Author's note

Matoran by Daniel U. Thibault of Urhixidur Fonts is a free geometric symbol font built from circular signs, steady monoline outlines, and simple internal bars or dots that suggest a coded writing system. Each mark has the compact logic of a diagram.

Science-fiction game interfaces and educational puzzle sheets can both use its system-like forms, though the same symbols also suit album packaging and event graphics with a cryptic, technical theme. The repeated rings let individual signs double as buttons, badges, planetary emblems, or pieces of an invented alphabet, linking typography directly to icon-based illustration rather than serving only as neutral labels.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Typeface © Daniel U. Thibault 2003. All Rights Reserved.
Font family
Matoran
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Matoran:Version 1.01
Full font name
Matoran
Name table version
Version 1.01 2003-Aug-03
Postscript font name
Matoran
Manufacturer name
Urhixidur Fonts
Designer
Daniel U. Thibault
Description
Matoran 2003 1.01

A freeware font based on the Matoran alphabet created by the LEGO Group for its Bionicle world (http://www.bionicle.com). The glyphs for A-Z are canon, the accented characters and other additions are mine.

Matoran was created with the Font Creator Program from High-Logic.com

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2003-08-03
Revision1
Glyph count425
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSymbolic
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced