Linux Libertine: Difference between revisions
wikademia>Dbachmann No edit summary |
wikademia>Narrowhouse Added SVG sample |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Linux Libertine''' is a font for computers that is OpenSource and free in the sense of the [[GPL]]. It belongs to the [http://linuxlibertine.sf.net Libertine Open Fonts Project] that aims at creating free and open type fonts to give users the alternative to commercial fonts like [[Times Roman]]. | '''Linux Libertine''' is a font for computers that is OpenSource and free in the sense of the [[GPL]]. It belongs to the [http://linuxlibertine.sf.net Libertine Open Fonts Project] that aims at creating free and open type fonts to give users the alternative to commercial fonts like [[Times Roman]].[[Image:Libertine_sample.svg|SVG sample of Linux Libertine|thumb]] | ||
Linux Libertine is a serif proportional font with the look of a 19th century book type, though it has been developed for today usability. It contains more than 1740 characters in [[Unicode]] and therefore supports many different languages of the western Latin, Greek and Cyrillic typeset. Additionally it offers several [[Ligature (typography)|ligatures]] (such as ff, fi, ct,..) and has special characters like [[IPA]] characters, arrows, floral symbols, roman numbers, mediaeval numbers, etc. [[Image:LinuxLibertine-2.1.0.png|Sample text of Linux Libertine|thumb]] | Linux Libertine is a serif proportional font with the look of a 19th century book type, though it has been developed for today usability. It contains more than 1740 characters in [[Unicode]] and therefore supports many different languages of the western Latin, Greek and Cyrillic typeset. Additionally it offers several [[Ligature (typography)|ligatures]] (such as ff, fi, ct,..) and has special characters like [[IPA]] characters, arrows, floral symbols, roman numbers, mediaeval numbers, etc. [[Image:LinuxLibertine-2.1.0.png|Image:Libertine_sample.svg|Sample text of Linux Libertine|thumb]]Image:Libertine_sample.svg | ||
As of 2006, the following faces are available: | As of 2006, the following faces are available: | ||
* regular | * regular | ||
Revision as of 23:46, 10 September 2006
Linux Libertine is a font for computers that is OpenSource and free in the sense of the GPL. It belongs to the Libertine Open Fonts Project that aims at creating free and open type fonts to give users the alternative to commercial fonts like Times Roman.
Linux Libertine is a serif proportional font with the look of a 19th century book type, though it has been developed for today usability. It contains more than 1740 characters in Unicode and therefore supports many different languages of the western Latin, Greek and Cyrillic typeset. Additionally it offers several ligatures (such as ff, fi, ct,..) and has special characters like IPA characters, arrows, floral symbols, roman numbers, mediaeval numbers, etc.
Image:Libertine_sample.svg
As of 2006, the following faces are available:
- regular
- bold
- italic
- bolditalic
- underlined
- small capitals