Author's note

Bench Nine Bold by Vernon Adams is a free condensed sans serif with tall, emphatic letters and subtly changing stroke widths. Its gently rounded corners soften the upright structure.

Poster design is its strongest setting, especially when a long title must command a tight horizontal area. The same compact build suits music flyers, sports graphics, and bold packaging with an urban editorial edge. On venue signage, the towering letter shapes can become part of an architectural pattern rather than labeling.

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Bench Nine Bold by Vernon Adams is a free condensed sans serif typeface with tall, closely fitted letters, rounded joins, and varying stroke widths.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2012, vernon adams (vern@newtypography.co.uk), with Reserved Font Name 'BenchNine'
Font family
BenchNine
Font subfamily
Bold
Unique subfamily identification
newt : BenchNine Bold : 19-9-2012
Full font name
BenchNine Bold
Name table version
Version 1 ; ttfautohint (v0.92.18-e454-dirty) -l 8 -r 50 -G 200 -x 0 -w "g"
Postscript font name
BenchNine-Bold
Trademark notice
BenchNine is a trademark of vernon adams.
Manufacturer name
Designer

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2012-09-24
Revision1
Glyph count421
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSans serif
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthCondensed
Mac styleItalic
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
Complete pack contains 3 font weights listed below:
BenchNine-Bold.ttf
BenchNine-Light.ttf
BenchNine-Regular.ttf