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]

Name Example 1 Example 2 Example 3
Bagel (typeface) (Hebrew/Latin)
Celtic (typeface) (Gaelic/Latin)
Circumcision (typeface) (Hebrew/Latin)
Faux Arabic (Arabic/Latin)
Faux Chinese (Chinese/Latin)
Faux Hebrew (Hebrew/Latin)
Faux Japanese (Japanese/Latin)
Faux Runic (Runic/Latin)
Faux Sanskrit (Sanskrit/Latin)
Ginko (typeface) (Japanese/Latin)
Herculanum (typeface)
Iona (typeface)
Lithos (Greek epigraphic/Latin)
Mandarin (typeface) (Chinese/Latin)
Manga Steel (Japanese/Latin)
Papyrus (typeface)
Rusticana
Samarkan (typeface) (Sanskrit/Latin)
Shalom (typeface) (Hebrew/Latin)
Sherwood (typeface)
Skia (typeface) (Greek epigraphic/Latin)
Talmud (typeface) (Hebrew/Latin)
West Of China

See also

References

  1. ^ Tereza Haralambous and Yannis Haralambous, "Characters, Glyphs and Beyond", Glyph and Typesetting Workshop, Kyōto, 2003. PDF, p. 24