About Jaws

Jaws is the 1975 Steven Spielberg thriller adapted from Peter Benchley's novel, widely credited with inventing the modern summer blockbuster. The film's poster lockup pairs a swimmer silhouette with a heavy, blunt display lettering that has become shorthand for shark-themed and beach-horror branding ever since.

Spielberg's original spawned three sequels (Jaws 2, Jaws 3-D, Jaws: The Revenge) and decades of cultural reference — from Discovery Channel's Shark Week branding to countless beach-town souvenirs and ironic Halloween merch. The poster typography has outlived the franchise's diminishing-returns sequels and now functions independently as a signal for ocean-horror, coastal-thriller, or beach-noir design.

What font does Jaws use?

Jaws uses Amity Jack, a freeware display face explicitly named after Amity Island from the Jaws film and modelled on the original poster lettering. Distributed under freeware terms.

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

Where this style works

Heavy blunt display faces in this register are at home in horror movie posters, beach-town souvenir design, ocean and marine merchandise, summer event branding, and any project that needs visceral seaside-thriller weight. The style works well in beer-can wraps, beach-bar signage, surf-brand campaigns, and tabletop horror covers that want suspense rather than gore.

What you get

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

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

Frequently asked questions

Is the Jaws font free?

Amity Jack, the freeware reference for the Jaws poster, is available for personal use but has unclear commercial-use terms depending on where you download it. The Lipi lookalike on this page provides the same style with explicit $7.99 commercial licensing.

What fonts look like the Jaws poster?

Heavy blunt display faces in the same family of look include Amity Jack, Block Berthold, Compacta Black, and Cooper Black. The Lipi lookalike on this page is the cleanest commercial route to the Jaws poster feel.

Can I use this for a Jaws or Shark Week project?

The font is fully licensed for commercial use. Don't use it alongside the Jaws trademark, Universal Pictures branding, or Discovery's Shark Week identity in a way that implies endorsement — those trademarks remain with their respective rights holders.