About Ford Performance

Ford Performance is the high-performance arm of Ford Motor Company, responsible for both motorsport programs (including Le Mans, NASCAR and World Rally Championship efforts) and the production-car performance line (Mustang Shelby, Raptor, GT). The wordmark uses a heavy condensed italic that telegraphs forward motion at every scale — from racing-livery decals to dealership signage.

Ford's broader brand system has used a custom Antenna-family typeface since the early 2000s, and the Performance sub-brand inherits the same DNA in a heavier, italic cut. The choice reinforces consistency across Ford's corporate identity while letting Performance read as the more aggressive sibling — a visual hierarchy that's helped Ford maintain a coherent racing-and-road identity through multiple agency cycles.

What font does Ford Performance use?

Ford Performance uses Ford Antenna Black Italic, designed by Cyrus Highsmith at Font Bureau (now Type Network) as a proprietary commission for Ford Motor Company. Licensed via Type Network for non-Ford commercial use.

On this page, Lipi offers a generated lookalike of the font used in Ford Performance — ready to download instantly with a commercial license, no third-party purchase required.

Where this style works

Heavy condensed italic sans-serifs carry automotive branding, motorsport graphics, athletic and energy-drink identities, performance-apparel wordmarks, gym-and-fitness branding, action-sport video-game UI, and any layout where the type itself needs to feel like it's moving. The condensed proportions keep wordmarks compact for racing livery and product packaging where horizontal real estate is tight.

What you get

Instant download as OTF, TTF and WOFF, with a commercial-use license for $7.99.

Full diacritic coverage for 81 Latin-script languages

English, Spanish, Indonesian, Portuguese, Swahili, German, Turkish, Filipino, Italian, Polish, Oromo, Uzbek (Latin), Zulu, Dutch, Somali, Malagasy, Afrikaans, Shona, Hungarian, Rundi, Kinyarwanda, Czech, Swedish, Serbian, Quechua, Albanian, Croatian, Luyia, Luo, Danish, Finnish, Slovak, Ganda, Sango, Norwegian Bokmål, Kalenjin, North Ndebele, Swiss German, Bemba, Nyankole, Soga, Teso, Lithuanian, Gusii, Galician, Sena, Slovenian, Chiga, Irish, Makonde, Morisyen, Estonian, Kabuverdianu, Basque, Norwegian Nynorsk, Friulian, Shambala, Bena, Asu, Luxembourgish, Icelandic, Jola-Fonyi, Taita, Samburu, Machame, Colognian, Breton, Vunjo, Makhuwa-Meetto, Rwa, Rombo, Sangu, Faroese, Romansh, Scottish Gaelic, Upper Sorbian, Lower Sorbian, Manx, Inari Sami, Volapük, Cornish.

Not affiliated with or endorsed by the rights holders of Ford Performance. The font on this page is an original Lipi-generated lookalike of the font used in Ford Performance, not a redistribution of the original commercial typeface. For the original typeface, see the official source.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Ford Performance font free?

No. Ford Performance uses Ford Antenna Black Italic, a custom Type Network commission for Ford Motor Company that is licensable for non-Ford commercial work via Type Network. The Lipi lookalike here is sold under a single $7.99 commercial license — no Type Network purchase required.

What fonts are similar to Ford Antenna Black Italic?

Comparable heavy condensed italic sans-serifs include Helvetica Compressed Italic, Compacta Bold Italic, Bebas Neue Italic (free via Google Fonts), Knockout 92 HTF Italic, and Trade Gothic Bold Condensed Italic.

Can I use this for an automotive or motorsport project?

Yes. The Lipi license covers commercial use including automotive branding, motorsport graphics, apparel, and merchandise. We do not, however, grant any rights related to the Ford trademark or Ford Performance sub-brand — those remain with Ford Motor Company.