Author's note

Thorup Sans Bold is a free condensed sans serif with a distinctly retro display character. Exceptionally tall letters, narrow rounded curves, and nearly even strokes recall vintage poster lettering, with the close spacing forming a strong vertical pattern.

Restaurant branding can draw on that storefront flavor, while music posters use the elongated silhouette for a sharper contemporary result. Fashion packaging and event graphics suit its lean proportions. Across these applications, the repeated uprights let words function as a striped graphic element rather than ordinary neutral type.

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Bold and light versions were planned.

The font was released on 12/7-12.

The first update, on 17/7-12, added small caps.

The second update, on 31/7-12, added small caps italic, italic, bold, and bold italic, as well as kerning.

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Basic font information

Font family
Thorup Sans Bold
Font subfamily
Bold
Unique subfamily identification
Dan Thorup: Thorup Sans Bold: 2012
Full font name
Thorup Sans Bold
Name table version
Version 1.00 July 31, 2012, initial release
Postscript font name
ThorupSans-Bold
Designer
Dan Thorup

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2012-07-07
Revision1
Glyph count177
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classSans serif
WeightSemi-light
WidthCondensed
Mac styleItalic
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 6 font weights listed below:
Thorup Sans Bold.ttf
Thorup Sans.ttf
Thorup Sans Small Caps.ttf
Thorup Sans Small Caps Italic.ttf
Thorup Sans Bold Italic.ttf
Thorup Sans Italic.ttf