Surat Basahan
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Surat Basahan.ttf
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Author's note
Basahan script also known as Guhit, is the native name used by Bicolanos to refer to Baybayin. It is an abugida script in the pre-colonial Bicol peninsula, Philippines. Basahan is the same with Baybayin Tagalog and other abugidas in the Philippines.
The word Basahan is already recorded in a book entitled Vocabulario de la Lengua Bicol by Marcos de Lisboa in 1628 which states that it has three vowels and fifteen consonants.
The word Basahan is already recorded in a book entitled Vocabulario de la Lengua Bicol by Marcos de Lisboa in 1628 which states that it has three vowels and fifteen consonants.
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Basic font information
Font family
Surat Basahan
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Fonty
Full font name
Surat Basahan
Name table version
1.0
Postscript font name
Surat-Basahan
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Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
Font details
Created2016-02-15
Revision1
Glyph count33
Units per Em1024
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSymbolic
WeightSemi-light
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureItalic
PitchNot monospaced