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
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PlatformaKodowanie
UnicodeUnikod 2.0 a nasledovná sémantika, tylko BMP unikod
MacintoshAntykwa (roman)
MicrosoftTylko BMP unikod
Szczegóły czcionki
Utworzono2012-06-25
Wersja1
Liczba glifów110
Jednostki na em1000
Prawa osadzaniaOsadzanie na podgląd i drukowanie dozwolone
Klasa rodzinyNieklasyfikowane
GrubośćŚrednia
SzerokośćŚciśnięta
Styl MacPogrubiony
KierunekTylko znaki skierowane od lewej do prawej + zawiera neutralie