The Monkees Fonts

Logo Fonts

Kalligraphia

The font most commonly used by The Monkees is Kalligraphia. Partridge is a similar font. Kalligraphia appears in:

  • “The Monkees is here” signs
  • “Last Train to Clarksville” / “Take a Giant Step” single
  • “I’m a Believer” / “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone” single
  • “Pleasant Valley Sunday” / “Words” single
  • “A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You” / “The Girl I Knew Somewhere” single
  • Missing Links, Volume 2
  • likely many other places
Hobo

Hobo appears in:

  • the THE in the Monkees’ guitar logo
  • The Monkees Greatest Hits song book (1995)
  • Missing Links, Volume 1
  • Hey, Hey, It’s The Monkees credits

Album Fonts

  • The Monkees
    The font used on the album The Monkees (for the song listings) is Dom Casual.
  • More Of The Monkees
    The font used on the album More of The Monkees is similar to Eurostile Bold (Microgramma).
  • Headquarters
    The font used on the album Headquarters is Playbill.
  • Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
    Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones LTD. does not use a font; the letters are hand-drawn.
  • Head
    The font used on the album Head is Helvetica 33 Extended Thin.
  • Instant Replay
    The font used on the album Instant Replay is Gothic 725 Bold.
  • The Monkees Present
    The font used on the album The Monkees Present is Clarendon Wide Extra Bold.
  • Pool It!
    The font used on the album Pool It! is Eurostile Bold Extended (Microgramma). The font used for the “THE” in logo is similar to Express.
  • Justus
    The font used on the album Justus is Helvetica Inserat Cyrillic.
  • Greatest Hits
    The font used on the album Greatest Hits is Elephant.
  • Missing Links Volume 1
    The font used on the album Missing Links Volume 1 is Hobo.
  • Missing Links Volume 2
    The fonts used on the album Missing Links Volume 2 are Kalligraphia and Futura (Tw Cen MT).
  • Missing Links Volume 3
    The font used on the album Missing Links Volume 3 is Xavier Serif Black (Jazz Poster).

Other Fonts

Ad Lib

Ad Lib

Appears in:

  • Our Favorite Episodes DVD (1997)
  • Season 1, 2 DVD box sets (2003)

Socket and Galindo are similar fonts.

Franklin Gothic EF Condensed

Franklin Gothic EF Condensed

Appears in:

  • the TV show credits
Elephant

Elephant

Appears in:

  • the track listings for 1990s Rhino CDs
Minuet Bold

Minuet Bold

Appears in:

  • the title cards in “Here Come The Monkees - The Pilot”
Amelia

Amelia

Appears in:

  • the “Wind Up Man” scene in 33 ⅓ Revolutions Per Monkees