Author's note

Egypticons by Manfred Klein is a free ancient Egyptian dingbat font built from illustrated human figures and deities. The drawings use crisp outlines, flat filled areas, and fine interior marks that suggest carved or painted period imagery. The figures are distinct and expressive.

As illustrated emblems, the symbols can give museum posters, exhibition panels, and educational publishing an immediate link to pharaohs, ceremonial dress, royal portraiture, and tomb art. Their clearest role is in museum and archaeology-themed design, where each figure can act as a scene-setting icon, a compact narrative vignette, or part of an illustrated history game for young learners.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) Manfred Klein 1/10/2005
Font family
Egypticons
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Egypticons
Full font name
Egypticons
Name table version
1.0 2005-01-10
Postscript font name
Egypticons

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2005-01-14
Revision1
Glyph count228
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSymbolic
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionMixed directional glyphs
Pattern natureOutlined
PitchNot monospaced