Obtuse1 Font

Obtuse1 is a single-weight display TTF font designed for high-impact text. Its heavy, geometric letterforms stay legible even at small thumbnail sizes, which makes it a solid pick for YouTube covers, shorts and social posts where the headline has to read in a split second. Because it ships as a standard .ttf file, it installs on Windows and macOS and works in essentially any app that lets you pick a system font — Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, Canva and CapCut included. No plugin or extra license tooling is needed to get started. It comes from a thumbnail font pack, so it is best treated as a headline face rather than body copy. Pair it with a clean sans serif for supporting text, and use tight tracking plus a stroke or drop shadow to keep it readable over busy video frames.

How to use this resource

Install the .ttf by double-clicking it and choosing Install (Windows) or adding it in Font Book (macOS). Restart your editing or design app, then select Obtuse1 from the font menu for titles and thumbnail text. Use it at large sizes with tight tracking for maximum impact.