Author's note

FM Derana x by Pushpananda Ekanayaka is a free Sinhala script display font with broad, rolling letterforms and lively shifts between thick and thin strokes. Rounded loops dominate the design, but clipped points and sharp inner turns keep the lettering from looking soft or overly formal.

As a decorative voice, it can shape cultural event posters, television title cards, and music packaging with an unmistakably local graphic presence. The repeating curls and leaf-like stroke endings can also echo traditional ornament in festival branding and regional publishing, turning the lettering into part of the visual theme rather than a neutral caption.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Pushpananda Ekanayaka 1998
Font family
FMDerana
Font subfamily
x
Unique subfamily identification
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1.5 FMDerana x
Full font name
FMDerana x
Name table version
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1.5 8/19/98
Postscript font name
FMDeranax

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created1998-08-19
Revision1
Glyph count238
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsLicensed font (protected)
Family classNo classification
WeightSemi-bold
WidthSemi-expanded
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureItalic
PitchNot monospaced