Gentium Basic Bold Font

Gentium Basic family consisting of 4 fonts
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Author's note

Gentium Basic Bold from SIL International is a free humanist serif with sturdy strokes and broad, open letterforms. Its gently bracketed serifs and noticeable stroke variation give the lettering a traditional bookish character. Curves remain soft, broad, and carefully drawn throughout.

Publishing is its clearest home, particularly for book covers, literary magazines, and exhibition catalogs with a scholarly or historical subject. The substantial weight also suits museum signage and cultural event posters, where the classical structure can carry prominent text. Across these uses, the broad curves and familiar serif construction connect contemporary design with the look of established print traditions.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) SIL International, 2003-2008.
Font family
Gentium Basic
Font subfamily
Bold
Unique subfamily identification
SILInternational: Gentium Basic Bold: 2008
Full font name
Gentium Basic Bold
Name table version
Version 1.100
Postscript font name
GentiumBasic-Bold
Trademark notice
Gentium is a trademark of SIL International.
Manufacturer name
SIL International
Designer
J. Victor Gaultney and Annie Olsen

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2008-04-02
Revision1
Glyph count796
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classTransitional serifs
WeightBold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleItalic
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 4 font weights listed below:
GenBasB.ttf
GenBasR.ttf
GenBasI.ttf
GenBasBI.ttf
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