Author's note

Bengali Dhaka SSK, created by Southern Software, is a free Bengali display font with broad, calligraphic forms. Strong black curves meet fine upright strokes, producing lively changes in width across the lettering. A firm headline stroke gives the characters a clear horizontal structure.

A Bengali cultural brand could use it for restaurant signage, food packaging, and festival posters, where the sweeping shapes can echo decorative illustration. Its clearest audience is readers drawn to Bengali arts and cuisine.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright 1995 Southern Software, Inc., All Rights Reserved
Font family
BengaliDhakaSSK
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1 BengaliDhakaSSK
Full font name
BengaliDhakaSSK
Name table version
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1 8/14/95
Postscript font name
BengaliDhakaSSK

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Revision1
Glyph count225
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsLicensed font (protected)
Family classNo classification
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 2 font weights listed below:
bengds__.ttf
bengdsb_.ttf