Charis SIL
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Category | Serif |
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Classification | Slab serif |
Designer(s) | SIL International |
Date released | 2006 |
License | SIL Open Font License |
Design based on | Bitstream Charter |
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Sample | |
Website | software |
Charis SIL (/ˈkɛərɪs/) is a slab serif typeface developed by SIL International based on Bitstream Charter, one of the first fonts designed for laser printers. The font offers four family members: roman, bold, italic, and bold italic.
Its design goal is to "provide a single Unicode-based font family that would contain a comprehensive inventory of glyphs needed for almost any Roman- or Cyrillic-based writing system, whether used for phonetic or orthographic needs."[1]
Charis SIL supports Graphite, OpenType, and AAT technologies for advanced rendering features. Along with Doulos SIL and Gentium, it is licensed under the SIL Open Font License (OFL),[2] and can be downloaded free of charge.[3]
Version 6.2 of the font, with over 3,800 glyphs,[4] current as of 2023[update], was released on 1 February 2023.[5]
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Variant forms of many characters can be chosen in the word-processor. For example, for primer-style 'a' and 'g', append ss01=1
to the name of the font in the font-selection window.[6] (Features are appended with a colon and linked with an ampersand – see images at left.) Alternatively, customized versions of the fonts can be created with TypeTuner, prior to download, that have those forms preset.[7]
Features that may be chosen include small capitals, primer-style 'a' and 'g', roman-style 'a' and 'g' in italic typeface, variant forms of capital 'Ŋ', large modifier letter apostrophe and Saltillo, Vietnamese-style diacritics, Serbian-style italics (in Cyrillic), staveless tone letters, and automatic fractions.[6]
Phonetician John C. Wells has recommended Charis SIL as an excellent font for displaying IPA symbols.[8]
Sources
References
- ^ "Charis SIL (Home Page)". 2 October 2014.
- ^ "SIL Open Font License (OFL)". scripts.sil.org.
- ^ Download page on sil.org
- ^ "Character Set Support". Charis SIL. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Current Versions". SIL International. 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ a b Charis: features
- ^ TypeTuner Web homepage
- ^ Wells, John (2012-06-04). "IPA transcription in Unicode". University College London. Archived from the original on 2007-12-02.
External links
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- Charis SIL homepage
- Smart Unicode typefaces released under free license, Linux.com article on Charis SIL and its release as open source.
- Using IPA fonts with Mac OS X: The Comprehensive Guide, a guide to setting up and using Charis SIL and the International Phonetic Alphabet characters on Mac OS X
- TypeTuner Web homepage
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