Author's note

Bete Noir by Nick Curtis is a free Art Deco display font with a sharp poster-era attitude. The letters are built from broad geometric shapes, then bitten through with rows of triangular cuts and boxed-in strokes that give the whole design a noir-marquee tension instead of smooth Deco polish.

It works well for vintage nightclub branding, cocktail menus, mystery cover lines, title cards, and monograms where those jagged inner bites can do the talking. As a free font, it makes most sense in short display settings, especially logos and headings that want 1930s glamour pushed a little darker and stranger.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 1999,2000 Nick Curtis. All Rights Reserved. Distributed under non-exclusive license by 1001 Free Fonts.
Font family
Bete Noir NF
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Nick'sFonts: Bete Noir NF: 2006
Full font name
Bete Noir NF
Name table version
Version 1.002
Postscript font name
BeteNoirNF
Manufacturer name
Nick's Fonts
Designer

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2006-11-04
Revision1
Glyph count220
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classNo classification
WeightExtra-bold
WidthExpanded
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced