ultrabold

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adjective

Bolder than a typical bold typeface.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

adjectiveultrabold (comparative more ultrabold, superlative most ultrabold)

comparative more ultrabold · superlative most ultrabold

  1. 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 260
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    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 195

    In 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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APA

ultrabold. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ultrabold

MLA

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Chicago

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