Author's note

Amar Bangla Bold by Al Mamun Sumon is a free bold sans serif with imposing capitals, rounded curves, and sharply cut horizontal strokes. Its slimmer lowercase keeps the design from feeling monolithic.

That contrast gives sports branding and technology packaging a firm, contemporary voice without making the lettering look mechanical. Event posters and merchandise can draw on the weighty capitals for impact, then use the lighter forms for supporting words. In publishing, it is particularly suited to magazine covers and section openers, where the marked change in weight can establish hierarchy within a compact run of type on the page.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
GNU GPL
Font family
Amar Bangla
Font subfamily
Bold
Unique subfamily identification
AlMamunSumon: Amar Bangla Bold: 2009
Full font name
Amar Bangla Bold
Name table version
Version 1.0
Postscript font name
AmarBangla-Bold
Trademark notice
Amar Bangla Bold is a trademark of Al Mamun Sumon.
Manufacturer name
Al Mamun Sumon
Designer
Al Mamun Sumon
Description
facebook.com/almamun.hossen

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2009-07-01
Revision1
Glyph count590
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSans serif
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced