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The lower case mirrors the capitals. Other glyphs are unchanged. A palindrome is sequence of units (letters, digits, whatever) that can be read the same way in either direction.
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Thu, 17th September, 2:50 PM 2009
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Frodo7
Frodo7 Thu, 17th September, 2009

Palindromes are by no means human inventions. The genetic code is littered with palindromic sequences of nucleotides, some of them known to have critical functional significance.

Proposed application of this font: AMBULANCE, POLICE signs, highway info, advertisements, seen from the rear-view mirror.

Some examples of English palindromes collected from the Web:

MOM
GAG
BOB
DEIFIED
KAYAK
RACECAR
ROTATOR
TENET
RADAR
LEVEL
CIVIC
HANNAH
KINIKINIK
WARD DRAW
DENNIS SINNED.
BIRD RIB.
WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW?
GO HANG A SALAMI. I'M A LASAGNA HOG!
STEP ON NO PETS
BOSTON DID NOT SOB.
A MAN, A PLAN, A CANAL: PANAMA
A NEW ORDER BEGAN, A MORE ROMAN AGE BRED ROWENA.
ABLE WAS I ERE I SAW ELBA.
AS I PEE, SIR, I SEE PISA!
BOMBARD A DRAB MOB.
BUSH SAW SUNUNU SWASH SUB.
CAIN: A MANIAC.
DEPARDIEU, GO RAP A ROGUE I DRAPED.
ED, I SAW HARPO MARX RAM OPRAH W. ASIDE.
GOLF? NO SIR, PREFER PRISON FLOG.
LET O'HARA GAIN AN INN IN A NIAGARA HOTEL.
LIVED ON DECAF, FACED NO DEVIL.
LONELY TYLENOL.
MADAM, I'M ADAM.
NO LEMON, NO MELON.
SENILE FELINES.
WAS IT ELIOT'S TOILET I SAW?
MARGE LETS NORAH SEE SHARON'S TELEGRAM.
AGE, IRONY, NORIEGA.
CAN I ATTAIN A 'C'?
DAMMIT, I'M MAD!
DEER BREED.
DELIA FAILED.

If you know examples in other languages, I would be glad to read them.


funk_king
funk_king Thu, 17th September, 2009

ingenious. excellent execution. useful application. and just doggone fun:)


Frodo7
Frodo7 Thu, 17th September, 2009

A,K,M,N,R,V,X,Y,Z have been changed for better legibility.

A,K,M,N,R,V,X,Y,Z have been changed for better legibility.

Neoqueto
Neoqueto Thu, 17th September, 2009

Very good idea! Mirror. Make an example picture with mirror motive.

I know some in my Polish language:

KAJAK (kayak - palindrome in English too :D)
SEDES (Toilet)
POP
OBAMA A, MA BO ("Obama have got because")
CIOTA A TO CI! ("Gay for you!")
LETNI INTEL (means "Summer Intel" :D)


p2pnut
p2pnut Thu, 17th September, 2009

Nice one Frodo7 ... and great examples


Frodo7
Frodo7 Sun, 20th September, 2009

Thank you guys, and dont't listen to the following.

To be honest, I expected a bit more interest. Palindromes are very exciting after all.
@Neoqueto: An example picture with a rear-view mirror? It would show the text reversed back to normal by the mirror, so what's the point?


noneo
noneo Fri, 4th December, 2009

Very interesting

hte title was confusing, since it's mirror instead. None the less it didn"t reduce my interest.


Frodo7
Frodo7 Fri, 4th December, 2009

@noneo: Yes, mirror is a better description, but palindrome is a fancy way of saying the same thing (well, not exactly). In this case the inspiration came from (English) palindromes, and it was a beautiful word itself.