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The Neue Black
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CSSfont-family: 'The Neue Black', sans-serif; font-weight: 900; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
The Neue Black is a free display font by Tré Seals, from The League of Moveable Type. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, The Neue Black has an x-height taller than 78%, is wider than 89% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 84%. Its thickest strokes are 1.5 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Zen Dots
The Neue Black on one light table with its two closest fonts, Zen Dots (93 out of 100) and Audiowide (80). Zen Dots is 13% lighter, with an x-height 14% shorter and less stroke contrast; Audiowide is 10% narrower and 20% lighter, with an x-height 12% shorter.
The Neue Black and Zen Dots laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with The Neue BlackZen Dots…
Most different letters first; the figure is the share of ink the fonts have in common. Where the fonts agree the letters cancel to black: every white sliver is a real difference.
02 / Letters
The The Neue Black alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 900
Tap the letters you like, here and in other fonts, to find the fonts whose letters look most like them.
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
The Neue Black at every size
1 weight (900) · six sizes, in your words
- 12 px
- 16 px
- 24 px
- 36 px
- 48 px
- 72 px
04 / Facts
Who made The Neue Black, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Tré Seals
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (900)
- From
- The League of Moveable Type
- Character sets
- latin
- Licence
- SIL Open Font License 1.1
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Self-hosted.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes, under another name. Not as “The Neue Black”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
The Neue Black is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.
Already in your apps?
- Google Docs
- Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and The Neue Black comes from The League of Moveable Type. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- Not verified. Install it from The League of Moveable Type first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- Not verified. Search its font menu, or install it. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for The Neue Black, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists The Neue Black under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
The Neue Black, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 60.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.86lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 70.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 68%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.52 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 78% of display faces
WidthWider than 89% of display faces
InkDarker than 84% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 66% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to The Neue Black
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Zen Dots93x-height 14% shorter · 13% lighter · less stroke contrast
- Audiowide80x-height 12% shorter · 10% narrower · 20% lighter
- Goldman76x-height 25% shorter · 16% narrower · 20% lighter
- Stalinist One7444% wider · x-height 12% shorter · more stroke contrast
- Alfphabet73x-height 18% taller · 34% lighter · 14% wider
- Science Gothic70x-height 17% shorter · 12% narrower · 22% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to The Neue Black →Compare side by side →Get The Neue Black on The League of Moveable Type
07 / Swap
Swap The Neue Black without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Rammetto One56text 2.5% wider · x-height 1.1% taller
- Bowlby One29text 1.3% wider · x-height 2.5% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until The Neue Black loads, this sets Arial in its place at 138.9% of its size, so running text keeps The Neue Black’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'The Neue Black Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 138.86%;
ascent-override: 66.97%;
descent-override: 19.44%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'The Neue Black', 'The Neue Black Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about The Neue Black
Answered from its licence, The League of Moveable Type and each app’s own font list
Is The Neue Black free for commercial use?
Yes. The Neue Black is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “The Neue Black”.
How do I download and install The Neue Black?
The Neue Black comes free from The League of Moveable Type . On its repository there, open its latest release and download the font files from it. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each TTF or OTF file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open. The web fonts this page uses are FontKind’s own copy, kept with its licence file .
Is The Neue Black in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and The Neue Black comes from The League of Moveable Type. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.
How many weights does The Neue Black have?
The Neue Black comes in one weight, Black (900). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed The Neue Black?
The Neue Black was designed by Tré Seals.
What fonts are similar to The Neue Black?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Zen Dots (93), Audiowide (80) and Goldman (76), out of 100. Next to The Neue Black, Zen Dots is 13% lighter, with an x-height 14% shorter and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like The Neue Black.