For the Royal Navy Frigate, see HMS Egyptienne (1799)
| Category | Serif |
|---|---|
| Classification | Slab serif |
| Designer(s) | Adrian Frutiger |
| Foundry | Mergenthaler Linotype Company |
| Date released | 1956 |
Egyptienne is a serif typeface belonging to the classification slab serif, or Egyptian, where the serifs are unbracketed and similar in weight to the horizontal strokes of the letters. Egyptienne was designed in 1956 by Adrian Frutiger for the Deberny & Peignot Foundry and was the first new text face created for the process of photocomposition.
The x-height is high, and some lowercase characters, especially a and e bear comparison with other Frutiger typefaces, especially Meridien and Serifa. Egyptienne shows historical influence of the Clarendon faces.