Gentium Book Basic Italic Font

Gentium Book Basic family consisting of 4 fonts
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Author's note

Gentium Book Basic Italic by SIL International is a free calligraphic serif with a poised, literary slant. Its flowing lowercase forms show gently changing stroke widths, narrow spacing, crisp tapered ends, and subtle restrained calligraphic detailing throughout. The capital is more upright and open, giving the text a steady entry point against the quicker movement of the italic letters.

Literary and historical subjects suit its pen-shaped forms, making it useful for book covers, editorial design, museum materials, and formal invitations. Its clearest audience is readers seeking a classical, scholarly voice.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) SIL International, 2003-2008.
Font family
Gentium Book Basic
Font subfamily
Italic
Unique subfamily identification
SILInternational: Gentium Book Basic Italic: 2008
Full font name
Gentium Book Basic Italic
Name table version
Version 1.100
Postscript font name
GentiumBookBasic-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 classModern serifs
WeightSemi-bold
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:
GenBkBasI.ttf
GenBkBasR.ttf
GenBkBasB.ttf
GenBkBasBI.ttf
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