Author's note

Orkun by Erk Yurtsever is a free runic display font whose stark symbols combine heavy strokes, sharp bends, open joins, and occasional rounded cuts in forceful, uneven silhouettes. The forms are broad, angular, and deliberately varied.

A game studio or entertainment brand could use this alphabet for logos, game interfaces, and merchandise tied to ancient mysteries or imagined northern worlds. Its oversized marks also lend posters and album covers the blunt, graphic impact of carved signs, even though the shapes remain clean and geometric. The rune-like construction is especially convincing for folklore, ritual, exploration, and mythic adventure themes.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Erk YURTSEVER, 1999
Font family
Orkun
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Monotype:Times New Roman Regular:Version 1 (Microsoft)
Full font name
Orkun
Name table version
MS core font:V1.00
Postscript font name
TimesNewRomanPSMT

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftSymbol

Font details

Revision1
Glyph count248
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSymbolic
WeightBold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced