Samples of simulation typefaces

A simulation typeface is one designed after a unique or stereotypical aspect of the letterforms or scripts of a different language.[1][2][3]

NameExample 1Example 2Example 3
Bagel (typeface) (Hebrew/Latin)
Circumcision (typeface) (Hebrew/Latin)
Faux Arabic (Arabic/Latin)
Faux Chinese (Chinese/Latin)
Faux Hebrew (Hebrew/Latin)
Faux Sanskrit (Devanagari/Latin)
Hananiah (typeface) (Hebrew/Latin)
Herculanum (typeface)
Lithos (Greek epigraphic/Latin)
Rusticana
Samarkan (typeface) (Devanagari/Latin)
Sherwood (typeface)
Skia (typeface) (Greek epigraphic/Latin)
Talmud (typeface) (Hebrew/Latin)

See also

References

  1. Tereza Haralambous and Yannis Haralambous, "Characters, Glyphs and Beyond", Glyph and Typesetting Workshop, Kyōto, 2003. PDF, p. 24
  2. Chachra, Deb. "Faux Devangari". HiLoBrow. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  3. Shaw, Paul. "Stereo Types". Print Magazine. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
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