'Kabel' was the famous font used for MTVs music video credit tags from 1981 to 2006.
Hi-tech dropped his single in 1996 (when the credit tags still looked like this) so I thought it would be interesting to experiment and see how it would have looked like.
These are some examples of what it looked like:
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c9bd62_922fa3da6a884dad85b2d8d3fe642751~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_116,h_90,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/c9bd62_922fa3da6a884dad85b2d8d3fe642751~mv2.jpeg)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c9bd62_7c37dba66db045e5bd8ea9c68aeb7eac~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_75,h_57,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/c9bd62_7c37dba66db045e5bd8ea9c68aeb7eac~mv2.png)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c9bd62_6cb7f40cc175496aa9d9dfa8bdbb5ec4~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_69,h_80,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/c9bd62_6cb7f40cc175496aa9d9dfa8bdbb5ec4~mv2.png)
I found this 'package' that created the tag for you, however, it only works with Final Cut Pro and I don't have this so I had to look for another way. Furthermore, this package isn't entirely accurate as it doesn't have the black outline/shadow around the text
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c9bd62_47c3c5bdc70a45b9a03f917ca75a3768~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_25,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/c9bd62_47c3c5bdc70a45b9a03f917ca75a3768~mv2.png)
I went on a few forums to see if anyone knew where I could find the original font MTV used but still I had no luck.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c9bd62_37f56f352e21471994cc7f08f516ed8a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_79,h_70,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/c9bd62_37f56f352e21471994cc7f08f516ed8a~mv2.png)
Eventually, through researching, I found the font and downloaded it to my computer.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c9bd62_a6f01321a7aa4ab2b40ad8d9be775838~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_27,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/c9bd62_a6f01321a7aa4ab2b40ad8d9be775838~mv2.png)
I downloaded it and wrote out the credits the same way MTV laid them out. To add the shadow I layered white text over black text and moved the white text slightly to the left to reveal the edges of the black text.
FINAL OUTCOME:
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c9bd62_768579f277ab40d09d34c7c92ad06699~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_25,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/c9bd62_768579f277ab40d09d34c7c92ad06699~mv2.png)