Ouroboros

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10 July 2019Alex Slobzheninov added a carefully designed Cyrillic set to the basic latin set already supported by the typeface. This addition was awarded one of the best Cyrillic typefaces of 2019 by the Modern Cyrillic Award. In this version, Jérémy chose to make the numbers aligned by default. The other set of old style numerals can be accessed with the corresponding opentype feature.

Ouroboros
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Ouroboros

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NOLI ME TANGERE

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds.

Compendium rarissimum totius Artis Magicæ sistematisatæ per celeberrimos Artis hujus Magistros

In physics, the shower-curtain effect is the phenomenon in which a shower curtain gets blown inward with a running shower. The problem of the cause of this effect has been featured in Scientific American magazine, with several theories given to explain the phenomenon but no definite conclusion. As a second meaning, the fact that nearby phase front distortions of an optical wave are more severe than remote distortions of the same amplitude is called shower-curtain effect.

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- Styles
- Regular by Ariel Martín Pérez
- Designed by
- Ariel Martín Pérez
- Collections
- Human made
- Serif
- Fantasy
- Writing systems
- Latin
- Symbols
- License
- SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1
- Get the source files
- Get the PDF specimen
- Published on the 31 October 2018

Font description

——————— English ———————

The Ouroboros or uroborus is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon eating its own tail. Ouroboros is also a font for alchemists, witches, heretics, outsiders and curious people in general. It's inspired by early art-nouveau styles, which were sometimes used in relation with magical themes and symbolism, so it comes together with a set of alchemical and astronomical symbols.

——————— Français ———————

L'Ouroboros ou uroborus est un ancien symbole qui représente un serpent ou un dragon mangeant sa propre queue. Ouroboros est aussi un caractère typographique conçue pour les alchimistes, les sorcières, les hérétiques, les étrangers et les gens curieux en général. Il a été inspiré par les premiers styles de l'art nouveau, qui étaient parfois associés à des motifs et des symbologies magiques, et c'est pour cela qu'il contient un ensemble de symboles alchimiques et astronomiques.

——————— Español ———————

El Ouroboros o uróboros es un antiguo símbolo que representa una serpiente o un dragón comiéndose su propia cola. Ouroboros es también un tipo de letra para alquimistas, brujas, herejes, forasteros y curiosos en general. Está inspirado en los primeros estilos del art nouveau, que a veces eran utilizados en relación con temas y simbologías mágicas, por lo que contiene un conjunto de símbolos alquímicos y astronómicos.