Sling Bold Font

Sling family consisting of 3 fonts
Sling Bold TrueTypePersonal use
SlingBold.ttf

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Author's note

Sling Bold, a free chunky serif by STAR Retrieval Systems from 1994, leans into a friendly old-style newspaper mood rather than strict classicism. The letters feel weighty and animated, with flared serifs, a stout rhythm, and a slightly swinging silhouette that gives words a warm, informal push.

That makes this free font a natural pick for retro packaging, pub menus, poster headlines, magazine cover lines, and title cards where you want serif flavor without sounding precious. It also works well for logos and short pull quotes, because the broad shapes and jaunty details give even a few letters enough character to carry the line.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c)1994 STAR Retrieval Systems. All Rights Reserved.
Font family
Sling
Font subfamily
Bold
Unique subfamily identification
STAR:Sling Bold
Full font name
Sling Bold
Name table version
2.0 Mon Aug 01 08:49:35 1994
Postscript font name
Sling-Bold

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
MacintoshRoman
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics

Font details

Revision1
Glyph count156
Units per Em1175
Embedding rightsLicensed font (protected)
Family classSlab serifs
WeightSemi-bold
WidthSemi-expanded
Mac styleItalic
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 3 font weights listed below:
SlingBold.ttf
SlingLight.ttf
Sling.ttf
Sling Light TrueTypePersonal use
SlingLight.ttf
Sling TrueTypePersonal use
Sling.ttf