Dollar Ceremonial Ink Syllabics

Broad-nib contour expansion gives the inherited forms a substantial display presence.

ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᐃᐅᐱᑎᑭ

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Font details

Writing system: Canadian Aboriginal syllabics
Design: Ceremonial Ink
Glyphs: 732
Mapped characters: 729
Licence: SIL Open Font License 1.1
Foundation: BJCree
Outline method: Horizontal nib from licensed foundation
Weight: Requested 400; foundation 400; native
Treatment: Horizontal nib
Treatment strength: 0.5
Stroke width: Vertical stems x1.0905; horizontal stems x1.03
Contrast: Source vertical-to-horizontal stem ratio x1.0587
Terminals: Modified by horizontal nib
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: 2048
Writing style: Artistic ink
Foundation design: BJCree
Design class: Experimental variant
Coverage: Full source repertoire retained; script-specific coverage and fluent-reader review required.
Creative mood: Solemn and substantial
Writing tradition: Modern lettering study; no named historical hand claimed
Visual treatment: Horizontal nib
Historical basis: Contemporary artistic interpretation of the credited foundation, not a historical reconstruction.
Artistic intent: Solemn and substantial

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.

Full source repertoire retained; script-specific coverage and fluent-reader review required.