The Original Series & The Animated Series
- opening titles: Star Trek BT italic (sometimes labeled as βFinal Frontier Old Styleβ or βHorizonβ) | https://www.azfonts.net/fonts/startrek-bt/regular-247841
- credits: Star Trek BT regular (sometimes labeled as βFinal Frontier Old Styleβ or βHorizonβ) | https://www.azfonts.net/fonts/startrek-bt/regular-247841
TOS movies
- opening titles: Star Trek Film BT* (sometimes labeled as βFinal Frontierβ or βGalaxyβ) | https://www.azfonts.net/fonts/startrek-film-bt/regular-247712
- credits vary, so either: Star Trek Film BT (sometimes labeled as βFinal Frontierβ or βGalaxyβ) | https://www.azfonts.net/fonts/startrek-film-bt/regular-247712 or Montalban | https://www.dafont.com/montalban.font
The Next Generation
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opening title:
- βSTAR TREKβ | Star Trek Next BT ExtraBold | https://www.azfonts.net/fonts/startreknext-xbd-bt/extrabold-248342
- βTHE NEXT GENERATIONβ | Star Trek Gen | source needed
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credits: Crillee (sometimes labeled as βKrupperβ) | https://dafontfamily.com/crillee-font-free-download/
Deep Space Nine
- opening title: Star Trek Film BT* (sometimes labeled as βFinal Frontierβ or βGalaxyβ) | https://www.azfonts.net/fonts/startrek-film-bt/regular-247712
- credits: Handel Gothic | https://www.wfonts.com/font/handel-gothic
Voyager
- opening title: Star Trek Film BT* (sometimes labeled as βFinal Frontierβ or βGalaxyβ) | https://www.azfonts.net/fonts/startrek-film-bt/regular-247712
- credits: Handel Gothic | https://www.wfonts.com/font/handel-gothic
Enterprise
- opening title: Jefferies Extended | https://www.azfonts.net/fonts/jefferies/extended-22019
- credits: source needed
*okay, so βStar Trek Film BTβ is listed as the opening title font for the TOS movies, DS9, and VOY, but the one actually used has a slightly heavier weight and is likely the medium or bold variation of the typeface. I couldnβt find any documentation about this discrepancy or the heavier version online. People who purchased the typeface from Bitstream or another official foundry might have it. That said, βStar Trek Film BTβ is really close, but if you want a closer title font match for the TOS movies, DS9, or VOY, then I recommend adding an outline to mimic the heavier βboldβ font weight.
source: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Trek_fonts. Also, my eyes, since I had nothing to do while Lemmy was down during the instance upgrade and took it upon myself to go through the titles and credits for the aforementioned shows and TOS movies to compare and verify their on-screen accuracy instead of going outside. All these fonts are an exact match with whatβs on screen, with the exception of: (1) the font titles for the TOS movies, DS9, and VOY, which as mentioned above use the medium or bold version of βStar Trek Film BT,β and (2) the fonts for TOS movie credits, which vary and to be honest I couldnβt be arsed to obsess over details at that point. I would just use βMontalbanβ for simulating TOS movie credits. Ok fine, for that one nerd who is inevitably gonna nitpick: <adjusts glasses> for an accurate simulation of Star Trek: The Motion Pictureβs credits you wanna use βStar Trek Film BTβ because βMontalbanβ was obviously created with The Wrath of Khan in mind and didnβt exist at the time, naturally making βStar Trek Film BTβ the logical choice. Overall these fonts do require tracking adjustment (especially TNG credits), but they are a match. Happy memeing!
Edit (2024-03-03): just some formatting fixes
Edit (2024-03-05): added info for the bottom part of the TNG opening title (βThe Next Generationβ), and added Enterprise opening title font. I should move this to a location that is a little more sustainable for long-term maintenance.
Edit (2024-03-08): scope has expanded. Now planning to build online resource hub for Trek meme makers, which will include updated versions of this font listing. Discussion on that is in this post. More news to come.
Also, @ummthatguy@lemmy.world has this great workaround for those who canβt load fonts:
It occurred to me that some mobile users may not be able to use those files on some apps. On several occasions, Iβve used fontmeme.com and it has just about everything, including other sci-fi adjacents.
It occurred to me that some mobile users may not be able to use those files on some apps. On several occasions, Iβve used fontmeme.com and it has just about everything, including other sci-fi adjacents.
Oh, thatβs neat. Iβve seen that site before, but I totally missed that you could save it as a transparent png. That is a very handy tool. Thanks for the heads up!
You are the GOAT, @kellyaster@lemmy.world
You are awesome. Thank you for sharing this with everyone.
You are a gentleman* and a scholar.
Edit: this is exactly content which should be stickied or sidebar-linked. Mods (@The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world)?
(*) of your preferred designation, identity, and pronouns
Youβre absolutely right! Itβs stickied now, but maybe a link to this post deserves a spot on the sidebar tooβ¦
(edit: @kellyaster@lemmy.world, just added to the sidebar!)