How to kgreenlandic / kra

andreas14 Mar 2006

Is it usefull to use a common small cap letter K for the glyph "kgreenlandic" (uni0138)? Due to the fact most small caps are a bit higher than the common x-high, should this K have the same x-high?

Have anyone real world examples of the usage of this glyph? Is it used on the beginnigs of words only?

http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/0138/index.htm -
http://www.eki.ee/letter/chardata.cgi?ucode=0138

paul d hunt14 Mar 2006#

if i'm not mistaken, modern orthography favors the use of "q" instead of the "greenlandic k".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kra_%28letter%29

when making the greenlandic k, i usually use the stem of the n and the arms of the k.

John Hudson14 Mar 2006#

The Greenlandic kra is a lowercase letter with no uppercase form. It should conform to the proportions of the lowercase letters and be x-height tall. The serif treatment of the top of the left stem is best harmonised with that of the corresponding serif on the lowercase u (note that this is often flatter than the serif on the n to which Paul refers). The right side may be identical to that of the k, but if the latter is particularly jaunty you may want something more stable for the kra, as in Minion Pro:

The Kalaallisut orthography was reformed in the 1970s, and kra is now considered obsolete. However, it may occur in older documents whose spelling needs to be preserved when digitised, so the character remains useful. Also, it is quite easy and hence fun to make.

andreas15 Mar 2006#

Thank you both for your corrections.

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privateortheris15 Mar 2006#

Thanks John - this is the truly new and really interesting thing I learned today. Chris Mitch.

hrant3 Apr 2006#

> if the latter is particularly jaunty you
> may want something more stable for the kra

Really? I would have thought the opposite - that it's a
great opportunity to add some flava. Like what about
that decidedly jaunty one on the Unicode site?

hhp

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