How to type the symbol for the Armenian text?

[Martin Z]

Hi,

I don't know where else I could turn to help. Maybe someone from this community could help.

 

I need to type the symbol used for the Armenian text in the "Larger Cambridge Septuagint", as shown below. Can anyone help?

 

Thanks!

 

[A.D. Riddle]

I think what will help you most is a good Fraktur font. The Wikipedia page shows the font Rotunda which looks close to your A, though not exact.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraktur

 

Apparently, there is a unicode value for Fraktur capital A.

https://www.w3.org/TR/xml-entity-names/fraktur.html

 

A.D.

[Martin Z]

Hi @A.D. Riddle,

 

Thanks for your help!

I would be satisfied with the look of Rotunda A shown on the wikipedia page, but the Rotunda font I tried does not show this looking at all.

The unicode Fraktur capital A is used for Arabic versions (see screenshot below), and I do not want to confuse it with the Armenian version used in the Larger Cambridge Septuagint. 😂

 

 

[A.D. Riddle]

You have to keep looking for the right font. Maybe something like this?

http://www.identifont.com/show?3OI

 

A.D.

[Martin Z]

Oh, wow!

Thank you so much, @A.D. Riddle. This is exactly what I wanted!

[A.D. Riddle]

Here are some free options. Not sure if they are Unicode. There is a little box at the top where you can type your own "The quick brown fox." The following seem to have designs of your "A."

https://www.fontspace.com/category/gothic,blackletter

 

Cloister Black by Dieter Steffmann

Old English Five by Dieter Steffmann

Olde English by Dieter Steffmann

 

A.D.

 

[Martin Z]

Oh, Wow!

Thanks again, @A.D. Riddle.

I think I'll use Choister Black, since it's 100% free to use. 😁