Author's note

Naamu by Josh Thomas is a free ancient-style dingbat font built from spindly, hand-drawn marks with a stark, primitive cast. The uneven strokes resemble scratched signs and ritual notations.

Historical exhibition graphics are its strongest setting, where the wiry symbols can suggest visual artifacts, inscriptions, or field notes without copying a familiar alphabet. It could also shape museum posters, game maps, and album packaging centered on archaeology, folklore, or imagined cultures. In publishing, the marks can function as recurring section devices or coded ornament in books and magazines about ancient mysteries.

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Character map

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) Josh Thomas 2005. Created by www.fontifier.com. tqq-e7i-2srycx
Font family
Naamu
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Fontifier 2.9 (172) www.fontifier.com Naamu
Full font name
Naamu
Name table version
Version 2.9 15/7/05
Postscript font name
Naamu

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2005-07-15
Revision2
Glyph count108
Units per Em1024
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSymbolic
WeightSemi-light
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced