Author's note

StingRay, a free retro speedway display font generated by Scorpio & Fontographer 3.5, has the swooping, late-70s custom-lettering feel of a logo cut for motion. Its letters are broad and heavy, then pulled forward with smooth curves, sharp beak-like serifs, and a low sweeping tail that gives the whole font a fast, aquatic glide.

It fits naturally in poster headlines, album covers, surf and skate branding, pub or diner signage, and title cards where a few words need that streamlined push. As a free font, StingRay works best in short settings like mastheads, cover lines, and monograms, because the exaggerated slant and hooked details do most of the talking.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Generated by Scorpio & Fontographer 3.5
Font family
StingRay
Font subfamily
Extrabold
Unique subfamily identification
Alts:StingRay
Full font name
StingRay
Name table version
1.0 Wed Mar 26 01:24:23 1997
Postscript font name
StingRay

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Revision1
Glyph count106
Units per Em510
Embedding rightsEmbedding restricted (not allowed!)
Family classNo classification
WeightBold
WidthExpanded
Width typeNormal
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureItalic
StyleUpright
Stroke weightBook, text, regular, etc.
PitchNot monospaced
Symbol setWindows 3.1 ANSI