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Desktop Fun: Runic Style Fonts
Most of the time regular fonts are just what you need for documents, invitations, or adding text to images. But what if you are in the mood for something unusual or unique to add that perfect touch? If you like older runic style writing, then enjoy finding some new favorites for your collection with our Runic Style Fonts collection.
Temple photo by ShinyShiny.
Note: To manage the fonts on your Windows 7, Vista, & XP systems see our article here.
The Runic Style Fonts
Sable
Worn Manuscript
JSL Ancient
Antropos
Cave Gyrl
The Roman Runes Alliance
Ancient Geek
Troll
Runish Quill MK
*includes two font types
DS RUNEnglish 2
Runes Written
*includes two font types
Wolves And Ravens
Art Greco
Dalek
Glagolitic AOE
Linear B
Cartouche
Greywolf Glyphs
*includes 62 individual characters
Note: This group represents A – Z in all capital letters.
Note: This group represents A – Z in all lower case letters.
Note: This group represents the numbers 0 – 9.
Africain
*includes 62 individual characters
Note: This group represents A – Z in all capital letters.
Note: This group represents A – Z in all lower case letters.
Note: This group represents the numbers 0 – 9.
Cave Writings
*includes 52 individual characters
Note: This group represents A – Z in all capital letters.
Note: This group represents A – Z in all lower case letters.
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Comments (9)
Akemi Iwaya (Asian Angel) is our very own Firefox Fangirl who enjoys working with multiple browsers and loves 'old school' role-playing games. Visit her on Twitter and Google+.
- Published 01/11/11
Nice font packs….
By d way, whats the meaning of ‘Runic’…..
@Nav – These two Wikipedia articles provide a great overview of different Runic alphabets. ^_^ Some of the names for them are totally awesome sounding. ^_^
Runic alphabet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runic_alphabet
Runic inscriptions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runic_inscriptions
Nice, these are some fun fonts :D
Dear Asian Angel
Many of your photos and also especially these fonts and glyphs are overwhelming attractive, but do you systematically check for anything lethal in them, or do we just try them out and watch to see whether our machines start acting funny or failing?
@ewilson – I run each zip file that these fonts come in through VirusTotal before I even open them. ^_^ Once they clear VirusTotal I open them up, create the pics, and post them for everyone’s enjoyment. ^_^
I also put the icon pack files through the same process before I will feature them here. ^_^
P.S. Thanks for the compliment on the images! ^_^
Isn’t this a map from Uncharted 2?
@Julius – I believe that it is from Tomb Raider: Underworld. ^_^
i think the egyptian “fonts” (actually it’s called pictograph, no?) are far more complicated than the pictured above. have you ever read carl sagan’s cosmos? well, in it you’d find the real pictograph example. apart from the fact, these fonts are fabulous, and the author is cute — looking like japanese adult vid idol :) thanks.
The Africain typeface crashes crappy (read: Intel’s) onboard VGAs that render 2D graphics by software. wonder if the author tested it before made it public. Failing to address this layer of consumership means letting down 60% of the population. I’m believing that ewilson above suffered from this, his/her Windows might’ve been crashed to BSoD saying igfx32.dll caused the uninconvenience..