Main article: Insular script
Origin
Typesetting in Gaelic script remained common in Ireland until the mid-20th century. Gaelic script is today used merely for decorative typesetting; for example, a number of traditional Irish newspapers still print their name in Gaelic script on the first page, and it is also popular for pub signs, greeting cards, and display advertising. Edward Lhuyd's grammar of the Cornish language used Gaelic-script consonants to indicate sounds like [ð] and [θ].
Use
Unicode considers the Gaelic script a font variant of the Latin alphabet, with the single exception of insular G (
) which is encoded at U+1D79 "ᵹ" because it is used alongside regular (non-Gaelic) Latin characters for certain purposes, usually phonetic transcription.
Samples
Blackletter; Fraktur (typeface)
Insular script
Irish orthography
Latin alphabet
Uncial
Theobald Stapleton (who devised an Antiqua orthography for Irish in 1639)
OriginTypesetting in Gaelic script remained common in Ireland until the mid-20th century. Gaelic script is today used merely for decorative typesetting; for example, a number of traditional Irish newspapers still print their name in Gaelic script on the first page, and it is also popular for pub signs, greeting cards, and display advertising. Edward Lhuyd's grammar of the Cornish language used Gaelic-script consonants to indicate sounds like [ð] and [θ].
Use
Unicode considers the Gaelic script a font variant of the Latin alphabet, with the single exception of insular G (
) which is encoded at U+1D79 "ᵹ" because it is used alongside regular (non-Gaelic) Latin characters for certain purposes, usually phonetic transcription.Samples
Blackletter; Fraktur (typeface)
Insular script
Irish orthography
Latin alphabet
Uncial
Theobald Stapleton (who devised an Antiqua orthography for Irish in 1639)
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