Hardbor

Name: Hardbor
Author: Boris Lyaptsev

Hardbor commands attention with bold, distinctive characters crafted for headlines and visual impact.

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Displayby Boris Lyaptsev76% Accessible

Characters512

Glyphs614

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Best Font Pairings for Hardbor

TypeSmith curates 4 expert font pairings for Hardbor, including combinations with Lt Institute, Matangi Typeface 2 and Daray.

Each pairing includes accessibility ratings, expert reasoning, and usage recommendations for web and print design.

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TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Hardbor with any font combination in real-time, optimized for display characteristics.

Adjust font sizes, weights, and see live typography specimens including editorial layouts, code editors, and UI components.

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Hardbor Typography

A display typeface for UI components.

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Hardbor Specimen

Hardbor

Hardbor is a display typeface by Boris Lyaptsev built for display contexts.

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Hardbor

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Hardbor— display typeface

HardborBy Boris Lyaptsev

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UI Components

Buttons, forms, navigation, and cards

Character Set

Hardbor Glyphs & Characters

Size48

Showing 62 of 187 charactersDouble-click to copy • Click for details

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Reading Text in Hardbor

TypeSmith provides optimized body text specifications for Hardbor, including recommended sizes, line heights, and letter spacing for long-form content. These settings ensure maximum readability across devices and screen sizes.

Hardbor demonstrates exceptional body text performance with balanced proportions and consistent stroke widths that enhance readability across paragraph lengths.

When setting Hardbor for body copy, TypeSmith recommends these optimized specifications. The carefully tuned metrics ensure comfortable reading at extended lengths while maintaining the typeface's distinctive character.

Hardbor small text sizes retain legibility through well-defined letterforms. Caption and footnote applications benefit from the font's clear x-height and open counters.

Element	Weight	Size	Line Height	Tracking	Preview
Body Text	Regular	16px	24px	0.5px	Hardbor delivers excellent readability for body copy
Italicized	Regular Italic	16px	24px	0.5px	Hardbor italic provides elegant emphasis
Bold	Bold	16px	24px	0.5px	Hardbor bold creates strong visual hierarchy
Small Caps	Regular	16px	24px	0.5px	Hardbor typography specimen
Secondary Text	Medium	14px	20px	0.5px	Hardbor typography specimen

.your-class { font-family: 'Hardbor'; }

Quick Start

Hardbor Implementation Guide

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

<link href="https://fonts.bunny.net/css?family=Hardbor:400,700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

@import url('https://fonts.bunny.net/css?family=Hardbor:400,700&display=swap');

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Hardbor';
  src: url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Hardbor:wght@400;700&display=swap');
  font-display: swap;
}

Implementation

Code Snippets for Hardbor

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

 1.my-text {
 2  font-family: 'Hardbor', sans-serif;
 3  font-weight: 400;
 4}

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

 1$font-primary: 'Hardbor', sans-serif;
 2
 3.my-text {
 4  font-family: $font-primary;
 5}

Tailwind CSS

config

Configure once, apply with utility classes.

 1// tailwind.config.js
 2module.exports = {
 3  theme: {
 4    extend: {
 5      fontFamily: {
 6        'hardbor': ['Hardbor', 'sans-serif'],
 7      },
 8    },
 9  },
10}
11
12// Usage in HTML
13<p class="font-hardbor">Your text here</p>

About

Inside Hardbor

Boris Lyaptsev

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Open Source

Hardbor font is a display typeface expressing creative intensity through horror-influenced metal construction with extended Cyrillic support. The dark letterforms project aggressive edge suitable for heavy metal branding, horror entertainment, and alternative cultural applications embracing extreme aesthetics. Metal character channels subcultural authenticity while Cyrillic support enables international reach. Effective for band merchandise, dark gaming, and underground communities. Balance with readable sans-serifs.

Hardbor comes from the work of Boris Lyaptsev. The typeface brings careful attention to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Display typeface in the Vox-ATypI Graphic classification, Hardbor features tight spacing optimized for large point sizes and exaggerated contrast, weight, or decorative features. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for hero headlines and landing page headers.

Hardbor is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency across digital and print workflows, with 4 curated font pairings available. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

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Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Hardbor

TypeSmith evaluates every font across classification, accessibility, and design heritage. This analysis helps designers understand Hardbor's strengths and ideal use cases before committing to a typography decision.

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Best Ways to Use Hardbor

Best Font Pairings for Hardbor

Test Hardbor Font Pairings Live

In Context

Hardbor Typography

Hardbor

Character Set

Type Scale

Reading Text in Hardbor

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

About

Typography Judgment

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Accessibility Features of Hardbor

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Internationalization

Western European

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