Author's note

Coptic Bold by Dirk Van Damme and Gregor Wurst is a free Coptic-inspired display font with pronounced thick-thin contrast and ceremonial detail. Broad curves meet needle-thin joins, and flared wedge shapes recur across the lettering, giving the uneven silhouettes an ornate, manuscript-like character.

A museum shop, historical publisher, or cultural venue could use it for exhibition posters, book covers, and event branding related to Coptic art. In these settings, the letters can become an illustrated border or emblem rather than neutral text.

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Coptic Bold font character map

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Coptic Bold font character map: Basic Latin, page 1

Glyphs in the Coptic Bold font — Basic Latin, page 1

Basic font information

Copyright notice
 1994 by Dirk Van Damme, Gregor Wurst
Font family
Coptic
Font subfamily
Bold
Unique subfamily identification
Altsys Fontographer 3.5 Coptic Bold
Full font name
Coptic Bold
Name table version
Altsys Fontographer 3.5 24/3/94
Postscript font name
CopticGregorBold

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created1994-03-24
Revision1
Glyph count122
Units per Em1120
Embedding rightsLicensed font (protected)
Family classNo classification
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleItalic
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced