Author's note

Vidiian, created by Michael H. Lee and Josh Dixon, is a free alien dingbat font built from stark, angular symbols. Repeated spikes and beadlike dots make the signs feel ceremonial and coded.

Their antenna-like lines can continue into spacecraft illustrations or star-map patterns, which makes Vidiian especially useful for science-fiction posters and game interfaces, where the symbols can function as markings, controls, or fragments of an invented writing system. Album packaging and event graphics for electronic music or experimental performance can use the same forms as alien technology, ritual diagrams, or messages from an unknown culture rather than ordinary lettering.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Created by: Michael H. Lee & Josh Dixon 8-23-98
Font family
Vidiian
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
DTP-Vidiian
Full font name
Vidiian
Name table version
Version 1.00
Postscript font name
Vidiian
Trademark notice
Created by Type-Designer 3.1

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftSymbol

Font details

Revision1
Glyph count225
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSymbolic
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced