Junicode
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Junicode ("Junius-Unicode") is a free and open-source (SIL Open Font License) old-style serif typeface developed by Peter S. Baker of the University of Virginia. The design is based on a 17th-century typeface used in Oxford, England.
Key facts
- Font.name
- Junicode
- Font.image
- Junicode-2207-specimen.svg
- Font.style
- Serif
- Font.classifications
- Old-style
- Font.creator
- Peter S. Baker
- Font.license
- OFL
- Font.sample
- 240px|Junicode sample text|class=skin-invert-image
- Font.latest_release_date
- (2.218)
- Font.creationdate
- 2001
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- open-source Unicode typeface
- Official website
- junicode.sourceforge.io
- Image
- Junicode.svg
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- Commons category
- Junicode
- inception
- 2001-00-00
- writing system
- insular script
- source code repository URL
- github.com/psb1558/Junicode-New
- software version identifier
- 2.222
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Design
- Origins and uses
- Availability and development
- See also
- Notes
- External links
Junicode ("Junius-Unicode") is a free and open-source (SIL Open Font License) old-style serif typeface developed by Peter S. Baker of the University of Virginia. The design is based on a 17th-century typeface used in Oxford, England.
Junicode contains many special characters and ligatures for medievalists, along with numerous other Unicode glyphs. The font has OpenType features for advanced typesetting and includes true small caps.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Junicode” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.