Runic

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Name	Runic
Version	1.003
Latest release	5th October 2024
Inception	October 2024
Supported scripts	Latin, NewEng, common diacritics, extended diacritics
Other glyphs	No numbers, punctuation or basic symbols
Issues	Not kerned
GitHub	github.com/fazzaan/font-runic
Behance	-
Font sites	-

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/Ѡ 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/ѡ x y z

NewEng alphabet, with gaps for missing glyphs (ƕ, и, œ, ꝏ)

Diacritics

These are pretty messy right now. ǣ and ȣ̄ were not considered at all.

Numerals

None yet.

Sample words

All sample words include letters from the NewEng Orthography.

æþer (aether), çircl (circle)

clōðiŋ (clothing)

cȣpl (couple), ʃȣld (should)

fifþ (fifth), eiȝtþ (eighth)

meʞanic (mechanic)

monþ (month), kiчen (kitchen)

φōtograφ (photograph)

psȳʞedelic (psychedelic)

stroŋger (stronger)

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To Do

Further development

• Basic diacritics beyond macron (ā ē̄ ī ō ū).

  • At least do the upward accent.

  • Needs many diacritics for full NewEng support.

• Numerals

  • Dozenal

  • Dot-count numerals (originated in BlockTrain) — learn how to include alternative number figures in font files.

• Punctuation

• Common symbols

Fixes

• The glyph for Ŋŋ unintentionally looks like two stacked Ns, which could be misinterpreted as Ññ.

• Not enough kerning has been done, especially with the small vowels like A and O.

• Narrow, vertical glyph edges perhaps should be kerned further apart, else they visually merge.

• The space glyph is too wide.

Variants

• A rougher, weathered version, where the edges of the letters are uneven, and the corners are soft.

• A fluid version, handwritten glyphs derived from the rune shapes:

  • a) by mimicking the shapes;

  • b) by considering the "stroke order" methodology of how runes were/might have been drawn.