FakeHieroglyphs WSC OpenTypeFreeware
FakeHieroglyphs
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FakeGlyph.otf

Author's note

Fake Hieroglyphs is a free pictorial dingbat font built from spare, hand-drawn symbols that recall ancient Egyptian wall carvings. Figures, plants, animals, and zigzags share rounded outlines and an uneven line, resembling illustrated marks rather than ordinary lettering.

Museum-event posters and history-themed games can use these symbols to suggest archaeological imagery, and they also suit puzzle graphics and classroom materials. Their simple contours make the forms readable as icons as well as coded characters. The font is most convincing when its signs become part of a hieroglyph-inspired illustration.

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These fonts were created as by-products of my work in image personalization.
FakeHieroglyphs — Font presentation

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Basic Latin - Character map

Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright 2010 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved.
Font family
FakeHieroglyphs
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
PYRS: FakeHieroglyphs: 2010
Full font name
FakeHieroglyphs
Name table version
Version 1.000 2010 initial release
Postscript font name
FakeHieroglyphs
Trademark notice
Please refer to the Copyright section for the font trademark attribution notices.
Manufacturer name
WSC

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2010-02-18
Revision1
Glyph count146
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSymbolic
WeightSemi-bold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureOutlined