Daniel Yacob
@ethiopic.bsky.social
Typer of the keys.
Also: https://vt.academia.edu/DanielYacob , https://typo.social/@ethiopic , https://x.com/ethiopic
Also: https://vt.academia.edu/DanielYacob , https://typo.social/@ethiopic , https://x.com/ethiopic
If you're local to Alexandria, VA, here's a rare opportunity to see an Amharic film in a major movie theater. Kidist Bayelign's latest film, Liya, will be presented at the Regal Theater in Kingstowne, Alexandria on Sunday, November 16th. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/liya-ticke...
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
If you're local to Alexandria, VA, here's a rare opportunity to see an Amharic film in a major movie theater. Kidist Bayelign's latest film, Liya, will be presented at the Regal Theater in Kingstowne, Alexandria on Sunday, November 16th. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/liya-ticke...
Josh Johnson sporting a Musnad outfit at the Emmys tonight. A repeating pattern of 𐩨𐩱𐩯𐩱 , would love to know a translation or if it is just a pattern.
September 15, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Josh Johnson sporting a Musnad outfit at the Emmys tonight. A repeating pattern of 𐩨𐩱𐩯𐩱 , would love to know a translation or if it is just a pattern.
መልካም አዲስ ዓመት! 🏵️፳፻፲፰🏵️
A new keyboard for a new year! A simple QWERTY-style design modeled on the iPhone & iPad layouts.
keyman.com/keyboards/gf...
Dedicated in memory of Yohannes Ejigu, a self-taught app developer whose Fyn Ge'ez keyboard set the quality standard - brilliant light sorely missed.
A new keyboard for a new year! A simple QWERTY-style design modeled on the iPhone & iPad layouts.
keyman.com/keyboards/gf...
Dedicated in memory of Yohannes Ejigu, a self-taught app developer whose Fyn Ge'ez keyboard set the quality standard - brilliant light sorely missed.
September 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
መልካም አዲስ ዓመት! 🏵️፳፻፲፰🏵️
A new keyboard for a new year! A simple QWERTY-style design modeled on the iPhone & iPad layouts.
keyman.com/keyboards/gf...
Dedicated in memory of Yohannes Ejigu, a self-taught app developer whose Fyn Ge'ez keyboard set the quality standard - brilliant light sorely missed.
A new keyboard for a new year! A simple QWERTY-style design modeled on the iPhone & iPad layouts.
keyman.com/keyboards/gf...
Dedicated in memory of Yohannes Ejigu, a self-taught app developer whose Fyn Ge'ez keyboard set the quality standard - brilliant light sorely missed.
The first update in a year and a half adds 28 typefaces to the “Legally Free Geʾez Fonts” collection. In total, a gift of 198 typefaces from just over 30 designers, totally free for you to use and enjoy! #Ethiopic
github.com/geezorg/lega...
Preview of new additions:
github.com/geezorg/lega...
Preview of new additions:
August 12, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The first update in a year and a half adds 28 typefaces to the “Legally Free Geʾez Fonts” collection. In total, a gift of 198 typefaces from just over 30 designers, totally free for you to use and enjoy! #Ethiopic
github.com/geezorg/lega...
Preview of new additions:
github.com/geezorg/lega...
Preview of new additions:
The GFF Amharic Keyman Keyboard v3.3 is ready for download (desktop & mobile), keyman.com/keyboards/gf...
The desktop keyboard now provides the wonderful Agbalumo and Menbere fonts. The full listing of bundled fonts appears below:
The desktop keyboard now provides the wonderful Agbalumo and Menbere fonts. The full listing of bundled fonts appears below:
July 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The GFF Amharic Keyman Keyboard v3.3 is ready for download (desktop & mobile), keyman.com/keyboards/gf...
The desktop keyboard now provides the wonderful Agbalumo and Menbere fonts. The full listing of bundled fonts appears below:
The desktop keyboard now provides the wonderful Agbalumo and Menbere fonts. The full listing of bundled fonts appears below:
ICYMI, the Agbalumo #Ethiopic font was integrated into Agbalumo proper and became available recently at the Google Fonts site for all to enjoy. Bravo Raphael Alẹ́gbẹ́lẹ́yẹ̀ and all involved!
fonts.google.com/specimen/Agb...
fonts.google.com/specimen/Agb...
July 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
ICYMI, the Agbalumo #Ethiopic font was integrated into Agbalumo proper and became available recently at the Google Fonts site for all to enjoy. Bravo Raphael Alẹ́gbẹ́lẹ́yẹ̀ and all involved!
fonts.google.com/specimen/Agb...
fonts.google.com/specimen/Agb...
The Harege Fidelat and Mesobe Fidelat mobile keyboards received updates last week that polish some CSS stylings. Search for the keyboards by name from your Keyman mobile app to install.
June 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The Harege Fidelat and Mesobe Fidelat mobile keyboards received updates last week that polish some CSS stylings. Search for the keyboards by name from your Keyman mobile app to install.
A minor update now available. A touch of glow has been added to keys when tapped. iPhone and Android views below.
May 23, 2025 at 6:18 AM
A minor update now available. A touch of glow has been added to keys when tapped. iPhone and Android views below.
The Geʾez Frontier Foundation's Keyman mobile keyboard for Amharic v3.2 arrives. Updates include: hints (top-right corner of keys), flick, and multi-tap entry: keyman.com/keyboards/gf...
May 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The Geʾez Frontier Foundation's Keyman mobile keyboard for Amharic v3.2 arrives. Updates include: hints (top-right corner of keys), flick, and multi-tap entry: keyman.com/keyboards/gf...
ኼኽ › ኬክ ? Some kind of hipster cake? Or maybe someone's "k" key got stuck. Nice pastries nonetheless.
April 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
ኼኽ › ኬክ ? Some kind of hipster cake? Or maybe someone's "k" key got stuck. Nice pastries nonetheless.
Sign of the times. Free cards for the public at the Alexandria, VA library. Sad that they would be needed, I'm impressed by multilingual translation effort.
April 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Sign of the times. Free cards for the public at the Alexandria, VA library. Sad that they would be needed, I'm impressed by multilingual translation effort.
This one seems to be a little busier, I suppose covering more. I'm sure it's fully valid, but just the same, don't ask me to explain it today! 😜
April 2, 2025 at 11:54 PM
This one seems to be a little busier, I suppose covering more. I'm sure it's fully valid, but just the same, don't ask me to explain it today! 😜
With a file date of 1995/07/23, I'm seeing this flowchart (one of a dozen) again after nearly 30 years. Following the extraction from a magneto-optical (MagOp) drive. Deriving all conjugations of Amharic verbs from the infinitive stem. Had lots of these before attempting algorithms #BlastFromThePast
April 2, 2025 at 11:32 PM
With a file date of 1995/07/23, I'm seeing this flowchart (one of a dozen) again after nearly 30 years. Following the extraction from a magneto-optical (MagOp) drive. Deriving all conjugations of Amharic verbs from the infinitive stem. Had lots of these before attempting algorithms #BlastFromThePast
No prank about it, today is the start of the "36 Days of Type Ethiopic". An Instagram+Telegram celebration by Ethiopic type designers of the many styles of Ethiopic letter type. From the most formal to the purely whimsical.
Follow on Instagram via the host's channel:
www.instagram.com/geezfonts/
Follow on Instagram via the host's channel:
www.instagram.com/geezfonts/
April 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
No prank about it, today is the start of the "36 Days of Type Ethiopic". An Instagram+Telegram celebration by Ethiopic type designers of the many styles of Ethiopic letter type. From the most formal to the purely whimsical.
Follow on Instagram via the host's channel:
www.instagram.com/geezfonts/
Follow on Instagram via the host's channel:
www.instagram.com/geezfonts/
ሐምሌ፡፲፮፡ቀን፡፲፱፻፷፡ዓ፡ም፡ም፡ One more ምሕረት for good measure, I guess. ዓመተ ምሕረት is possibly the phrase that has been abbreviated (in regular use) since the earliest time. Also with the most variation: ዓ፡ም፡ , ዓ፤ም፤ , ዓ.ም. , ዓ.ም , ዓ/ም , & ዓም
March 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
ሐምሌ፡፲፮፡ቀን፡፲፱፻፷፡ዓ፡ም፡ም፡ One more ምሕረት for good measure, I guess. ዓመተ ምሕረት is possibly the phrase that has been abbreviated (in regular use) since the earliest time. Also with the most variation: ዓ፡ም፡ , ዓ፤ም፤ , ዓ.ም. , ዓ.ም , ዓ/ም , & ዓም
An excedingly rare site on page 11 is the occurrence, together, of the 3 punctuation marks: ፧ , ፣ , & ፤
March 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
An excedingly rare site on page 11 is the occurrence, together, of the 3 punctuation marks: ፧ , ፣ , & ፤
I think you mean ፲፱፻፳፮ -? A misprint in Rome, from p.4 of "ጥንታውዊ፡ሆሄ፡ዘልሳነ፡ግዕዝ።" by Abba Teklemaryam Semharay Selam (አባ ተክለ ማርያም ሰምሃራይ ሰላም), published in 1930GC. From Keren, Eritrea, he was a scholar, linguist,
mathematician, liturgist & prolific writer: www.eparchyofkeren.com/topics/Abba....
mathematician, liturgist & prolific writer: www.eparchyofkeren.com/topics/Abba....
March 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I think you mean ፲፱፻፳፮ -? A misprint in Rome, from p.4 of "ጥንታውዊ፡ሆሄ፡ዘልሳነ፡ግዕዝ።" by Abba Teklemaryam Semharay Selam (አባ ተክለ ማርያም ሰምሃራይ ሰላም), published in 1930GC. From Keren, Eritrea, he was a scholar, linguist,
mathematician, liturgist & prolific writer: www.eparchyofkeren.com/topics/Abba....
mathematician, liturgist & prolific writer: www.eparchyofkeren.com/topics/Abba....
መልካም ገና! For all those celebrating Orthodox Christmas. I'm rather taken by this Ge'ez "Vector" typeface by Abel Daniel (BelaFonts/BelaGraph).
January 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
መልካም ገና! For all those celebrating Orthodox Christmas. I'm rather taken by this Ge'ez "Vector" typeface by Abel Daniel (BelaFonts/BelaGraph).
Inspired by the Google Fonts website, graphic designer Nebiyu Daniel launches an #Ethiopic typeface previewer: fonts.nebadesign.me
November 30, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Inspired by the Google Fonts website, graphic designer Nebiyu Daniel launches an #Ethiopic typeface previewer: fonts.nebadesign.me
Mine arrived today, thrilled! 🤩 Thanks again for directing me to these!
November 20, 2024 at 12:25 AM
Mine arrived today, thrilled! 🤩 Thanks again for directing me to these!
The ግዚ ligatures shows up in the 15th century, the triangular loop of early ግs is a favorite feature (f.61r, f.30r).
November 19, 2024 at 2:07 PM
The ግዚ ligatures shows up in the 15th century, the triangular loop of early ግs is a favorite feature (f.61r, f.30r).
Filling in the empty space of ፬s (f.29v) and ፩s (f.13r) is pretty unique. ፩፩ makes a few appearances, but taking on the meaning "one-by-one".
November 19, 2024 at 2:04 PM
Filling in the empty space of ፬s (f.29v) and ፩s (f.13r) is pretty unique. ፩፩ makes a few appearances, but taking on the meaning "one-by-one".
The scribe really had a thing for decorating numbers (f.29r, f.30v):
November 19, 2024 at 1:57 PM
The scribe really had a thing for decorating numbers (f.29r, f.30v):
Conjunctive ፲s all over (OR 711 f.61r)!
November 19, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Conjunctive ፲s all over (OR 711 f.61r)!