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# Hangeulic

{% hint style="info" %}
*Hangeulic* will be renamed in the near future. It originated on the concept of how Hangeul glyphs are drawn, but the end result is not really anything like Hangeul glyphs. Moreover, I have another font design in my notepad which looks much more like Hangeul (although also a bit like Katakana), so this one certainly should not be named as such.

There are also multiple modifications required for this font, such as the brush tip angle (which causes problems in letters with \~45° lines like K, M, Y, X, Z.

This font would also be ideal for experimenting with variable width font design, as I've never played with that but it is becoming a widespread feature in modern typefaces and typographic needs.

Anchors for diacritics are difficult to manage in FontForge. Considering this and all the points above, I am preparing to rebuild this font entirely in FontLab.
{% endhint %}

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Hanguelic Bold" %}

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{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Hangeulic Regular" %}

<figure><picture><source srcset="/files/UQICwyZ7J4BEP7vMRXGR" media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)"><img src="/files/CWmC3nhPieGXlHsFuzDu" alt=""></picture><figcaption></figcaption></figure>
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

<table><thead><tr><th width="194" valign="top">Name</th><th width="314">Hangeulic</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">Version</td><td>1.005</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Latest release</td><td>24th May 2024</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Inception</td><td>May 2024</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Supported scripts</td><td><ul><li>Latin </li><li>NewEng <em>(no diacritics yet)</em></li><li>Vietnamese </li></ul></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Other glyphs</td><td>No numbers, punctuation or basic symbols</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Variants</td><td><p><strong>Regular</strong> — 1.003</p><p><strong>Chunky</strong> — 1.005 </p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Issues</td><td><ul><li>Incomplete parity between typeface weights at present.</li><li>Only uppercase.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">GitHub</td><td><a href="https://github.com/fazzaan/font-hangeulic">github.com/fazzaan/font-hangeulic</a></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Behance</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Font sites</td><td>-</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Letters

The NewEng script (mine, not another by the same name), includes all 26 English alphabet letters, plus another 15 borrowed from other scripts and eras.

A Æ B C Ç D E F Φ Þ Đ G Ȝ H Ƕ I J K Ʞ L M N И Ŋ O Œ P Q R S Ʃ T Ч U Ȣ V W Ꝏ X Y Z

a æ b c ç d e f φ þ ð g ȝ h ƕ i j k ʞ l m n и ŋ o œ p q r s ʃ t ч u ȣ v w ꝏ x y z

<div><figure><img src="/files/GOoXAxkX9tgemniG7M5F" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <figure><img src="/files/68fO7jhtweQRCLunmVpS" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

### Diacritics

* Single diacritics are made but haven't been anchored correctly yet.
* Kerning of diacritiqued glyphs is inconsistent with bare glyphs.
* Stacked diacritics have not yet been configured.
* Some applications do not render diacritics correctly if they extend too far above the upper line-height boundary. I may need to refactor the glyph scale to accommodate stacked glyphs.

<details>

<summary>Diacritics (single layer) — Vowels and consonants</summary>

Here you can see all the diacritics that are required in NewEng. These serve many other languages too. There are a few missing, such as the tilde of Spanish ñ, which is also used on vowels in some scripts such as Vietnamese.

## Vowels

These are all the vowels of NewEng. Yes, there are 11: **a æ e i o œ u ȣ w ꝏ y**&#x20;

<figure><img src="/files/d5DyBJvZkloOjqyR3AXg" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

## Consonants

The diacritiqued consonants of NewEng are as such:

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="40"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40"></th><th width="40"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>c̊</td><td>č</td><td>ç̌</td><td>d̈</td><td><a data-footnote-ref href="#user-content-fn-1">ď</a></td><td>f̈</td><td>g̊</td><td>g̃</td><td>ǧ</td></tr><tr><td>ȝ̊</td><td>ȝ̌</td><td>ǰ</td><td>ʞ̌</td><td>ñ</td><td>p̀</td><td>q̌</td><td>š</td><td>s̈</td></tr><tr><td>s̈̌</td><td>ẗ</td><td>ť</td><td>ч̌</td><td>x̌</td><td>ẍ</td><td>ẍ̌</td><td>z̈</td><td>z̈̌</td></tr></tbody></table>

<figure><img src="/files/tQjQv5UNkH8UhisozA5w" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

</details>

<details>

<summary>Diacritics (two layers) — Vowels</summary>

NewEng also allows most diacritiqued vowels to carry a stress mark. In typeface production, diacritic positioning is not automatic. Here you can see the current state of the diacritics — I have a lot to do. This typeface is a personal project, so it had to be put on pause while I do commissions for other clients.

## Vowels

These are all the vowels of NewEng. Yes, there are 11: **a æ e i o œ u ȣ w ꝏ y**&#x20;

<figure><img src="/files/p8gKHnrtsLGviBl9OaAt" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

</details>

<details>

<summary>Vietnamese diacritics — Vowels and Đđ</summary>

The 12 Vietnamese vowels are: **a â ă e ê i o ô ơ u ư y**&#x20;

All (?) Vietnamese vowels can take any of 6 tones, marked by 5 diacritics: **a á à ả ã ạ**&#x20;

This 12×6 produces 72 vowel glyphs, in each case.

Vietnamese also has one modified consonant, "double d":  **Đ đ**&#x20;

<figure><img src="/files/wZ8Yz8dmFNHPkskcxuYc" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

As with all the other diacritics in the previous sections, all Vietnamese diacritics need some dedicated time to adjust their positions and alignments.

</details>

## Numerals

*None yet.*

## Sample words

*For now, I'll show samples of the Chunky version, because that font has a complete glyph set.*

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Chunky" %}

<figure><img src="/files/5PWyzX8Nldsnzcohic8G" alt=""><figcaption><p>æþer (aether), çircl (circle)</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/mlDGV6uYOelhYoRhL9G9" alt=""><figcaption><p>clōðiŋ (clothing), ƕéðer (whether)</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/8y8bRj0SxsXedCWJwnIs" alt=""><figcaption><p>cȣ̂pl (couple), ʃȣld (should), ȣ̊ȝt (ought)</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/kbPyh4VHbIWvF0vEZNnA" alt=""><figcaption><p>meʞánic (mechanic), téʞnō (techno)</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/r12YT4Rq9mqEdOoibs99" alt=""><figcaption><p>mônþ (month), kíчėn (kitchen)</p></figcaption></figure>
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Regular" %}

<figure><img src="/files/Sk3X55BEULvMWLzaxF5E" alt=""><figcaption><p>æþer (aether), çircl (circle)</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/ctkFbZON9vaXJVk1UF7x" alt=""><figcaption><p>clōðiŋ (clothing), ƕéðer (whether)</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/053pyEcvfMw2cG4Yvchg" alt=""><figcaption><p>cȣ̂pl (couple), ʃȣld (should), ȣ̊ȝt (ought)</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/AYkp5s0D4GGkZLpFEgdS" alt=""><figcaption><p>meʞánic (mechanic), téʞnō (techno)</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/WiKHxRAfITNXuwKfSpPp" alt=""><figcaption><p>mônþ (month), kíчėn (kitchen)</p></figcaption></figure>
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Chunky" %}

<figure><img src="/files/OHXYOECGmmrui9K8FmU8" alt=""><figcaption><p>φṓtograφ (photograph)</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/avNnVAZq8O0MSXOEJoHa" alt=""><figcaption><p>p̀sȳʞėdélic (psychedelic)</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/5DZ99NyzlazrZ9dH7jLT" alt=""><figcaption><p>stróŋg̊er (stronger)</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/d7kEhdy8VAnN52q9lVhO" alt=""><figcaption><p>þanks (thanks), mꝏn (moon)</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/K36DJWJjMbsepuQatFfM" alt=""><figcaption><p>þird (third), fȣ̊rþ (fourth), fifþ (fifth), eiȝtþ (eighth)</p></figcaption></figure>
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Regular" %}

<figure><img src="/files/PdJpL4ooVYypGPy3hlWg" alt=""><figcaption><p>φṓtograφ (photograph)</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/Lfzek2CFmTl1esQzQd3v" alt=""><figcaption><p>p̀sȳʞėdélic (psychedelic)</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/WTPmypzjjz3iLw11nuSb" alt=""><figcaption><p>stróŋg̊er (stronger)</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/BBGKwfpqRDjgh3Ke1Qvb" alt=""><figcaption><p>þanks (thanks), mꝏn (moon)</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/yX72sCRwmLUUFhq6jFLe" alt=""><figcaption><p>þird (third), fȣ̊rþ (fourth), fifþ (fifth), eiȝtþ (eighth)</p></figcaption></figure>
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

***

To Do

### Further development

* refine the shape of several letters
* re-scale the letters so that the diacritics fit inside the line height
* more diacritics, especially for the most common languages
* combined diacritics, especially for scripts like Vietnamese

### Fixes

* perhaps rename the font because it's not much like Hangeul at all really. (Actually I have a new handdrawn one that looks like a swooshy blend of Korean Hangeul and Japanese Kana.)
* diacritics need major adjustment. Since starting this font a year ago, I've learnt how to handle diacritics better using FontForge, so this shouldn't be too stressful to handle.

### Variants

* ideas for typeface variations -- stylistic exploration
  * experiment with different nib shapes & angles, because this current one is a bit overbearing.
* ideas for font variations -- weighting methods, serifs, italicization, etc
  * could the Regular weight have some varying thicknesses along one axis or some angles?

***

## Reviews

Read reviews of my work in graphic design and other fields:

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[Work Reviews](https://farran.gitbook.io/personal/work-reviews/sectors)
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