Mandatory

Mandatory font by Keith Bates is a free techno display font with a license-plate feel, using tall block shapes, straight cuts, and compact spacing. The letters are built from simple verticals and angled joins, which gives the design a regulated, road-marking rhythm rather than a decorative one.

Mandatory works well for automotive branding, shop signs, posters, number-style labels, game UI, and stencil-like logos because its square forms carry that official plate character through clean, repeated structure. This free font is also a strong fit for short titles and attention-grabbing headers when you want a coded, mechanical tone without extra ornament.

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Mandatory is a complete font developed from the Charles Wright typeface used for UK vehicle registration plates. It has been designed to conform to the required proportions.

Stroke separation on the M and W has been improved; both characters are pointed at the centre.

The tail of the Q is thinner.