OldEgyptGlyphs Font

OldEgyptGlyphs TrueTypePersonal use
  • Accents (partial)
OldEgyptGlyphs.ttf

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Author's note

Old Egypt Glyphs by Manfred Klein is a free ancient Egyptian dingbat font shaped around the flat black silhouettes and ceremonial profile poses associated with Egyptian wall art. Human figures, animal forms, and sacred-looking objects share the same crisp cutout treatment, so the set reads as a coherent visual language rather than a mixed bag of icons.

It makes sense in museum flyers, history worksheets, themed invitations, classroom handouts, and book or magazine sidebars where small symbolic accents can carry an unmistakable Egyptian reference. The broad silhouettes and pictorial clarity also give it a natural role in borders, section dividers, labels, or decorative headers that need period flavor without turning into detailed illustration.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) Manfred Klein, july 2004
Font family
OldEgyptGlyphs
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
OldEgyptGlyphs
Full font name
OldEgyptGlyphs
Name table version
1.0 2004-07-16
Postscript font name
OldEgyptGlyphs

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
MacintoshRoman

Font details

Created2004-07-17
Revision1
Glyph count229
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSymbolic
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionMixed directional glyphs
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced