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AbyssinicaSIL-R.ttf
Abyssinica SIL Font
Author's note
Abyssinica SIL, from SIL International, is a free literary serif with a calm, bookish voice. The letters mix crisp contrast with soft, slightly old-style shaping, and the long, curved descender on the y gives the font a gentle human rhythm instead of a stiff academic feel.
It suits editorial pages, cultural programs, book covers, essay titles, and museum or archive branding where a free font needs gravity without feeling severe. It also works well for pull quotes and short headings, since those refined serifs and rounded curves keep the tone formal but still warm.
It suits editorial pages, cultural programs, book covers, essay titles, and museum or archive branding where a free font needs gravity without feeling severe. It also works well for pull quotes and short headings, since those refined serifs and rounded curves keep the tone formal but still warm.
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Basic font information
Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2000-2010 by SIL International. All rights reserved.
Font family
Abyssinica SIL
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
SILInternational: Abyssinica SIL: 2010
Full font name
Abyssinica SIL
Name table version
Version 1.200
Postscript font name
AbyssinicaSIL
Trademark notice
Abyssinica SIL is a trademark of SIL International.
Manufacturer name
SIL International
Designer
Victor Gaultney and Lorna Priest
Description
Copyright (c) 2000-2010 by SIL International. All rights reserved.
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
Font details
Created2010-11-17
Revision1
Glyph count987
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classClarendon serifs
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
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