Balava OpenType • A Transitional Typeface

Version 1.40 benefits from the many improved features in FontCreator 10.1, which made it easier to spot errors and adjust kerning pairs.

  • I have added two glyphs for Dutch. Ligature fij ensures that fi ligature is not used in words like fijn (nice) where the ij is a ligature, and an ij acute ligature that replaces j with jacute after iacute. There is no jacute in Unicode.
  • I have reduced the size of cedilla and ogonek accents for Petite Capitals and Small Capitals. Lowprofile accents already reduce the size of accents in composites for Petite Capitals.
  • I have fixed some Greek glyphs like Omega, Theta, and Phi to match the width of Omicron
  • I added the Romanian Language for Localised forms of Şş and Ţţ cedilla. Romanian prefers the use of comma accent below, although users still often type the cedilla forms.
  • I used my tip on Checking for Errors to spot missing kerning pairs, or badly designed glyphs that caused clashes like j caron or j circumflex. (The release version of CompositeData.xml uses a lowprofile caron for j caron, but a regular circumflex for j circumflex. That’s my own error. Follow the Complete Composites tutorial thread for updates).
  • Some Maths Operators were resized to fit the CapHeight
  • Web versions were added with only a few symbols, no Alternative Fractions, and no Petite Capitals. They do, however, include Small Capitals, and many other OpenType features, and they are hinted.
  • Currency symbols for Turkish Lira and Georian Lari were redesigned using the SVG files on Wikipedia as a starting point.