Author's note

Himalb is a free Bangla display font with broad, closely packed forms and a strong, uninterrupted horizontal headline. Rounded loops meet sharp inward cuts throughout the lettering.

Publishing is its most convincing setting, especially for book covers and magazine section titles that benefit from its dense, distinctive graphic silhouette. It also suits cultural-event posters and music packaging, where the continuous top line and large, sweeping lower shapes can become part of the overall artwork rather than read as neutral text.

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Basic font information

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Generated by Fontographer 3.5
Font family
Himalb
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Altsys Fontographer 3.5 Himalb Regular
Full font name
Himalb Regular
Name table version
Altsys Fontographer 3.5 1/27/94
Postscript font name
Himalb

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created1994-01-27
Revision1
Glyph count149
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classNo classification
WeightBold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced