Balls to the Wall
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BALLS___.TTF
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Author's note
Balls to the Wall font by Rob Dobi is a free distorted display font with a smashed, stencil-cut attitude—letters look gouged out and chipped, leaving bold black shapes with sharp gaps and rough edges. It reads like sprayed paint torn by a razor, loud and a little dangerous even at a glance.
Using Balls to the Wall works beautifully for punk and metal posters, skate graphics, band merch, horror flyers, zine covers, game title screens, and gritty YouTube thumbnails. Keep it big so the breaks stay legible, and pair it with a clean grotesk sans for the details—let this free font handle the shout while the partner handles the fine print.
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free for personal use, if used for commercial purposes please read "README.TXT" once downloaded.
Using Balls to the Wall works beautifully for punk and metal posters, skate graphics, band merch, horror flyers, zine covers, game title screens, and gritty YouTube thumbnails. Keep it big so the breaks stay legible, and pair it with a clean grotesk sans for the details—let this free font handle the shout while the partner handles the fine print.
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free for personal use, if used for commercial purposes please read "README.TXT" once downloaded.
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Basic font information
Copyright notice
Balls to the Wall - rob dobi 1998 http://dobi.swankarmy.net
Font family
Balls to the Wall
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1 Balls to the Wall
Full font name
Balls to the Wall
Name table version
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1 5/26/98
Postscript font name
BallstotheWall
Trademark notice
Balls to the Wall - rob dobi 1998 http://dobi.swankarmy.net
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
MacintoshRoman
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
Font details
Created1998-05-26
Revision1
Glyph count53
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding restricted (not allowed!)
Family classNo classification
WeightBold
WidthMedium (normal)
Width typeNormal
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PostureUpright
Stroke weightBook, text, regular, etc.
PitchNot monospaced
Symbol setWindows 3.1 ANSI