Display / Bold Oblique
Placebo
A reinvention of Dré Labre's 1997/1998 rave alphabet: squared bowls, open counters, real lowercase and a decisive forward lean.
© 2026 Dré Labre, TBD.company Inc. and Utypeia · drelabre.com
Version 2.000, a new drawing of Dré Labre's 1997/1998 alphabet. 164 mappings; full printable ASCII and selected Western European accents. One Bold Oblique weight, proportional figures, GPOS kerning. Not complete Latin Extended-A. Separate from Placebo Beta. Includes Dré Labre's portrait at U+F8FF; Mac US/ABC Option–Shift–K, Word on Windows F8FF then Alt–X.
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TAKE IT WITH YOU
The font files.
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Usage terms
Free for any use, personal or commercial. Change it, share it, make money with it. No credit required, though designers love a shout-out. Provided as is: use at your own risk. Read the terms
A LITTLE READING MATERIAL
Afterimage
A zine made for Placebo. A closer look at the letters and the world around them.
Choose the reading edition for screens or the print edition for a folded booklet.