Gentium Basic Italic Font

Gentium Basic family consisting of 4 fonts
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Author's note

Gentium Basic Italic, designed by J. Victor Gaultney and Annie Olsen of SIL International, is a free calligraphic serif with a graceful handwritten slant. Its changing stroke widths, tapered details, and broad curves give the letters the measured flow of formal penmanship.

Book covers are a convincing home for its literary manner and elegant movement. It also suits poetry collections, cultural event posters, and classical music programs, where the flowing forms can echo carefully drawn ornament. It is strongest as a refined title for literary publishing.

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ScriptCalligraphy

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) SIL International, 2003-2008.
Font family
Gentium Basic
Font subfamily
Italic
Unique subfamily identification
SILInternational: Gentium Basic Italic: 2008
Full font name
Gentium Basic Italic
Name table version
Version 1.100
Postscript font name
GentiumBasic-Italic
Trademark notice
Gentium is a trademark of SIL International.
Manufacturer name
SIL International
Designer
J. Victor Gaultney and Annie Olsen

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2008-04-02
Revision1
Glyph count796
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classOldstyle serifs
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleUnderline
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Italic angle-8
Pattern natureItalic
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 4 font weights listed below:
GenBasI.ttf
GenBasB.ttf
GenBasR.ttf
GenBasBI.ttf
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