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Bidiblob

A public display trial for testing dense dotted headlines, labels, and graphic systems.

Version
1.000
Edition
Trial subset
Released
2026-05-14
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AP.CX / Bidiblob02 / Family architecture
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02 / Family architecture

A deliberate static family

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ThinBidiblob Aa 0123100
LightBidiblob Aa 0123300
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SemiBoldBidiblob Aa 0123600
BoldBidiblob Aa 0123700
BlackBidiblob Aa 0123900
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AP.CX / Bidiblob03 / Design story
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Intent, use, and provenance

Bidiblob turns dotted mass into a heavy display texture: swollen, graphic, and deliberately tactile.

It is made for short headlines, package labels, event graphics, and identity systems where the letterforms can behave like material instead of quiet text.

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AP.CX / Bidiblob04 / Display range
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04 / Display range

Bidiblob Display 1.000

Dense Bubble Logic
Soft Pixels @ Night
Blob Label System
AP CX Ink Study
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AP.CX / Bidiblob05 / Text performance
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05 / Text performance

Scale and rhythm

54 ptSoft pixels gather into a bold midnight signal.
42 ptSoft pixels gather into a bold midnight signal.
32 ptSoft pixels gather into a bold midnight signal.
24 ptSoft pixels gather into a bold midnight signal.
18 ptSoft pixels gather into a bold midnight signal.
13 ptSoft pixels gather into a bold midnight signal.
10 ptSoft pixels gather into a bold midnight signal.
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AP.CX / Bidiblob06 / Numerals and symbols
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06 / Numerals and symbols

Figures built for systems

0123456789
0123456789 (
) /
@ &

Numeric features: standard figures

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AP.CX / Bidiblob07 / OpenType
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07 / OpenType

6 available features

caltContextual alternates

Allows context-sensitive substitutions where the family needs alternate display behavior. Enabled by default.

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ccmpGlyph composition

Provides core shaping support. The public trial has no accented composition sequence to demonstrate. Core shaping feature - disabling may degrade marks/accents.

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cpspCapitals spacing

Adds spacing for all-cap settings so dense headlines have more air. Disabled by default in most apps.

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kernKerning

Balances display spacing between difficult pairs and round forms. Enabled by default.

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ligaStandard ligatures

Keeps common letter pairs from forming awkward dark spots in dense display words. Enabled by default.

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AP.CX / Bidiblob08 / Character coverage
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08 / Character coverage

97 glyphs

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AP.CX / Bidiblob09 / Language coverage
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09 / Language coverage

1 verified language

01Englishen_Latn
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AP.CX / Bidiblob10 / Technical report
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10 / Technical report

Binary facts

Family
Bidiblob Trial
Internal version
Version 1.000;Glyphs 3.5 (3525)
PostScript name
BidiblobTrial
Vendor
APCX
Axes
0
Named instances
8
Glyphs
97
OpenType features
6
Units per em
1000
Ascender / descender
970 / -230
Designer
Thierry Charbonnel & Nicolas Hoffmann
Edition
Trial subset
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AP.CX / Bidiblob11 / Quality assurance
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11 / Quality assurance

Evidence pending

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  • Release QA evidence was not supplied to this preview.

Metadata and specimen claims are derived from the selected binary set.

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AP.CX / Bidiblob12 / Release notes
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12 / Release notes

Commercial

Release notes

  • Version 1.000 provides eight static trial weights.
  • The public files are limited evaluation subsets.
  • Full commercial files are delivered separately after licensing.

Known issues

  • The public trial supports English only.
  • The trial repertoire is intentionally limited.

Credits

  • Designed by Thierry Charbonnel.
  • Published by AP.CX.

Rights and support

Commercial

Support: ap.cx/contact

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AP.CX

Bidiblob for evaluation.

Bidiblob / 1.000