Author's note

Linear B, a free archaeological dingbats font by Curtis Clark from 1995, draws on the look of ancient inscribed signs rather than conventional lettering. The set shown mixes circles quartered by crossbars, forked strokes, arches, and blocky mark-making, giving the symbols a carved, ritual, almost tablet-like character.

This free font makes sense in museum graphics, historical book jackets, classroom handouts, game lore, and title cards where you want pictographic marks instead of ordinary type. It also suits short labels, chapter openers, and emblem-like inserts, because the symbols feel self-contained and graphic, with a spare geometry that reads more like a coded system than decoration.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
© 1995 by Curtis Clark, free for personal use
Font family
Linear B
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Linear B
Full font name
Linear B
Name table version
1.0

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Glyph count90
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSymbolic
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs
Pattern natureRegular