OldEgyptGlyphs
TrueTypePersonal use
- Accents (partial)
OldEgyptGlyphs.ttf
Tags
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.
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.
Character map
Please use the pulldown menu to view different character maps contained in this font.
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