Motorblock

Name: Motorblock
Author: Ben Branum

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

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Displayby Ben Branum65% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

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Best Ways to Use Motorblock

Best Font Pairings for Motorblock

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Motorblock, including combinations with Franzina, Gunbangs and Gella Display.

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

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Test Motorblock Font Pairings Live

TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Motorblock 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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Motorblock Typography

A display typeface for UI components.

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Motorblock Specimen

Motorblock

Motorblock is a display typeface by Ben Branum built for display contexts.

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Motorblock

MOTORBLOCK

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Tagline Pairings

Motorblock— display typeface

MotorblockBy Ben Branum

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UI Components

Buttons, forms, navigation, and cards

Character Set

Motorblock Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Motorblock for Paragraphs

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

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

When setting Motorblock 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.

Motorblock 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	Motorblock delivers excellent readability for body copy
Italicized	Regular Italic	16px	24px	0.5px	Motorblock italic provides elegant emphasis
Bold	Bold	16px	24px	0.5px	Motorblock bold creates strong visual hierarchy
Small Caps	Regular	16px	24px	0.5px	Motorblock typography specimen
Secondary Text	Medium	14px	20px	0.5px	Motorblock typography specimen

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

Quick Start

Using Motorblock in Your Design

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Using Motorblock in CSS

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

 1$font-primary: 'Motorblock', 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        'motorblock': ['Motorblock', 'sans-serif'],
 7      },
 8    },
 9  },
10}
11
12// Usage in HTML
13<p class="font-motorblock">Your text here</p>

About

Inside Motorblock

Ben Branum

Display

Open Source

Motorblock font is a bold display typeface with block construction, futuristic character, geometric precision, and sharp details designed for powerful, cutting-edge applications. The substantial weight and angular styling create commanding, aggressive typography. This sharp futuristic bold block display typeface excels in automotive branding, tech-aggressive marketing, action entertainment, and applications requiring geometric futuristic power. The motor reference suggests speed and power. Motorblock serves designers working with automotive and action brands. Pair with technical sans-serifs for supporting text.

Motorblock was crafted by Ben Branum. The typeface reflects a focus on typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Display typeface in the Vox-ATypI Graphic classification, Motorblock features tight spacing optimized for large point sizes and exaggerated contrast, weight, or decorative features. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for editorial magazine covers and chapter openers.

Motorblock is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency for both digital and print applications, with 3 font pairings curated. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

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Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Motorblock

Motorblock

Best Ways to Use Motorblock

Best Font Pairings for Motorblock

Test Motorblock Font Pairings Live

In Context

Motorblock Typography

Motorblock

Character Set

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Motorblock for Paragraphs

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

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Internationalization

Western European

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