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ABOUT BLACK MAMBA

Caution: Black Mamba escaped from Lab

The Lab is Swiss Typefaces’ Research & Development department where we explore new ways of thinking about shapes for the future. In our latest experiment, we aimed to synthesize the perfect font by crossbreeding a bold serif and an ultralight sans serif. We brought together samples of the SangBleu styles Empire Bold and Sunrise Air in our test tubes, and added a drip of dark hot chocolate. What can we say? Something went horribly wrong. A first evaluation showed the two faces didn’t blend. Instead they spawned a font suffering from bipolar disorder, alternating between a bold uppercase and light caps in the lowercase slots. 

The reaction couldn’t be stopped, though, and we soon witnessed abnormally formed letters. The mutations ranged from mild glitches (‘J’, ‘U’) and spasmodic hiccups (‘B’, ‘R’) to glyphs with severe seizures: a throbbing ‘M’, a squirming ‘Q’, sizzling arabesques. ‘E’ grew angrily lashing tentacles. ‘Z’ pierced right through the cover plate with venomous spikes. The letters started joining into words that looked like typographical Tourette’s. The supervisor reached for a scalpel, but it got ripped from her hand. The last thing we saw was a serpentine creature rising up and smashing the lights. Swiss Typefaces regrets to announce the outbreak could not be contained. Expect to see Black Mambas rear their heads in magazine headings, drop caps, logos, covers, posters, and more.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Art Direction: Swiss Typefaces
Based on: SangBleu Typeface
Alternate Characters Design: Liudmila Bredikhina / Swiss Typefaces
Font Engineering: Christoph Koeberlin

Desktop formats:  .otf, .ttf
Web formats: .woff2, .woff, .eot, .svg, .ttf

According to Hyperglot 2, Black Mamba covers the following languages. If you can't find a language you need in the list, please don't hesitate to reach out to us via email.

LATIN (supported by all subfamilies)
A – Acheron, Achinese, Acholi, Afar, Afrikaans, Ahtna, Alekano, Aleut, Alonquin, Amahuaca, Amarakaeri, Amis, Anaang, Andaandi (Dongolawi), Anuta, Ao Naga, Aragonese, Arbëreshë Albanian, Arvanitika Albanian, Asháninka, Ashéninka Perené, Asu (Tanzania), Atayal B – Balinese, Banjar, Bari, Basque, Batak Dairi, Batak Karo, Batak Mandailing, Batak Simalungun, Batak Toba, Bemba (Zambia), Bena (Tanzania), Bikol, Bislama, Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo, Bosnian, Breton, Buginese C – Candoshi-Shapra, Caquinte, Cashibo-Cacataibo, Catalan, Cebuano, Central Aymara, Central Kurdish, Central Nahuatl, Chamorro, Chavacano, Chiga, Chiltepec Chinantec, Chokwe, Chuukese, Cimbrian, Cofán, Congo Swahili, Cook Islands Māori, Cornish, Corsican, Creek, Crimean Tatar, Croatian, Czech D – Danish, Dehu, Dutch E – Eastern Arrernte, Eastern Oromo, Efik, Embu, English, Ese Ejja F – Faroese, Fijian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Friulian G – Gagauz, Galician, Ganda, Ga’anda, German, Gheg Albanian, Gilbertese, Gooniyandi, Gourmanchéma, Guadeloupean Creole French, Gusii H – Haitian, Hani, Hawaiian, Hiligaynon, Ho-Chunk, Hopi, Huastec, Hungarian I – Icelandic, Iloko, Inari Sami, Indonesian, Irish, Istro Romanian, Italian, Ixcatlán Mazatec J – Jamaican Creole English, Japanese, Javanese, Jola-Fonyi K – K'iche', Kabuverdianu, Kala Lagaw Ya, Kalaallisut, Kalenjin, Kamba (Kenya), Kaonde, Kaqchikel, Karelian, Kashubian, Kekchí, Kenzi, Mattokki, Khasi, Kikuyu, Kimbundu, Kinyarwanda, Kituba (DRC), Kongo, Konzo, Kuanyama, Kven Finnish, Kölsch L – Ladin, Ladino, Latgalian, Ligurian, Lithuanian, Lombard, Low German, Lower Sorbian, Lozi, Luba-Lulua, Lule Sami, Luo (Kenya and Tanzania), Luxembourgish M – Macedo-Romanian, Makhuwa, Makhuwa-Meetto, Makonde, Makwe, Malagasy, Malaysian, Maltese, Mandinka, Mandjak, Mankanya, Manx, Maore Comorian, Maori, Mapudungun, Matsés, Mauritian Creole, Meriam Mir, Meru, Minangkabau, Mirandese, Mohawk, Montenegrin, Munsee, Murrinh-Patha, Muslim Tat, Mwani, Mískito N – Naga Pidgin, Ndonga, Neapolitan, Ngazidja Comorian, Niuean, Nobiin, Nomatsiguenga, North Azerbaijani, North Marquesan, North Ndebele, Northern Kurdish, Northern Qiandong Miao, Northern Sami, Northern Uzbek, Norwegian, Nyanja, Nyankole O – Occitan, Orma, Oroqen, Otuho P – Palauan, Paluan, Pampanga, Papiamento, Pedi, Picard, Pichis Ashéninka, Piemontese, Pijin, Pintupi-Luritja, Pite Sami, Pohnpeian, Polish, Portuguese, Potawatomi Q – Quechua R – Romanian, Romansh, Rotokas, Rundi, Rwa S – Samburu, Samoan, Sango, Sangu (Tanzania), Saramaccan, Sardinian, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Sena, Serbian, Seri, Seselwa Creole French, Shambala, Shawnee, Shipibo-Conibo, Shona, Sicilian, Silesian, Slovak, Slovenian, Soga, Somali, Soninke, South Azerbaijani, South Marquesan, South Ndebele, Southern Aymara, Southern Qiandong Miao, Southern Sami, Southern Sotho, Spanish, Sranan Tongo, Standard Estonian, Standard Latvian, Standard Malay, Sundanese, Swahili, Swati, Swedish, Swiss German T – Tagalog, Tahitian, Taita, Talysh, Tedim Chin, Tetum, Tetun Dili, Tiv, Tok Pisin, Tokelau, Tonga (Tonga Islands), Tosk Albanian, Tsakhur, Tsonga, Tswana, Tumbuka, Turkish, Turkmen, Tzeltal, Tzotzil U – Uab Meto, Ume Sami, Upper Guinea Crioulo, Upper Sorbian V – Venetian, Veps, Võro W – Wallisian, Walloon, Walser, Wangaaybuwan-Ngiyambaa, Waray (Philippines), Warlpiri, Wayuu, Welsh, West Central Oromo, Western Abnaki, Western Frisian, Wik-Mungkan, Wiradjuri, Wolof X – Xhosa Y – Yanesha', Yao, Yapese, Yindjibarndi, Yucateco Z – Zulu, Zuni, Záparo

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GLYPHS
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