Bulgaria Moderna
A multilingual font designed by alphadesigner
Based on the 9th Century Early Cyrillic script variety developed in the Preslav Literary School
Introduction
The history of any alphabet is often shrouded in mystery - it is such an enormous cultural endeavor that few people can claim to know for sure how and when it all started. The Cyrillic alphabet is no exception. It carries the name of the Saint Cyril, a Byzantine missionary send to Moravia by the Empreror with the task to consolidate Byzantine influence at the expence of the German clergy. His most frightening weapon was an alphabet, especially customized for the Slavic language - the Glagolitic, which he created himself. The Cyrillic alphabet is named after him, yet most scolars agree that this is a sign of homage instead of acknowledgement of an authorship. The alphabet itself originated in the First Bulgarian Empire, which welcomed Cyril's students after his mission to Moravia failed. From Bulgaria, the alphabet spread to Serbia and later to other Slav states such as Kievan Rus, the predecessor of the Russian Empire. During the ages, the alphabet got simplified and reformed several times and Russia's influence spread it as far as Mongolia.
This is my humble attempt to create a full-featured digital font based on the aesthetic of the Early Cyrillic script but extended to include custom made Hindu numerals, punctuation signs and last but not least - the full set of Latin characters.
Fully supported alphabets
- Cyrillic: Bulgarian, Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Mongolian;
- Latin: English, German, Spanish, Portugese, French, Italian, Dutch, Danish and Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Icelandic, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian;
Characters
Cyrillic Set
Latin Set
Cyrillic Additional Set
Latin Additional Set
Cyrillic Ligatures
Latin Ligatures
Latin Diacritics
Numerals / Mathematical
Punctuation
Feedback
This is the first version of the font. Any positive or negative feedback from all users will be greatly appreciated. Please send me a message with your impressions!
Version History
- 1.08 - Metrics and kerning improvements
- 1.07 - Official public release
Terms of Use
This font is a copyrighted product. It is offered free for personal and non-commercial use. Any other use must be explicitly approved. Contact me if you want to use Bulgaria Moderna for commercial puposes. Please do not redistribute this font without this license. If you intend to use it or share it with a friend for personal or non-commercial use, please link to this web page.
Thank you!
Yanko Tsvetkov, graphic designer and illustrator