Author's note

Bender Black, designed by Oleg Zhuravlev and Ivan Gladkikh, is a free techno display font built from dense, squared letterforms with clipped corners and very compact inner spaces. The broad strokes make the lettering feel tough and mechanical.

Technology and competitive sports are especially apt subjects, since the clipped forms resemble machine housings and scoreboard lettering. That makes it a convincing choice for game title cards, esports branding, and event posters aimed at an action-focused audience. On product packaging and digital graphics, the cut-corner letters can become parts of interface panels, equipment labels, or team badges rather than behaving as neutral text.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2009 by Oleg Zhuravlev, Gladkikh Ivan. All rights reserved.
Font family
Bender
Font subfamily
Black
Unique subfamily identification
OlegZhuravlev,GladkikhIvan: Bender Black: 2009
Full font name
Bender-Black
Name table version
Version 1.000 2009 initial release
Postscript font name
Bender-Black
Trademark notice
Bender Black is a trademark of Oleg Zhuravlev, Gladkikh Ivan.
Manufacturer name
Oleg Zhuravlev, Gladkikh Ivan
Designer
Oleg Zhuravlev, Gladkikh Ivan
Description
Copyright (c) 2009 by Oleg Zhuravlev, Gladkikh Ivan. All rights reserved.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2009-06-25
Revision1
Glyph count372
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classSans serif
WeightExtra-bold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureBold
Complete pack contains 7 font weights listed below:
Bender Black.otf
Bender Black Italic.otf
Bender Italic.otf
Bender Bold.otf
Bender Bold Italic.otf
Bender Light.otf
Bender.otf