symbol-signs.otf
SymbolSigns-Basisset Font
Author's note
SymbolSigns-Basisset by Sander Baumann is a free public-signage dingbat font combining clean outlines with solid silhouettes and familiar pictograms, including directional markers, facility symbols, food-service imagery, and recycling motifs. The shapes are blunt, compact, and immediately recognizable.
Its wayfinding and public-information vocabulary makes it suited to event maps, venue signage, instruction sheets, and educational graphics, especially when a project needs icons with the straightforward look of printed notices. Rather than acting as neutral lettering, the symbols can become functional parts of a diagram or illustrated directory, using arrows, steps, amenities, and disposal signs to guide the viewer through information.
Its wayfinding and public-information vocabulary makes it suited to event maps, venue signage, instruction sheets, and educational graphics, especially when a project needs icons with the straightforward look of printed notices. Rather than acting as neutral lettering, the symbols can become functional parts of a diagram or illustrated directory, using arrows, steps, amenities, and disposal signs to guide the viewer through information.
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Basic font information
Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2009 by Sander Baumann. All rights reserved.
Font family
Symbol Signs
Font subfamily
Basis set
Unique subfamily identification
FONTLAB:OTFEXPORT
Full font name
SymbolSigns-Basisset
Name table version
1.000
Postscript font name
SymbolSigns-Basisset
Trademark notice
Symbol Signs Basis set is a trademark of Sander Baumann.
Manufacturer name
Sander Baumann
Designer
Description
Copyright (c) 2009 by Sander Baumann. All rights reserved.
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
Font details
Created2009-06-14
Revision1
Glyph count51
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classSymbolic
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
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