation of characters; it is the way the type looks. Each type is designed and there are thousands of different typefaces in existence, with new ones being developed constantly....

 that was designed in 1940 and licensed by the Spanish foundry Nacional Typefoundry

Nacional Typefoundry

Fundicion Tipográfica Nacional or the Nacional Typefoundry was for many years the leading type foundry of Spain. It was founded in Madrid in 1915 and functioned there until bought out by Fundicion Tipográfica Neufville of Barcelona in 1971...

. The letters appear to be made of wooden planks, and it is often used when an outdoor or camping look is desired. The font's name, a reference to the ancient inhabitants of northern Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

 (the Astur

Astur

The Astures were the Hispano-Celtic Gallaecian inhabitants of the northwest area of Hispania that now comprises almost the entire modern autonomous community of Asturias and the modern provinces León, and northern Zamora , and east of Trás os Montes in Portugal...

es), is meant to underline its rustic appearance.

A common software version of the font is called "Woodplank".

See also: Samples of display typefaces

Samples of display typefaces

The list of samples of display typefaces summarises the principal fonts used in screen display of characters. The accurate identification of display typefaces is critical in graphic design, web design and forensic computing.-See also:...