Author's note

Traditional Arabic Bold by Compugraphic Corporation is a free serif font with commanding, broad proportions. Strong thick-thin contrast gives the lettering a formal, engraved quality. Serifs are crisp and substantial, and the rounded letters retain generous interior space despite the dark weight.

Luxury packaging and literary publishing both benefit from its stately drawing, though they use that quality in different ways. On perfume labels and formal event invitations, it can suggest established tradition, while magazine covers and historical exhibition posters gain a firm editorial voice from the same sharp details and imposing scale.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Portions (C) 1990 Compugraphic Corporation. Typeface Portions (C) The Monotype Corporation plc. Data Portions (C) The Monotype Corporation plc./Type Solutions Inc. 1990-1992. All Rights Reserved.
Font family
Traditional Arabic
Font subfamily
Bold
Unique subfamily identification
Agfa Traditional Arabic Bold
Full font name
Traditional Arabic Bold
Name table version
Glyph Systems 5-April-96
Postscript font name
Traditional Arabic Bold

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Revision2
Glyph count530
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding restricted (not allowed!)
Family classTransitional serifs
WeightExtra-bold
WidthSemi-expanded
Mac styleItalic
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureBold
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 2 font weights listed below:
tradbdo.TTF
trado.ttf