In this day of computer driven engraving systems, your engraver can offer many font choices.

When it comes to engraved door knockers, some fonts will be better than others.

Most engravers would use the diamond drag method of engraving for a brass door knocker. This method works by dragging a precision sharpened diamond tipped stylus across the surface of the door knocker to scratch in a pattern . Brass is a relatively soft metal so this method works extremely well. It creates crisp lines with which to form letters.

Some fonts use a single line to make the letter while others use 3 or more side by side to make the letter bolder.

When engraving a door knocker you really want the engraving to show up from a short distance. For this reason the bolder the letter is the easier it is to read. Boldness is achieved by using more lines to form the letter. A one line font uses just one scratch per thickness of the letter. This is great for small letters on jewelry and such but not so good for larger items like door knockers. Here we need at least a two line font.

Most two line fonts form outlines of the letters. The letter is hollow, that is there is no fill. For many door knockers this works very well.

Three or more line fonts use the additional lines to fill in the letters thus making the letters stand out more.

Font choices usually include the standard Helvetica, Roman, English and Script fonts as well as a selection of ornamental fonts. You will want to make your choice based on the style of the door knocker and the effect you wish to create. You can see our Your-Door-Knocker font choices here.

Font choice has a big effect on engraved door knockers. Be sure to take a little time when picking our your font.