Estrangelo Edessa, designed by Paul Nelson and George Kiraz of the Syriac Computing Institute, is a free Syriac calligraphic font. Rounded strokes turn sharply into hooked ends, giving the script a firmly penned appearance. The compact forms create an even, dark texture across the lettering.
Cultural institutions and Syriac-language publishers could use it for branding, books, and exhibition graphics. It also suits historical event posters with manuscript-inspired imagery. Within institutional branding, the script can form a cultural emblem rather than serve as simple labeling.
Copyright (c) Syriac Computing Institute. For free distribution. Created by Paul Nelson and George Kiraz, 2000. All rights reserved.
Font famiglia
Estrangelo Edessa
Font sottofamiglia
Regular
Sottofamiglia unico di identificazione
Estrangelo Edessa
Nome completo del font
Estrangelo Edessa
Nome tabella versione
Version 1.00
Postscript nome del font
EstrangeloEdessa
Progettista
Paul Nelson and George Kiraz
Descrizione
Estrangelo Edessa is a Unicode encoded OpenType font file supporting the Syriac script. The font contains TrueType character outlines and has been optimized for display on screen at small sizes, within software user interface elements such as button descriptions and dialog box text. The Syriac letter forms were designed by Paul Nelson and George Kiraz. Some symbols, including numerical symbols are based on the monospaced Courier type design.
Informazioni estese sul font
Piattaforme supportate
PiattaformaCodifica
MacintoshRomano
MicrosoftUnicode BMP solo
Dettagli del font
Creato2000-10-19
Revisione1
Numero di glifi264
Unità per em2048
Diritti di incorporamentoIncorporamento per l'editing consentito
Classe della famigliaNessuna classificazione
PesoNormale
LarghezzaNormale
Stile MacGrassetto
DirezioneSolo fortemente sinistra a destra glifi + contiene neutrali