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Baybayin Fonts

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I didn't set out to do Baybayin fonts in the first place but one thing led to another so . . .

Here they are so far (shapes done in Inkscape and assembled in Fontforge):
Note: the newer ones do not follow the Lopez cross virama but the 'J' shaped 'pamudpod' introduced by Antoon Postma and adapted by the Mangyan Hanunoo. I also use the Bikol 'Ra' and—purists may cringe—I use extra kudlit on the newer fonts to indicate 'i' and 'u' from 'e' and 'o.' Traditionally, the double kudlit was used to double the e/i or o/u syllable.

Baybayin Electric (download from this link):

Originally aiming for a more 'runic' feel that's easy to read in small sizes. Ended up with this:



Baybayin Electric Monospace version (download from this link):



Baybayin Hilig (download from this link):

"Hilig," in Tagalog, means "passion, favorite thing/activity;" in Bisaya it means "slanting, oblique, leaning." Font is "Baybayin Hilig Mono"—still monospaced for now (Baybayin was originally written in monospace). The thought of doing da hundreds of kerning pairs makes me cringe.



Baybayin Rounded (download from this link):
I wanted a font with round ended strokes (like Arial Rounded) but as traditional looking as that found in old books—hence Baybayin Rounded.





Hanuhid (download from this link):

This is a stylized font combining the slanting stress of Baybayin Mangyan Hanunoo and the horizontal stress of Baybayin Mangyan Buhid—just for fun—requested by a friend over at the Baybayin Facebook Group. This is where I started using pamudpod and the extra kudlits for 'i' and 'u'.



Baybayin Gahi (download from this link):

My own Baybayin handwriting . . . 'Gahi' is Cebuano for 'hard'—I find it hard to write da curvycurls with a mouse . . .





Baybayin Layla (download from this link):

Somewhat Arabic-looking, although I initially set out to create a Blackletter/Gothic look.



Note: all fonts are on beta status. Use at your own risk.

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JL said…
Hello! Your fonts are interesting. Can you re-upload them? The links seem dead. Thanks!
1:05 AM
Daf said…
May i know what's the exact baybayin font name used on the cover photo of this post? Thanks!
6:55 PM
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