Author's note

Ojibway by Peter Hyde of Maskwachees Cultural College is a free Canadian syllabics font with a clean, monoline construction. Broad curves, open-sided forms, and sharp triangular shapes create a spare geometric pattern across the lettering.

Its connection to Canadian Indigenous writing makes it especially relevant to language-learning materials and cultural publishing. The clear silhouettes also suit museum graphics and educational posters, where the syllabic forms can take a prominent visual role. In exhibition displays, the characters can function as part of a larger graphic system rather than as neutral labeling alone.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Generated by Fontographer 3.5. Created by Peter Hyde at Maskwachees Cultural College, HOBBEMA, ALBERTA (403) 585-3925
Font family
Ojibway
Font subfamily
Normal
Unique subfamily identification
Alts:CreeNormal
Full font name
OjibwayNormal
Name table version
1.0 Tue Jun 15 14:29:55 1993
Postscript font name
CreeNormal

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Revision1
Glyph count95
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsLicensed font (protected)
Family classNo classification
WeightLight
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced