K22 Angular Text is a free modern Gothic display font based on Herman Ihlenburg's 1884 design for MacKellar, Smiths & Jordan. Its towering, narrow letters combine severe verticals with needle-fine diagonals, curled feet, and sweeping ornamental strokes.
A heritage-minded brand could use it for logos, packaging, and venue signage. The unusual letter shapes also suit historical publishing and music posters, where the lettering can act as an emblem. Its audience is designers seeking a dramatic nineteenth-century voice with an eccentric edge.
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This font was digitized in memory of Dan X. Solo (1928–2012).
Herman Ihlenburg designed and patented it in 1884 for MacKellar, Smiths & Jordan. Dan X. Solo preserved it in Decorative Display Alphabets.
Based on Angular Text from page 6 of Decorative Display Alphabets: 100 Complete Fonts by Dan X. Solo published by Dover Publications, 1990. Angular Text is also shown on page 13 of the Solotype Catalog.
Angular Text was designed by Herman Ihlenburg and was assigned to MacKellar, Smiths & Jordan. Angular was patented in the United States on September 23, 1884 with Patent No. 9226.
Toto Kyusi, Pilipinas toto@ispx.com.ph + to22to@gmail.com June 26, 2012
Informazioni estese sul font
Piattaforme supportate
PiattaformaCodifica
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 e poi semantica, unicode BMP solo
MacintoshRomano
MicrosoftUnicode BMP solo
Dettagli del font
Creato2012-06-25
Revisione1
Numero di glifi110
Unità per em1000
Diritti di incorporamentoIncorporamento per anteprima di stmapa consentito
Classe della famigliaNessuna classificazione
PesoNormale
LarghezzaCondensato
Stile MacGrassetto
DirezioneSolo fortemente sinistra a destra glifi + contiene neutrali