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Dollar Manuscript Music

Narrow, elevated proportions retaining the foundation's original stroke details.

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Font details

Writing system
Music
Design
Manuscript
Glyphs
493
Mapped characters
492
Licence
SIL Open Font License 1.1
Foundation
Leland
Outline method
Solid from licensed foundation
Weight
Requested 400; foundation 400; native
Treatment
Solid
Treatment strength
1
Stroke width
Vertical stems x0.9525; horizontal stems x1.08
Contrast
Source vertical-to-horizontal stem ratio x0.8819
Terminals
Inherited
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
Artistic ink
Foundation design
Leland
Design class
Experimental variant
Coverage
Full source repertoire retained; script-specific coverage and fluent-reader review required. Decorative use only; not validated for formula construction or score engraving. SMuFL private-use glyphs. Source engraving metadata is not applicable after geometric changes and is not included.
Creative mood
Quiet and contemplative
Writing tradition
Modern lettering study; no named historical hand claimed
Visual treatment
Solid
Historical basis
Contemporary decorative symbol study; no ancient origin claimed.
Artistic intent
Quiet and contemplative

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.

Full source repertoire retained; script-specific coverage and fluent-reader review required. Decorative use only; not validated for formula construction or score engraving. SMuFL private-use glyphs. Source engraving metadata is not applicable after geometric changes and is not included.

Does not cover the standard group proof: U+1D11E, U+1D122, U+1D134, U+1D15D, U+1D15E, U+1D15F, U+1D160

Source SMuFL metadata is not compatible with this transformed recipe and is not included.

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