Samson Thin Oblique, by Meir Sadan, is a free slanted bitmap display font with a distinctly early-screen feel. The letters are built from crisp square steps and broad blocky shapes, then pushed into a forward lean that gives the digital grid a brisk, game-era motion instead of a static pixel look.
It fits naturally in posters, music graphics, arcade-flavored branding, title cards, and short cover lines where that angled pixel rhythm can do the work. As a free font, it also makes sense for logo sketches, stream overlays, and compact headlines that want a synthetic 2000s tone without drifting into a softer techno style.
This is actually the English version of a Hebrew font that's gonna be released in my upcoming hebrew site, oketz.com. I really like it, it's all buff 'n' stuff.
Samson's that big, strong guy from the bible. There's a story there about how he beat an entire army with a donkey's cheek. In my opinion, they've gone a little kooky at that point, but who am I to say something.
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
Font details
Created2004-03-09
Revision2
Glyph count100
Units per Em800
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classNo classification
WeightLight
WidthSemi-expanded
Width typeNormal
Mac styleOutline
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Italic angle-11
Pattern natureItalic
StyleUpright
Stroke weightExtra Black
PitchNot monospaced
Symbol setWindows 3.1 ANSI
Complete pack contains 6 font weights listed below: