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'''Linux Libertine''' is a font for computers that is open source and free in the sense of the [[GNU General Public License|GPL]]; it is dual licensed under the [[SIL Open Font License|OFL]]. 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 font for computers that is open source and free in the sense of the [[GNU General Public License|GPL]]; it is dual licensed under the [[SIL Open Font License|OFL]]. 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]]. It is being developed with the free font editor [[FontForge]].<ref>Bruce Byfield (2006): ''Linux Libertine Open Fonts offers free Times Roman alternative'', http://www.linux.com/articles/56565</ref>[[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 2000 characters in [[Unicode]] and therefore supports many different languages of the western [[Latin Alphabet|Latin]], [[Greek Alphabet|Greek]], [[Cyrillic alphabet|Cyrillic]] and [[Hebrew alphabet|Hebrew]] typeset. Additionally it offers several [[Ligature (typography)|ligatures]] (such as ff, fi, ct,..) and has special characters like [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]] characters, arrows, floral symbols, [[Roman numbers]], [[text figures|oldstyle numbers]], [[small capitals]] etc. [[Image:LinuxLibertine-2.1.0.png|Image:Libertine sample.svg|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 2000 characters in [[Unicode]] and therefore supports many different languages of the western [[Latin Alphabet|Latin]], [[Greek Alphabet|Greek]], [[Cyrillic alphabet|Cyrillic]] and [[Hebrew alphabet|Hebrew]] typeset. Additionally it offers several [[Ligature (typography)|ligatures]] (such as ff, fi, ct,..) and has special characters like [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]] characters, arrows, floral symbols, [[Roman numbers]], [[text figures|oldstyle numbers]], [[small capitals]] etc. The implementation of [[OpenType]] allows automatic positioning and substitution like for true fractures, ligatures and [[kerning]].[[Image:LinuxLibertine-2.1.0.png|Image:Libertine sample.svg|Sample text of Linux Libertine|thumb]] | ||
As of 2006, the following faces are available: | As of 2006, the following faces are available in TTF, OTF and [[Source code]]: | ||
* Regular. | * Regular. | ||
* Bold. | * Bold. | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
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* [[Free software Unicode fonts]] | * [[Free software Unicode fonts]] | ||
* [[Unicode fonts]] | * [[Unicode fonts]] | ||
Revision as of 16:46, 5 December 2007
Linux Libertine is a font for computers that is open source and free in the sense of the GPL; it is dual licensed under the OFL. 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. It is being developed with the free font editor FontForge.[1]
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 2000 characters in Unicode and therefore supports many different languages of the western Latin, Greek, Cyrillic and Hebrew typeset. Additionally it offers several ligatures (such as ff, fi, ct,..) and has special characters like IPA characters, arrows, floral symbols, Roman numbers, oldstyle numbers, small capitals etc. The implementation of OpenType allows automatic positioning and substitution like for true fractures, ligatures and kerning.
As of 2006, the following faces are available in TTF, OTF and Source code:
- Regular.
- Bold.
- Italic.
- Bolditalic.
- Underlined.
- Small capitals.
See also
- ↑ Bruce Byfield (2006): Linux Libertine Open Fonts offers free Times Roman alternative, http://www.linux.com/articles/56565