Meanings
comparative more ultrabold · superlative most ultrabold
- mediaBolder than a typical bold typeface.
In Frutiger LT, for instance, the lowercase a of the regular font features a rather round curve terminal compared to a fairly flat one in the ultrabold font.
2021, Heidrun Osterer, Philipp Stamm, Adrian Frutiger – Typefaces. The Complete Works (Edition 3), →ISBN, page 2602 more examples
Many commercial typefaces come in an "ultrabold" or "heavy bold" weight that is even larger than the regular bold available on the Mac. You can create ultrabold lettering in MacPaint as follows […]
1986, Lon Poole, Lon Poole's Mac Insights, page 195In England, a classification standard has been developed that contains eight weights: extralight, light, semilight, medium, semibold, bold, extrabold, and ultrabold.
2014, Rob Carter, Philip B[axter] Meggs, Ben Day, Sandra Maxa, Mark Sanders, Typographic Design: Form and Communication (Edition 6), →ISBN, page 45
Origin
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