Litterae Ignotae
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Litterae_Ignotae_Font_by_WurdBendur.ttf
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Basic font information
Font family
Litterae Ignotae
Font subfamily
Medium
Full font name
Litterae Ignotae
Name table version
Version 001.000
Postscript font name
LitteraeIgnotae
Description
A Lingua Ignota (Latin for "unknown language") was described by the 12th century abbess of Rupertsberg, Hildegard of Bingen, who apparently used it for mystical purposes. To write it, she used an alphabet of 23 letters, the litterae ignotae. [fom Wikipedia]
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
Font details
Created2010-08-01
Revision1
Glyph count58
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for editing allowed
Family classNo classification
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced