Sylfaen

multi-script serif typeface
Place typeface Q1892757
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Sylfaen is a place established in 1997. Its founding marked the beginning of its existence during that year. No additional details about its location, purpose, or significance are provided beyond its establishment date. The name Sylfaen refers to this specific entity throughout its recorded history.

Sylfaen

Summary

Sylfaen is a typeface[1]. Sylfaen draws 76 Wikipedia views per month (typeface category, ranking #15 of 47).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sylfaen's instance of is recorded as typeface[3].
  • Sylfaen's commissioned by is recorded as Microsoft[4].
  • Sylfaen's writing system is recorded as Latin script[5].
  • Sylfaen's writing system is recorded as Cyrillic script[6].
  • Sylfaen's writing system is recorded as Greek alphabet[7].
  • Sylfaen's writing system is recorded as Armenian alphabet[8].
  • Sylfaen's writing system is recorded as Georgian scripts[9].
  • Sylfaen's designed by is recorded as John Hudson[10].
  • Sylfaen's designed by is recorded as Ross Mills[11].
  • Sylfaen's designed by is recorded as Geraldine Wade[12].
  • 1997 marks the founding of Sylfaen[13].
  • Sylfaen's official website is recorded as http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/family.aspx?FID=263[14].
  • Sylfaen's described at URL is recorded as https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/font-list/sylfaen[15].
  • Sylfaen's type foundry is recorded as Tiro Typeworks[16].
  • Sylfaen's type foundry is recorded as Monotype[17].

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Designation and Status

Sylfaen's instance of is recorded as typeface[3].

History and Context

1997 marks the founding of Sylfaen[13].

Why It Matters

Sylfaen draws 76 Wikipedia views per month (typeface category, ranking #15 of 47).[2] Sylfaen has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Sylfaen Wikipedia.png, файл-заглушка / placeholder"
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