Lobster
Google Fonts · Impallari Type · 2010
Lobster is one of the most recognisable display scripts on the web, delivering bold retro-American energy through its high-contrast connected letterforms and extensive ligature system.
About
Released in 2010, Lobster quickly became ubiquitous thanks to its confident personality and the novelty of its automatic ligature substitution, which keeps the script connected cleanly across letter combinations. It suits food and drink branding, vintage-style posters, and social media graphics where a loud, characterful headline is needed. Its very familiarity now makes it a double-edged choice — effective but widely seen.
Classification
Lobster is an exuberant connected script with bold, high-contrast strokes and elaborate ligatures, designed to command attention at display sizes. Its retro-American flavour draws on mid-twentieth century advertising lettering traditions.