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# Runic

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<table><thead><tr><th width="196">Name</th><th width="471">Runic</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Version</td><td>1.003</td></tr><tr><td>Latest release</td><td>5th October 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Inception</td><td>October 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Supported scripts</td><td>Latin, NewEng, common diacritics, extended diacritics</td></tr><tr><td>Other glyphs</td><td>No numbers, punctuation or basic symbols</td></tr><tr><td>Issues</td><td>Not kerned</td></tr><tr><td>GitHub</td><td><a href="https://github.com/fazzaan/font-runic">github.com/fazzaan/font-runic</a></td></tr><tr><td>Behance</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>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/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

<figure><img src="/files/bOc1shhgHZbUIVGx9W8x" alt=""><figcaption><p>NewEng alphabet, with gaps for missing glyphs (ƕ, и, œ, ꝏ)</p></figcaption></figure>

### Diacritics

<figure><img src="/files/MsSB8V1vMKOJ6HMB5D5J" alt=""><figcaption><p>These are pretty messy right now. ǣ and ȣ̄ were not considered at all.</p></figcaption></figure>

## Numerals

None yet.

## Sample words

All sample words include letters from the [NewEng Orthography](https://lang.gitbook.io/en/neweng-orthography/).

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

<figure><img src="/files/XYbNXtUczOiwL91kl7Oj" alt=""><figcaption><p>clōðiŋ (clothing)</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/TMpNWZP1cxp1ckThXkyt" alt=""><figcaption><p>cȣpl (couple), ʃȣld (should)</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/UiqGeteCDV4nKQSUbCJJ" alt=""><figcaption><p>fifþ (fifth), eiȝtþ (eighth)</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/A3efHgpk9YS5VSVV6Izb" alt=""><figcaption><p>meʞanic (mechanic)</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/e5BXjb1l7wIPYiJmJGoG" alt=""><figcaption><p>monþ (month), kiчen (kitchen)</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/tXbxVPsaKERdfCAL3yb8" alt=""><figcaption><p>φōtograφ (photograph)</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/14FwvAz5VJDi3MqQLB6M" alt=""><figcaption><p>psȳʞedelic (psychedelic)</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/8R9aLCiG0rFb6eYOmIt6" alt=""><figcaption><p>stroŋger (stronger)</p></figcaption></figure>

***

## To Do

### Further development

* Basic diacritics beyond macron (ā ē̄ ī ō ū).&#x20;
  * At least do the upward accent.&#x20;
  * 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:&#x20;
  * a) by mimicking the shapes;
  * b) by considering the "stroke order" methodology of how runes were/might have been drawn.


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