Author's note

Phoenician Moabite Thin by David Myriad Rosenbaum is a free experimental dingbat font built from spare monoline forms. The lettering mixes broad circular shapes with steep diagonals, forked strokes, and open constructions that recall ancient carved signs. Its thin lines keep the unusual silhouettes crisp.

It is most convincing in museum exhibition graphics, especially for titles tied to archaeology or early writing systems. Historical publishing and educational posters can use its inscription-like forms to establish the subject before supporting text appears, and game artwork can draw on the same archaic quality. In a cultural logo, the letters can become an emblem or reconstructed artifact rather than ordinary typography.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
(c) 1998/5759 by David Myriad Rosenbaum POB 21701 El Sobrante CA 948201710 email: davidmyriad@bigfoot.com; www.bigfoot.com/~davidmyriad
Font family
PhoenicianMoabite
Font subfamily
Thin
Unique subfamily identification
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1.5 PhoenicianMoabite Thin
Full font name
PhoenicianMoabite Thin
Name table version
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1.5 3/21/99
Postscript font name
PhoenicianMoabiteThin

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created1999-03-21
Revision1
Glyph count50
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsLicensed font (protected)
Family classSans serif
WeightLight
WidthSemi-expanded
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 3 font weights listed below:
PHOEMT__.TTF
PHOEMB__.TTF
PHOEMN__.TTF