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* Latin, Cyrillic, and Arabic, with supplements for many languages | * Latin, Cyrillic, and Arabic, with supplements for many languages | ||
* Greek, Hebrew, Armenian, Georgian, Thaana, Syriac | * Greek, Hebrew, Armenian, Georgian, Thaana, Syriac | ||
| − | * Devanagari, Bengali, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Sinhala, Tamil, Malayalam | + | * Devanagari, Bengali, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Oriya, Sinhala, Tamil, Malayalam |
* Thai, Tai Le, Kayah Li, Hanunóo, Buginese | * Thai, Tai Le, Kayah Li, Hanunóo, Buginese | ||
* Cherokee, Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics | * Cherokee, Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics | ||
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|Related projects=FontForge | |Related projects=FontForge | ||
|Keywords=TrueType,font,printing,character set,OpenType,PostScript Type0,10646/Unicode UCS | |Keywords=TrueType,font,printing,character set,OpenType,PostScript Type0,10646/Unicode UCS | ||
| − | |Version identifier= | + | |Version identifier=20120503 |
| − | |Version date= | + | |Version date=2012/05/03 |
|Version status=beta | |Version status=beta | ||
| − | |Version download=http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/freefont/freefont-ttf- | + | |Version download=http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/freefont/freefont-ttf-20120503.zip |
| + | |Version comment=(Other formats available. See Resources.) | ||
|Last review by=Steve White | |Last review by=Steve White | ||
| − | |Last review date= | + | |Last review date=2012/05/03 |
|Submitted by=Database conversion | |Submitted by=Database conversion | ||
| − | |Submitted date= | + | |Submitted date=2012/05/03 |
|License verified date=2010-09-23 | |License verified date=2010-09-23 | ||
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|Resource kind=VCS Repository Webview | |Resource kind=VCS Repository Webview | ||
|Resource URL=http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/trunk/?root=freefont | |Resource URL=http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/trunk/?root=freefont | ||
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|Resource kind=Bug Tracking | |Resource kind=Bug Tracking | ||
|Resource URL=https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=freefont | |Resource URL=https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=freefont | ||
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|Resource kind=Mailing List Info/Archive | |Resource kind=Mailing List Info/Archive | ||
|Resource URL=https://savannah.gnu.org/mail/?group=freefont | |Resource URL=https://savannah.gnu.org/mail/?group=freefont | ||
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| + | |Resource URL=http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/freefont/ | ||
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| + | |Resource audience=Users needing help | ||
| + | |Resource kind=Support | ||
| + | |Resource URL=https://savannah.gnu.org/support/?group=freefont | ||
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| + | |Resource audience=Interested in recent developments | ||
| + | |Resource kind=General | ||
| + | |Resource URL=https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?group=freefont | ||
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| + | |Prerequisite description=Python (used by automated build scripts, tests, etc) | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:40, 3 May 2012
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Freefont
http://www.gnu.org/software/freefont/
The GNU FreeFont project aims to provide a useful set of free scalable (i.e., OpenType) fonts covering as much as possible of the ISO 10646/Unicode UCS (Universal Character Set). It includes:
- Latin, Cyrillic, and Arabic, with supplements for many languages
- Greek, Hebrew, Armenian, Georgian, Thaana, Syriac
- Devanagari, Bengali, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Oriya, Sinhala, Tamil, Malayalam
- Thai, Tai Le, Kayah Li, Hanunóo, Buginese
- Cherokee, Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
- Ethiopian, Tifnagh, Vai, Osmanya, Coptic
- Glagolitic, Gothic, Runic, Ugaritic, Old Persian, Phoenician, Old Italic
- Braille, International Phonetic Alphabet (and extensions)
- currency symbols, general punctuation and diacritical marks, dingbats
- mathematical symbols (including much of the TeX repertoire of symbols)
- technical symbols: APL, OCR, arrows,
- geometrical shapes, box drawing
- musical symbols, gaming symbols (chess, checkers, mahjong), miscellaneous symbols
Related Projects
This is a GNU package:freefont
Download
Download 
version 20120503
(beta)
released on 3 May 2012
VCS Checkout
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Licensing
| License | Verified by | Verified on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPL | Kelly Hopkins | 23 September 2010 | |
| GPLv2orlater | Kelly Hopkins | 23 September 2010 | |
| GPLv3orlater | Kelly Hopkins | 23 September 2010 | with special font exception
http://www.gnu.org/software/freefont/license.html |
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
 Steve White | Maintainer |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Users needing help | Support | |
| Interested in recent developments | General | |
| Developers | VCS Repository Webview | |
| Problem reporters | Bug Tracking | |
| General discussion group | Mailing List Info/Archive | |
| Users | Download | http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/freefont/ |
Software prerequisites
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Required to build | FontForge (for compiling SFD to TrueType/OpenType/etc format) |
| Weak prerequisite | Python (used by automated build scripts, tests, etc) |
| Weak prerequisite | make (convenient automated build from Makefile) |
This entry (in part or in whole) was last reviewed on 3 May 2012.
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