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I am looking for a font(s) that I could use to plot out scripural texts when writing an icon. I would like it to look kinda "Old Slavoniky" (if there is such a word) yet have the English (latin) as well as cyrilic letters.

I like one called "Lavra" but unfortunatly it does not have all the English letters. I also have one called "Novhorod", but it has the same problem. Finnaly I have one called "RussianChurchCyr" which has both, but does not look as good as "Lavra".

Does anyone know where I could find such a font?

Hi Kadylo,

Take a look at www.iconofile.com. [iconofile.com.] Click on Forum and do a Search (top right corner of page) on the word fonts. You'll see a few sites regarding the fonts you're looking for. If not ask them for some direction.

Wow! Thank-you!
I did not know they had a forum.
Thank-you!

Kadylo

So are we allowed to use original fonts? Cause I made one up one day based off of how my hand likes to move whenever I write regular letters, I'll put it up at some point if it's Ok to do that.

Nathan- I don't believe there is anything mandating what sort of font to use, beyond common sense; I mean obviously one wouldn't use a psychedelic or "old west" font [unless one were portraying hippie or cowboy saints ]. Many of us use "Old Slavoniky" fonts because we are Slavophiles and find them asthetically pleasing.
I'd like to see the font you are talking about...
-Daniel

I'll try to put it up when I can, it's a font I developed.

Basically when I write certain letters my hand goes a certain way, and leaves the marks, making my handwriting very messy. So I decided that instead of trying not to do it, I would just let my brush go that way in a bit more organized way, meaning that some of my letters are a little...odd. Like my r looks something like a Y instead.