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Font UserGuide 321654
Hummingbird
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User’
s Guide
O P E N T Y P E FAQ :
All operating systems come equipped with a utility I recommend trying out Character Map/Viewer or
that make it possible to access the swashes and alternates NexusFont first to see how it works for you before
in my fonts. Adobe Illustrator and InDesign (CS versions), purchasing third party software. If you don't like how
Quark Xpress 7.0 (and above), CorelDRAW X6 (and above) these utilities work, here are some additional solutions…
have OpenType and Glyph panels, You may download
instructional PDFs on my FAQs page for these programs. For Mac users running OS 10.8 and above, there is Ultra
Microsoft Word 2010 and later versions allow you to Character Map, which may be downloaded on the App
access some OpenType features in the application as well. Store for $9.99
There are additional ways to access alternates/swashes For both Mac and PC, I also recommend PopChar by
if you do not have one of the programs listed above: Ergonis (especially operating systems prior to 10.8), which
either by using your operating system’s utility Character is a standalone glyphs panel. It makes it easy to select and
Map (Windows), Character Viewer (Mac OS versions copy the swash or alternate letterform you want and paste
prior to 10.9) or through Font Book (Mac OS 10.9 and it into just about any document/program (Photoshop, Word,
later), by downloading NexusFont (free, Windows only) Publisher, etc.) If you have, or are planning to purchase one
or by purchasing a software program such as PopChar of my fonts, contact me with a copy of your receipt for
or Ultra Character Map. a 30% discount code on PopChar.
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hummingbird • specimen
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hummingbird • about
an entire set of decorated uppercase letters that
add personality, emphasis, and beauty.
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hummingbird • about
LauraWorthingtonType.com/2012/09/the-making-of-hummingbird-a-tale-of-contextual-alternates/
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hummingbird • about
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hummingbird • about
I will gesturally draw the same letters over and over again, so
many times that I can create each one based on muscle memory.
Pencil is great for this; it’s easy to do huge, gestural swoops.
Two stories came together as I worked on Hummingbird. First,
I ’d used gel pens to decorate a cake and loved the sensuality,
the fluidity and the syrupy gooeyness of it. I was attracted to the
tactility, the rhythmic ebb and flow of a substance that was like
thick water—I yearned to immerse my hands in it. It differed
strikingly from much of my work which is more sharp and angular.
I found that I couldn’t mimic the softness and fluidity using
only a brush and pen. I also knew that ultimately this sense
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hummingbird • about
r e e tin g s
Font Specifications
C H A R AC T E R S :
F ON T F I L E S :
AVA I L A BL E :
and
LauraWorthingtonType.com
OPE N T Y PE FAQ :
Salutations
and for any OpenType questions,
go to LauraWorthingtonType.com/faqs
OR IG I NA L R E L E A S E :
September 2012
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Standard Characters
ABCDEFGHIJKL M
NOP QR ST UVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789 ¹²³ ¼ ½ ¾
! " # $ % & ' ( ) * , - . / : ; < > ? @ [ \ ] ^_ { | }
~«»–—‘’‚“”„†‡•…‹›¢£¥€ƒ
O THER CH A R ACT ER S
¡¿‽ `¨´¸ˆˇ˘˙˚˛˜˝°=+×÷−±¬·≈≠≤≥¦
Ω π § ª º µ ¶ ‰ ⁄ © ® ™ ∂ ∆ ∏ ∑ √ ∞ ∫ ◊
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h u m m i n g b i r d • b a s i c & e x t e n d e d l at i n c h a r a c t e r s
l a u r aw o r t h i n g t o n t y p e . c o m
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Swashes/Alternates
Stylistic Alternates K M N a b c d e f
ghi j k l m n o p q s u x y z
Alternate Swash Caps
Standard Ligatures tt
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Contextual Alternates
D E FA U L T U P P E R C A S E A N D L O W E R C A S E
ABCDEFGHIJKLM
NOPQR STUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
B E G I N N I N G F O R M S / S TA N DA L O N E L E T T E R S
z
E N D I N G F O R M S ( S T Y L I S T I C A LT E R N A T E S )
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuxyz
D OUBLE LE T T ER O CCURRENCE S
aa bb cc dd ee ff gg hh ii jj kk ll mm nn oo pp qq
rr ss tt uu vv ww xx yy zz
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L E T T E R S PR E C E DI NG L OW E RC A S E ' E '
Ae Ce Ee Ge He Me Ne Oe Ue Xe Ye
ae be ce de ee fe ge he ie je ke le me ne oe pe qe re se te ue xe ye ze
D I S C O N N E C T E D L E T T E R PA I R S
dadcdgdodqdudyhahchghohqhuhykakckgkokqkylalclglolqluly
mamcmgmomqmumynancngnonqnunytatctgtotqtutyxaxcxgxoxqxuxy
F I R S T F O R M C H A N G E S O U T S T R O K E T O A C C O M O DA T E H I G H I N S T R O K E O N S E C O N D F O R M
bi bj bm bn bp bu bv bw bx by bz gi gj gm gn gp gu gv gw gx gy gz
ji jj jm jn jp ju jv jw jx jy jz oi oj om on op ou ov ow ox oy oz pi pj pm
pn pp pu pv pw px py pz si sj sm sn sp su sv se sw sx sy sz vi vj vm vn
vp vu vw vx vy vz wi wj wm wn wp wu wv wx wy wz yi yj ym yn
yp yu yv yw yx yy yz zi zm zn zp zu zv zw zx zy zz
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NO T E :
Default
with Ligatures
swiftness and flexibility
With Contextual
Alternates enabled swiftness and flexibility
For more on Hummingbird's Contextual Alternates feature, check out:
LauraWorthingtonType.com/2012/09/the-making-of-hummingbird-a-tale-of-contextual-alternates/
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Stylistic Sets
a a a a a a
ss01 ss02 ss03 ss04 ss05 s a lt // // // swsh
b b b b b b b b b b b b
ss01 ss02 ss03 ss04 s s05 ss06 ss07 ss08 ss09 ss10 ss11 ss12
b b b b
ss13 ss14 ss15 s a lt // // // // // // // swsh
a l t e r n at e s wa s h en ding for m s / // u n c at e g o r i z e d /
cap s (swsh) s t y l i s t i c a lt s ( s a lt ) c o n t e x t u a l a lt s
l i g at u r e s ( l i g a ) beginn ing for m s en ding for m s
l a u r aw o r t h i n g t o n t y p e . c o m
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c c c
ss02 ss03 s a lt // // // swsh
d d d d d d d d d d
ss01 ss02 ss03 ss04 s s05 ss06 ss07 ss08 ss09 ss10
d
s a lt // // // swsh
e e e e e e
ss01 ss02 ss03 ss04 ss05 s a lt // // // // swsh
a l t e r n at e s wa s h en ding for m s / // u n c at e g o r i z e d /
cap s (swsh) s t y l i s t i c a lt s ( s a lt ) c o n t e x t u a l a lt s
l i g at u r e s ( l i g a ) beginn ing for m s en ding for m s
l a u r aw o r t h i n g t o n t y p e . c o m
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f f f f f f f f f
ss01 ss02 ss03 ss04 s s05 ss06 ss07 ss08 ss09
f
s a lt // // // swsh
g g g g g g g g g g g g
ss01 ss02 ss03 ss04 ss05 ss06 ss07 ss08 ss09 ss10 ss11 ss12
g g g g g
ss13 ss14 ss15 ss16 s a lt // // // // // swsh
a l t e r n at e s wa s h en ding for m s / // u n c at e g o r i z e d /
cap s (swsh) s t y l i s t i c a lt s ( s a lt ) c o n t e x t u a l a lt s
l i g at u r e s ( l i g a ) beginn ing for m s en ding for m s
l a u r aw o r t h i n g t o n t y p e . c o m
© l a u ra wort h i ng t on t y p e
h u m m i n g b i r d • s wa s h e s / a l t e r n a t e s
h h h h h h h h h h h h
ss01 ss02 ss03 ss04 ss05 ss06 ss07 ss08 ss09 ss10 ss11 ss12
h h h h
ss13 ss14 ss15 s a lt // // // // // // // swsh
i i i i
ss01 ss02 ss03 s a lt // // // // // // swsh
j j j j j j j j j j j j
ss01 ss02 ss03 ss04 ss05 ss06 ss07 ss08 ss09 ss10 ss11 ss12
a l t e r n at e s wa s h en ding for m s / // u n c at e g o r i z e d /
cap s (swsh) s t y l i s t i c a lt s ( s a lt ) c o n t e x t u a l a lt s
l i g at u r e s ( l i g a ) beginn ing for m s en ding for m s
l a u r aw o r t h i n g t o n t y p e . c o m
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j j j j j
ss13 ss14 ss15 ss16 s a lt // // // // // // //
// // // // // // // swsh
k k k k k k k k k k k k
ss01 ss02 ss03 ss04 ss05 ss06 ss07 ss08 ss09 ss10 ss11 ss12
k k k k k
ss13 ss14 ss15 ss16 s a lt
a l t e r n at e s wa s h en ding for m s / // u n c at e g o r i z e d /
cap s (swsh) s t y l i s t i c a lt s ( s a lt ) c o n t e x t u a l a lt s
l i g at u r e s ( l i g a ) beginn ing for m s en ding for m s
l a u r aw o r t h i n g t o n t y p e . c o m
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K
// // // // // // // // s a lt swsh
l l l l l l l l l l l l
ss01 ss02 ss03 ss04 ss05 ss06 ss07 ss08 ss09 ss10 ss11 ss12
l l l l l
ss13 ss14 ss15 ss16 s a lt // // // // // // //
m m m m m m m m m
ss01 ss02 ss03 ss04 ss05 ss06 ss07 ss08 s a lt swsh
a l t e r n at e s wa s h en ding for m s / // u n c at e g o r i z e d /
cap s (swsh) s t y l i s t i c a lt s ( s a lt ) c o n t e x t u a l a lt s
l i g at u r e s ( l i g a ) beginn ing for m s en ding for m s
l a u r aw o r t h i n g t o n t y p e . c o m
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// // // // // // // // //
M
// // // s a lt swsh
n n n n n n n n n
ss01 ss02 ss03 ss04 ss05 ss06 ss07 ss08 s a lt // // //
N
// // // // // // // // // s a lt swsh
a l t e r n at e s wa s h en ding for m s / // u n c at e g o r i z e d /
cap s (swsh) s t y l i s t i c a lt s ( s a lt ) c o n t e x t u a l a lt s
l i g at u r e s ( l i g a ) beginn ing for m s en ding for m s
l a u r aw o r t h i n g t o n t y p e . c o m
© l a u ra wort h i ng t on t y p e
h u m m i n g b i r d • s wa s h e s / a l t e r n a t e s
o o o o
ss01 ss02 ss03 s a lt // // // // // swsh
p p p p p p p p p p p p
ss01 ss02 ss03 ss04 ss05 ss06 ss07 ss08 ss09 ss10 ss11 s a lt
// // // // // // // // // // swsh
q q q q q
ss01 ss02 ss03 ss04 s a lt // // swsh
a l t e r n at e s wa s h en ding for m s / // u n c at e g o r i z e d /
cap s (swsh) s t y l i s t i c a lt s ( s a lt ) c o n t e x t u a l a lt s
l i g at u r e s ( l i g a ) beginn ing for m s en ding for m s
l a u r aw o r t h i n g t o n t y p e . c o m
© l a u ra wort h i ng t on t y p e
h u m m i n g b i r d • s wa s h e s / a l t e r n a t e s
r r r r r r r r
ss01 ss02 ss03 ss04 ss05 ss06 ss07 s a lt
// // // // // // // swsh
s s s s s
ss01 ss02 ss03 ss04 s a lt
// // // // // // // swsh
a l t e r n at e s wa s h en ding for m s / // u n c at e g o r i z e d /
cap s (swsh) s t y l i s t i c a lt s ( s a lt ) c o n t e x t u a l a lt s
l i g at u r e s ( l i g a ) beginn ing for m s en ding for m s
l a u r aw o r t h i n g t o n t y p e . c o m
© l a u ra wort h i ng t on t y p e
h u m m i n g b i r d • s wa s h e s / a l t e r n a t e s
t t t t t t
ss01 ss02 ss03 ss04 ss05 s a lt // // //
tt
liga // // swsh
u u u u u u u
ss01 ss02 ss03 ss04 ss05 ss06 s a lt
// // // // // // // // // swsh
a l t e r n at e s wa s h en ding for m s / // u n c at e g o r i z e d /
cap s (swsh) s t y l i s t i c a lt s ( s a lt ) c o n t e x t u a l a lt s
l i g at u r e s ( l i g a ) beginn ing for m s en ding for m s
l a u r aw o r t h i n g t o n t y p e . c o m
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h u m m i n g b i r d • s wa s h e s / a l t e r n a t e s
v v v v
ss01 ss02 ss03 ss04 // // // // // // swsh
w w w w
ss01 ss02 ss03 ss04 // // // // // // swsh
x x x x x x x x
ss01 ss02 ss03 ss04 ss05 ss06 ss07 s a lt // // // //
0061
// // // // // // // // // // // swsh
a l t e r n at e s wa s h en ding for m s / // u n c at e g o r i z e d /
cap s (swsh) s t y l i s t i c a lt s ( s a lt ) c o n t e x t u a l a lt s
l i g at u r e s ( l i g a ) beginn ing for m s en ding for m s
l a u r aw o r t h i n g t o n t y p e . c o m
© l a u ra wort h i ng t on t y p e
h u m m i n g b i r d • s wa s h e s / a l t e r n a t e s
y y y y y y y y y y y y
ss01 ss02 ss03 ss04 ss05 ss06 ss07 ss08 ss09 ss10 ss11 ss12
y y y y y
ss13 ss14 ss15 ss16 s a lt // // // // // // //
// // // // // sws h
z z z z z z z z z z z
ss01 ss02 ss03 ss04 ss05 ss06 ss07 ss08 ss09 ss10 ss12
a l t e r n at e s wa s h en ding for m s / // u n c at e g o r i z e d /
cap s (swsh) s t y l i s t i c a lt s ( s a lt ) c o n t e x t u a l a lt s
l i g at u r e s ( l i g a ) beginn ing for m s en ding for m s
l a u r aw o r t h i n g t o n t y p e . c o m
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h u m m i n g b i r d • s wa s h e s / a l t e r n a t e s
z z z z z
ss13 ss14 ss15 ss16 s a lt // // // // // // //
// // // // // // // // // // swsh
a l t e r n at e s wa s h en ding for m s / // u n c at e g o r i z e d /
cap s (swsh) s t y l i s t i c a lt s ( s a lt ) c o n t e x t u a l a lt s
l i g at u r e s ( l i g a ) beginn ing for m s en ding for m s
l a u r aw o r t h i n g t o n t y p e . c o m
© l a u ra wort h i ng t on t y p e
h u m m i n g b i r d • s wa s h e s / a l t e r n a t e s
Pride
and
Prejudice
h um m ing b i r d regu lar :
s ta n da r d c h a rac t e r s
& or na m e n t s
l a u r aw o r t h i n g t o n t y p e . c o m
© l a u ra wort h i ng t on t y p e
h u m m i n g b i r d • s wa s h e s / a l t e r n a t e s
ride
and
rejudice
h um m ing b i r d regu lar :
w i t h s wa s h e s / a lt e r n at e s
& or na m e n t s
l a u r aw o r t h i n g t o n t y p e . c o m
© l a u ra wort h i ng t on t y p e
h u m m i n g b i r d • s wa s h e s / a l t e r n a t e s
Pride
and
P
rejudice
ss01 ss 05 ss 02 ss 10 ss 03 s wa s h c a p s
u n c at e g o r i z e d / en ding for m s /
c o n t e x t u a l a lt e r n at e s s t y l i s t i c a lt e r n at e s
l a u r aw o r t h i n g t o n t y p e . c o m
© l a u ra wort h i ng t on t y p e
h u m m i n g b i r d • s wa s h e s / a l t e r n a t e s
Bird
of
Paradise
Island
h um m ing b i r d regu lar & b ol d :
s ta n da r d c h a rac t e r s
w i t h or na m e n t
l a u r aw o r t h i n g t o n t y p e . c o m
© l a u ra wort h i ng t on t y p e
h u m m i n g b i r d • s wa s h e s / a l t e r n a t e s
ird
of
aradise
Island
h um m ing b i r d regu lar & b ol d :
w i t h s wa s h e s / a lt e r n at e s
& or na m e n t
l a u r aw o r t h i n g t o n t y p e . c o m
© l a u ra wort h i ng t on t y p e
h u m m i n g b i r d • s wa s h e s / a l t e r n a t e s
ird
of
aradise
Island
en ding for m s / u n c at e g o r i z e d /
s t y l i s t i c a l t e r n at e s c o n t e x t u a l a lt e r n at e s
a l t e r n at e s wa s h c a p s ss01 ss 08 ss 07
l a u r aw o r t h i n g t o n t y p e . c o m
© l a u ra wort h i ng t on t y p e
h u m m i ngbi r d • or na m en ts
Ornaments
a b c d e f g h
i j k l m n o
p q r s t
l a u r aw o r t h i n g t o n t y p e . c o m
© l a u ra wort h i ng t on t y p e