Dollar Hexcell Syllabics

Staggered hexagonal apertures; an experimental display derivative of the credited foundation.

ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᐃᐅᐱᑎᑭ

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Font details

Writing system

Canadian Aboriginal syllabics

Design

Hexcell

Glyphs

1638

Mapped characters

1383

Licence

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Foundation

Radio Canada

Outline method

Hexcell from licensed foundation

Weight

Requested 800; foundation 700; synthetic contour adjustment

Treatment

Hexcell

Treatment strength

1.0

Stroke width

Vertical stems x1.0095; horizontal stems x1

Contrast

Source vertical-to-horizontal stem ratio x1.0095

Terminals

Modified by hexcell

Spacing

Source advances preserved; bearings adjusted to retain origins

Marks

Combining marks and tiny details retain the foundation outlines

Hinting

Source TrueType instructions removed; renderer autohinting

Units per em

1000

Writing style

Experimental display

Foundation design

Radio Canada

Design class

Experimental variant

Coverage

Complete foundation repertoire retained, not complete language coverage. Bold display use; fluent-reader review pending.

Creative mood

Porous and cellular

Writing tradition

Contemporary experimental construction; no historical tradition claimed

Visual treatment

Hexcell

Design motif

Staggered hexagonal apertures

Visual comparison

Normalized sampled-glyph screening against the local catalog; see visual_similarity for scores and scope.

Recommended use

Bold experimental display at large sizes; texture can fragment strokes and joins.

Coverage and use

Character coverage is inherited from the licensed foundation. The specimen is a sample, not a promise of complete language support. Check the included coverage and provenance files for your project.

A licensed derivative, not independently hand-drawn outlines.

Automated shaping proofs do not replace review by a fluent reader.

Decorative display treatment; joining strokes, dense characters and formulas need visual review at the intended size.

Complete foundation repertoire retained, not complete language coverage. Bold display use; fluent-reader review pending.

Patterns and displaced segments can interrupt connected strokes. Automated shaping tests preserve layout instructions, not visual continuity or fluent readability.

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