Thorup Sans Bold Schriftart

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.