Author's note

Luxi Sans Bold, designed by Kris Holmes and Charles Bigelow of Bigelow & Holmes Inc., is a free bold sans serif with sturdy strokes and clean contemporary shapes. Broad capitals and softly modulated curves keep it from feeling rigid.

Digital graphics are a natural medium for its robust, straightforward lettering, especially interface banners, presentation slides, and event screens. The same open curves and crisp joins also suit corporate branding and public information signage, where the strong silhouette can feel authoritative without borrowing the severe tone of a strictly geometric sans serif, yet remains personable in everyday civic and educational settings.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2001 by Bigelow & Holmes Inc. Instructions copyright (c) 2001 by URW++.
Font family
Luxi Sans
Font subfamily
Bold
Unique subfamily identification
Luxi Sans Bold: B&H
Full font name
Luxi Sans Bold
Name table version
1.2 : October 12, 2001
Postscript font name
LuxiSans-Bold
Trademark notice
Luxi is a registered trademark of Bigelow & Holmes Inc.
Manufacturer name
Bigelow & Holmes Inc.
Designer

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2001-10-12
Revision1
Glyph count391
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSans serif
WeightBold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleItalic
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureBold
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 4 font weights listed below:
luxisb.ttf
luxisri.ttf
luxisbi.ttf
luxisr.ttf