Version 14.00
Professor of classical languages
INTRODUCTION TheAlphabetumUnicodefontistheresultofapersonalinterestdatingbackmanyyearsin the problems faced by classicists who need special characters totype ancient languages. This font tries to solve, at least in someextent, this problem.
Alphabetum isa large font (7,620 characters in version 14.00) and it has beenspecifically designed to type classical and medieval LATIN (including long and short vowels, epigraphical signs, coin symbols,Mediaeval abbreviations and metrical symbols, among others), GREEK(including vowels with macron and breve, metrical signs and many othercharacters missing in most fonts), OLD ITALIC, (Etruscan,Oscan, Umbrian, Picene, Faliscan, Messapic etc), IBERIAN,CELTIBERIAN, OLD NORSE, KHAROSTHI, INSCRIPTIONAL PARTHIAN,MEROITIC, OLD PERMIC,OGHAM, OLD PERSIAN cuneiform, GLAGOLITIC, OLD CYRILLIC, COPTIC,PHAISTOS DISC, BYZANTINE MUSICALSYMBOLS,BRAHMI, AVESTAN, IMPERIAL ARAMAIC, OLD TURKIC, ELYMAIC,LINEAR B,PHOENICIAN, ANATOLIANSCRIPTS, INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI, OLD HUNGARIAN (rovásírás), CYPRIOT,AncientGreek musical notation, Ancient Greek acrophonic numerals, New Testament editorial symbols, Ancient Greekpapyrological numbers, Aegean numbers and OLD &MIDDLE ENGLISH, but this font includes support for most of theLatin-based European languages (Esperanto, English, Spanish, French,German, Dutch, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Hungarian, Turkish, Danish,Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Icelandic, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian,Croatian, Slovak, Czech, Welsh, Gaelic, Catalan and Portuguese),Modern Greek, most of the Cyrillic-based languages (Russian,Byelorussian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Moldavian, Ukrainian,Azerbaijani/Azeri, Abkazh, Kazakh etc) and most of the Devanagari-based languages (Hindi, Nepali, Marathi, Bihari etc)most of the Bengali-basedlanguages (Bangla, Assamese, Manipuri etc), Hiragana, Katakana and Bopomofo. It also includes all IPAsymbols, phonetic modifiers and tone letters.
• Added150 new characters belonging to different Unicode blocks.
•Elymaic -full coverage.
•Old Permic(Abur / Anbur alphabet) - full coverage.
•Cyrillic Extended-B - fullcoverage.
•Supplemental Punctuation- fullcoverage.
•Latin Extended D- full coverage.
• Added814 new characters belonging to different Unicode blocks.
•HieroglyphicMeroitic - full coverage.
•Cursive Meroitic -full coverage.
•Old Turkic (Orkhon andYenisei variants) - full coverage.
•Old Hungarian (rovásírás)- full coverage.
•Byzantine MusicalSymbols - full coverage.
•Letterlike Symbols- full coverage.
•Combining Diacritical MarksSupplement - full coverage.
•Combining Diacritical Marksfor Symbols - full coverage.
• Many additions in the Latinpart not available in standard fonts (especially for transliterationpurposes)
This is a major update. The main changes comparedto version 10.25 (released October 2012) are the following:
• Added282 new characters belonging to different Unicode blocks.
•ImperialAramaic - full coverage.
•Inscriptional Pahlavi- full coverage.
•Phaistos Disc -full coverage.
• Full set of diacritics -combining (for use with any base character) or spacing (for display bythemselves).
• Many additions in the Latinpart not available in standard fonts (especially for transliterationpurposes).
• All characters from MUFIrecommendation v. 1.0 is included in ALPHABETUM, and also many fromv. 2.0 and 3.0 (but not complete coverage yet).
• Added the following OpenTypefeatures: old style numbers, small capitals, standard ligatures(fi, fl, ffl etc), discretionary ligatures (ct, st, ae, oe, ob, ot),historical forms (long s), stylistic alternates (dotless i).
If you wish to see all characters the ALPHABETUM Unicodefont contains (7,620 signs in version 14.00) click on the followinglink: ALPHABETUM character set(PDFdocument, 34 pages, 4,4 MB).
For Unix/Linux systems: I have had reports of people usingALPHABETUM successfully under these systems, however, I have onlytested myself the font under Debian. In any case, you need to configureyour Xfree server to recognize and to use TrueType/OpenType fonts inUnix/Linux.
You also need a word processor which supports a Unicodefont.
Mac users . There is a great variety ofUnicode-aware text processors on MacOSX.
You can use SUE, Pepper, Mellel, Nisus Writer, NeoOffice,Pages, Papyrus, AbiWord or even TextEdit, which comes with the Mac, forrendering Unicode. Among them, probably Mellel is the best and with areasonable price.
At the time of writing, Word 2004 is AT LAST Unicodecompatible; however, does not support RTL direction of writing. SeeAlan Wood's site for further details.
Pc users . Recent versions of MS Word (MS Word97, Ms Word 2000 /2002/2003/2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 and 365) supportUnicode(not MS Word 95 and earlier versions). OpenOffice for Windows supportsUnicode very nicely.
Word Perfect 18 (WP Office X9) for Windows does not support Unicodehowever.
Unix/Linux users. StarOffice, OpenOffice and KWordsupport Unicode. However, the Unicode editor Yudit (only plain text) isone of the best in contemporary Unicode support under Unix/Linux system.
All recent webbrowsers (Internet Explorer, Nestcape, Mozilla Firefox, Chrome andOpera on Windows; OmniWeb, Chimera, Camino, Safari and Mozilla onMacintosh) support Unicode.
UNICODE INPUT METHODS
Font packageZIP file 4.05 MB (ALPHABETUMuser's manual 106 pages + demo font)
This is a largefile; therefore, please be patient!
ADVICES: Note that around 500characters of this demo font bear the watermark 'DEMO' which appearsunder or above the glyphs. Nevertheless, the trial version of the font(ALPHA-Test) has the same amount of signs than the full version(ALPHABETUM Unicode) which, obviously, does not show the watermarks.
PRICE OF THE FONT
CUSTOMIZED SERVICES
If you acquire thefull version of ALPHABETUM Unicode font you will get:
SUGGESTIONSAND QUERIES
A similar font package for GreekPalaeographyIhave recently created (ANGULAR UNCIAL, BIBLICAL UNCIAL, COPTIC UNCIAL,PAPYRUS UNCIAL, ROUND UNCIAL, SLAVONIC UNCIAL, SLOPING UNCIAL,MINUSCULE IX, MINUSCULE XI andMINUSCULE XV) isalso available. For more detailed information press hereor click on the image below.
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Thosereaders interested in knowing about the origin and development of Greektypefaces will find useful to read my e-book entitled “History ofGreek Typography: from the invention of printing to the Digital Age”(440 pages profusely illustrated with lots of images of Greek booksprinted by Demetrius Damilas, Bonus Acursius, Aldus Manutius, ZachariasCallierges, Janus Lascaris, Froben, Guilles de Gourmont, Simon deColines, Plantin, Robert Estienne, the Elzevirs, the Foulis brothers,Savile, Caslon, Baskerville, Didot, Bodoni, Goeschen, Richard Porson,Watts, Hibbert, Selwyn Image, etc.).
“Historyof Greek Typography: from the invention of printing to the Digital Age”follows the history and development of Greek printing types and their role in the history of the printed wordand civilization.
The book explores every major development in the design ofGreek type and includes some lesser-known designers whose type designsmade significant contributions to the craft. The material is dividedinto sections by historical period for easy reference.
The text of the book provides an excellent historicalbackground to the study of Greek printing types.
“History of GreekTypography”stands a step above other books on the history of Greek printing typesbecause of the number of its reproductions -some of them extremelyrare- and its straightforward and clear exposition.
This work, profusely illustrated, not only addresses theHellenic scholar, but also the modern writer, typographer, historian,graphic designer, printer, publisher and font developer. For moredetailed information click here orthe image below.
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(March 2020) Amultilingual Unicode font (TTF, TrueType font) for ancient languages:classic & medieval Latin, ancient Greek, Old Italic (Etruscan,Oscan, Umbrian, Faliscan, Messapic, Picene), Gothic, Iberian,Celtiberian, old & middle English, Hebrew, Sanskrit, Runic, Ogham, Ugaritic,Anatolianscripts (Lydian, Lycian, Carian, Phrygian, Sidetic), InscriptionalParthian, Meroitic, Old Permic,Old Persian cuneiform,Coptic, Glagolitic,Phoenician, Old Cyrillic, Old Church Slavonic, Linear B, Brahmi,Inscriptional Pahlavi, Old Turkic, Elymaic, Kharosthi, Cypriot,Avestan, Imperial Aramaic, Old Hungarian (rovásírás),Ancient Greek musical notation, Ancient Greekacrophonic numerals, New Testamenteditorial symbols, Ancient Greekpapyrological numbers, Phaistos Disc,Byzantine musical symbols,Aegean numbers and old & medieval Nordic.
by Juan JoséMarcosProfessor of classical languages
INTRODUCTION TheAlphabetumUnicodefontistheresultofapersonalinterestdatingbackmanyyearsin the problems faced by classicists who need special characters totype ancient languages. This font tries to solve, at least in someextent, this problem.
Alphabetum isa large font (7,620 characters in version 14.00) and it has beenspecifically designed to type classical and medieval LATIN (including long and short vowels, epigraphical signs, coin symbols,Mediaeval abbreviations and metrical symbols, among others), GREEK(including vowels with macron and breve, metrical signs and many othercharacters missing in most fonts), OLD ITALIC, (Etruscan,Oscan, Umbrian, Picene, Faliscan, Messapic etc), IBERIAN,CELTIBERIAN, OLD NORSE, KHAROSTHI, INSCRIPTIONAL PARTHIAN,MEROITIC, OLD PERMIC,OGHAM, OLD PERSIAN cuneiform, GLAGOLITIC, OLD CYRILLIC, COPTIC,PHAISTOS DISC, BYZANTINE MUSICALSYMBOLS,BRAHMI, AVESTAN, IMPERIAL ARAMAIC, OLD TURKIC, ELYMAIC,LINEAR B,PHOENICIAN, ANATOLIANSCRIPTS, INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI, OLD HUNGARIAN (rovásírás), CYPRIOT,AncientGreek musical notation, Ancient Greek acrophonic numerals, New Testament editorial symbols, Ancient Greekpapyrological numbers, Aegean numbers and OLD &MIDDLE ENGLISH, but this font includes support for most of theLatin-based European languages (Esperanto, English, Spanish, French,German, Dutch, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Hungarian, Turkish, Danish,Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Icelandic, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian,Croatian, Slovak, Czech, Welsh, Gaelic, Catalan and Portuguese),Modern Greek, most of the Cyrillic-based languages (Russian,Byelorussian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Moldavian, Ukrainian,Azerbaijani/Azeri, Abkazh, Kazakh etc) and most of the Devanagari-based languages (Hindi, Nepali, Marathi, Bihari etc)most of the Bengali-basedlanguages (Bangla, Assamese, Manipuri etc), Hiragana, Katakana and Bopomofo. It also includes all IPAsymbols, phonetic modifiers and tone letters.
ALPHABETUMsamples:
More font samples in different languages and IPA (PDF file, 6 pages, 283 kb)
The main changes in version 14.00 comparedto v.12.00 (released March 2017, see below) are the following:More font samples in different languages and IPA (PDF file, 6 pages, 283 kb)
• Added150 new characters belonging to different Unicode blocks.
•Elymaic -full coverage.
•Supplemental Punctuation- fullcoverage.
•Latin Extended D- full coverage.
NEW INVERSION 12.00 (March 2017)
This is a major update. The main changes Popchar 8 2 – Floating Window Shows Available Font Characters List
comparedto version 11.25 (released June 2014, see below) are the following:• Added814 new characters belonging to different Unicode blocks.
•HieroglyphicMeroitic - full coverage.
•Cursive Meroitic -full coverage.
•Combining Diacritical MarksSupplement - full coverage.
•Combining Diacritical Marksfor Symbols - full coverage.
• Many additions in the Latinpart not available in standard fonts (especially for transliterationpurposes)
This is a major update. The main changes comparedto version 10.25 (released October 2012) are the following:
• Added282 new characters belonging to different Unicode blocks.
•ImperialAramaic - full coverage.
Popchar 8 2 – Floating Window Shows Available Font Characters Download
•Inscriptional Parthian -full coverage.• Many additions in the Latinpart not available in standard fonts (especially for transliterationpurposes).
• All characters from MUFIrecommendation v. 1.0 is included in ALPHABETUM, and also many fromv. 2.0 and 3.0 (but not complete coverage yet).
• Added the following OpenTypefeatures: old style numbers, small capitals, standard ligatures(fi, fl, ffl etc), discretionary ligatures (ct, st, ae, oe, ob, ot),historical forms (long s), stylistic alternates (dotless i).
If you wish to see all characters the ALPHABETUM Unicodefont contains (7,620 signs in version 14.00) click on the followinglink: ALPHABETUM character set(PDFdocument, 34 pages, 4,4 MB).
ADVICE: The font uses many slots in the Private Use Area block (PUA)of Unicode (code points E000-F8FF), so it is entirely possibly, thatthe same slots are used by other fonts for other purposes. In general,the PUA contains: A)- signs not included by Unicode in itsstandard and B)- some alternate glyphs.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------USER'S MANUAL
For more details on the font andinformation about Unicode, characters present in ALPHABETUM,description and examples of languages which this font supports, different inputmethods, font samples, customized services I offer and other technicalissues of interest, please read the ALPHABETUM user's Manual(106 pages, PDF format, 2,71 MB). SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
Only a Windowsversion of ALPHABETUM is currently available, however this font shouldbe usable on Macintosh running OSX. This is not a problem, since MacOSXrecognizes PC Unicode fonts without complaint. (Note that you will needto restart the computer to fully install the font).For Unix/Linux systems: I have had reports of people usingALPHABETUM successfully under these systems, however, I have onlytested myself the font under Debian. In any case, you need to configureyour Xfree server to recognize and to use TrueType/OpenType fonts inUnix/Linux.
You also need a word processor which supports a Unicodefont.
Mac users . There is a great variety ofUnicode-aware text processors on MacOSX.
You can use SUE, Pepper, Mellel, Nisus Writer, NeoOffice,Pages, Papyrus, AbiWord or even TextEdit, which comes with the Mac, forrendering Unicode. Among them, probably Mellel is the best and with areasonable price.
At the time of writing, Word 2004 is AT LAST Unicodecompatible; however, does not support RTL direction of writing. SeeAlan Wood's site for further details.
Pc users . Recent versions of MS Word (MS Word97, Ms Word 2000 /2002/2003/2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 and 365) supportUnicode(not MS Word 95 and earlier versions). OpenOffice for Windows supportsUnicode very nicely.
Word Perfect 18 (WP Office X9) for Windows does not support Unicodehowever.
Unix/Linux users. StarOffice, OpenOffice and KWordsupport Unicode. However, the Unicode editor Yudit (only plain text) isone of the best in contemporary Unicode support under Unix/Linux system.
All recent webbrowsers (Internet Explorer, Nestcape, Mozilla Firefox, Chrome andOpera on Windows; OmniWeb, Chimera, Camino, Safari and Mozilla onMacintosh) support Unicode.
UNICODE INPUT METHODS
First of all, please note that the fonts do not come withany keyboard drivers to access all the many charactes in it! Please usethe native tools or keyboard drivers of your computing platform.
ALPHABETUM is a large font which contains thousands of characters.
This means that ALPHABETUM (like all Unicode fonts)operates slightly differently to normal fonts: for example, the UnicodeGreek fonts tend to contain a Roman font as well as a Greek font, andindeed, the Greek cannot be accessed directly from the keyboard at all.Pressing 'l' on the keyboard will produce a 'l' on the screen, non theGreek letter lambda, so some kind of utility is required to produce aGreek letter of any kind.
Naturally you can use the Symbol/Insert command to entercharacters, however this is a hard, tedious and laborious task. This isfine for rarely used characters but too slow for things you use all thetime.
Windows contains various keyboard drivers to type the mostcommon languages including polytonic Greek, however, unfortunatelyWindows does not currently offer an input method for many ancientscripts (Gothic, Runic, Ogham, Ugaritic, Linear B, Cypriot, Old Italic,Glagolitic, Avestan, Brahmi, Aramaic, Pahlavi etc).
Therefore, users need to use additional input methods toenter these signs.
There are very good alternatives available, however.
At the time of this writing, the most important utilitiesfor inputting ancient scripts are the following (both for free):
MULTIKEY by Stefan Hagel (with support for many scripts includingpolytonic Greek, Gothic, Coptic, Ogham, classical Latin, Old Italic andUgaritic, currently from my point of view perhaps the most completekeyboard utility as far as ancient scripts is concerned) and KEYMAN byTavultesoft Software.
There are few keyboards designed for ancient scriptsto run under Keyman, furthermore, you can create your own keyboard tofit your special needs.
The main advantage of Keyman is that this applicationallows users to enter Unicode text in all Windows applications(PowerPoint, Access and Excell) as well.
For those interested in polytonic Greek, there is also amanual (in Spanish, 30 pages) describing the ANTIOCH utility, includingscreenshots and guiding users step by step.
There is also a guide for Multikey 5.00 (again in Spanish,24 pages).
These guides can be downloaded from the ALPHABETUM Spanish page.
I have alsowritten a manual in Spanish about configuration and use of Sibylla. Itis available on request.
Character maps such as BABELMAP (only Windows version) andPOPCHAR (Windows and Mac versions) are very helpful to insert Unicodesigns in any application as well.
Fully aware of thedifficulty to enter Unicode text and in order to facilitate theinsertion of special signs (metrical symbols, Old English charactersetc) I have created different templates (macros) to use under Wordwhich provides an easy and suitable way to access directly to OldEnglish characters (including Saxon typefaces variants) and metricalsigns present in the ALPHABETUM font by using shortcut keys.
I also provide a document in pdf format with informationon how to install and use the templates (*.dot files) and the list ofkeystroke combinations (shortcut keys) required to get theaforementioned specific characters on your PC.
If you are interested in these templates, please click onthe following link to download them. Templates for WORD278 kb.
However,note that they are only fully operative with the full version of theALPHABETUM font, these templates only work partially with ALPHA-Demoand evidently they won't function at all in case you try to use themwith other fonts.
This means that ALPHABETUM (like all Unicode fonts)operates slightly differently to normal fonts: for example, the UnicodeGreek fonts tend to contain a Roman font as well as a Greek font, andindeed, the Greek cannot be accessed directly from the keyboard at all.Pressing 'l' on the keyboard will produce a 'l' on the screen, non theGreek letter lambda, so some kind of utility is required to produce aGreek letter of any kind.
Naturally you can use the Symbol/Insert command to entercharacters, however this is a hard, tedious and laborious task. This isfine for rarely used characters but too slow for things you use all thetime.
Windows contains various keyboard drivers to type the mostcommon languages including polytonic Greek, however, unfortunatelyWindows does not currently offer an input method for many ancientscripts (Gothic, Runic, Ogham, Ugaritic, Linear B, Cypriot, Old Italic,Glagolitic, Avestan, Brahmi, Aramaic, Pahlavi etc).
Therefore, users need to use additional input methods toenter these signs.
There are very good alternatives available, however.
At the time of this writing, the most important utilitiesfor inputting ancient scripts are the following (both for free):
MULTIKEY by Stefan Hagel (with support for many scripts includingpolytonic Greek, Gothic, Coptic, Ogham, classical Latin, Old Italic andUgaritic, currently from my point of view perhaps the most completekeyboard utility as far as ancient scripts is concerned) and KEYMAN byTavultesoft Software.
There are few keyboards designed for ancient scriptsto run under Keyman, furthermore, you can create your own keyboard tofit your special needs.
The main advantage of Keyman is that this applicationallows users to enter Unicode text in all Windows applications(PowerPoint, Access and Excell) as well.
For those interested in polytonic Greek, there is also amanual (in Spanish, 30 pages) describing the ANTIOCH utility, includingscreenshots and guiding users step by step.
There is also a guide for Multikey 5.00 (again in Spanish,24 pages).
These guides can be downloaded from the ALPHABETUM Spanish page.
I have alsowritten a manual in Spanish about configuration and use of Sibylla. Itis available on request.
Character maps such as BABELMAP (only Windows version) andPOPCHAR (Windows and Mac versions) are very helpful to insert Unicodesigns in any application as well.
Fully aware of thedifficulty to enter Unicode text and in order to facilitate theinsertion of special signs (metrical symbols, Old English charactersetc) I have created different templates (macros) to use under Wordwhich provides an easy and suitable way to access directly to OldEnglish characters (including Saxon typefaces variants) and metricalsigns present in the ALPHABETUM font by using shortcut keys.
I also provide a document in pdf format with informationon how to install and use the templates (*.dot files) and the list ofkeystroke combinations (shortcut keys) required to get theaforementioned specific characters on your PC.
If you are interested in these templates, please click onthe following link to download them. Templates for WORD278 kb.
However,note that they are only fully operative with the full version of theALPHABETUM font, these templates only work partially with ALPHA-Demoand evidently they won't function at all in case you try to use themwith other fonts.
Atrial version of ALPHABETUM, named ALPHA-Test is available from thissite.
The download also includes an extensive manual in English (106pages in PDF format) which contains information about how to typeancient languages with a computer. The manual includes the descriptionof several ancient scripts showing samples written with the font aswell.
The download also includes an extensive manual in English (106pages in PDF format) which contains information about how to typeancient languages with a computer. The manual includes the descriptionof several ancient scripts showing samples written with the font aswell.
Font packageZIP file 4.05 MB (ALPHABETUMuser's manual 106 pages + demo font)
This is a largefile; therefore, please be patient!
ADVICES: Note that around 500characters of this demo font bear the watermark 'DEMO' which appearsunder or above the glyphs. Nevertheless, the trial version of the font(ALPHA-Test) has the same amount of signs than the full version(ALPHABETUM Unicode) which, obviously, does not show the watermarks.
PRICE OF THE FONT
ALPHABETUM is the result of long hours of investigation and hard work.
Font development is a painstaking, time-consuming task and ALPHABETUMis a single person's work.
This font is not free. Nevertheless, it has the lowest possible price*.Please see different options and licenses below.
*ADVICE: Due to the current fluctuation in theexchange rate among different currencies, only prices in Euro can beguaranteed. The prices in US$ and other currencies depend on the actualexchange rate (at the date of this writing, March 2020, 1 euro isequivalent to 1,10 US dollars).
Do not worry about converting the Europrice into your currency, PayPal will do this when you make yourpayment.
If youlike to have ALPHABETUM and the different templates I have created (Metrics, OldEnglish and Gothic) to use under Word which providean easy and convenientway to access directly to many characters present in ALPHABETUM by using shortcut keys, with theircorresponding user's guides, plus other additional programs (keyboardcontrolers for Windows, Mac and Linux, Unicode editors, character mapsetc) mailed to your address on a CDRom, there is extra cost, please seeinformation given below.
Disclaimer: The aforementioned software bundledwith the font on the CDRom is evidently freesoftware or shared programswhich can be freely distributed and all documentations which thedifferent authors provide remain intact. The original programs have notbeen altered at all. I do not charge users a fee for these programs. Ionly charge users for shipping and handling.
*ADVICE: Due to the current fluctuation in theexchange rate among different currencies, only prices in Euro can beguaranteed. The prices in US$ and other currencies depend on the actualexchange rate (at the date of this writing, March 2020, 1 euro isequivalent to 1,10 US dollars).
Do not worry about converting the Europrice into your currency, PayPal will do this when you make yourpayment.
If youlike to have ALPHABETUM and the different templates I have created (Metrics, OldEnglish and Gothic) to use under Word which providean easy and convenientway to access directly to many characters present in ALPHABETUM by using shortcut keys, with theircorresponding user's guides, plus other additional programs (keyboardcontrolers for Windows, Mac and Linux, Unicode editors, character mapsetc) mailed to your address on a CDRom, there is extra cost, please seeinformation given below.
Disclaimer: The aforementioned software bundledwith the font on the CDRom is evidently freesoftware or shared programswhich can be freely distributed and all documentations which thedifferent authors provide remain intact. The original programs have notbeen altered at all. I do not charge users a fee for these programs. Ionly charge users for shipping and handling.
The full version of the font is available on request. Please readthe manual (chapter 56) for further information about the differentmethods of acquiring ALPHABETUM.
ONLINEPAYMENT
If you own a credit or debit card (Visa®, MasterCard®,Discover®, Maestro® andAmerican Express®, you can pay online, which means purchase can be madein a matter of clicks.
This payment is being backed by PayPal®, a global leader in onlinepayment solutions. To make payments with PapyPal is easy, fast, freeand secure for buyers. Naturally, your transaction will be confidentialand the information you give will not be used for any reason other thanthe use intended. PayPal protects your security. (Note: You are notrequired to have a Paypal account. By following the instructions on thePaypal page, you may make your payment by credit card or bank transfer.)
LICENSES AND PRICES
Depending onyour choice, click on the corresponding button below to purchaseALPHABETUM online. In order to avoid errors, please read carefully theinformation given below before clicking on the PayPal button to orderALPHABETUM. Please be careful with your choicesince depending on it you will get one item or other.
Option1) - Restricted individual license. ALPHABETUM (€15, approximately US$17 or £12, pleaseread ADVICE above*). The font will be sent as attachment to your emailaccount. Note that the font contains PDF restriction, (i.d. embeddingis disabled). Thismeans that you won't be able to generate PDF files running AdobeAcrobat, for instance. An error message will appear on your screen ifyou try to produce a PDF document. Print and preview is allowed,however.You also are not entitled to use the font in printed books nor topublish electronic documents in the web. If you wish a version of thefont with unrestricted embedding, choose below option Full operativeindividual license 2.
ONLINEPAYMENT
If you own a credit or debit card (Visa®, MasterCard®,Discover®, Maestro® andAmerican Express®, you can pay online, which means purchase can be madein a matter of clicks.
This payment is being backed by PayPal®, a global leader in onlinepayment solutions. To make payments with PapyPal is easy, fast, freeand secure for buyers. Naturally, your transaction will be confidentialand the information you give will not be used for any reason other thanthe use intended. PayPal protects your security. (Note: You are notrequired to have a Paypal account. By following the instructions on thePaypal page, you may make your payment by credit card or bank transfer.)
LICENSES AND PRICES
Depending onyour choice, click on the corresponding button below to purchaseALPHABETUM online. In order to avoid errors, please read carefully theinformation given below before clicking on the PayPal button to orderALPHABETUM. Please be careful with your choicesince depending on it you will get one item or other.
Option1) - Restricted individual license. ALPHABETUM (€15, approximately US$17 or £12, pleaseread ADVICE above*). The font will be sent as attachment to your emailaccount. Note that the font contains PDF restriction, (i.d. embeddingis disabled). Thismeans that you won't be able to generate PDF files running AdobeAcrobat, for instance. An error message will appear on your screen ifyou try to produce a PDF document. Print and preview is allowed,however.You also are not entitled to use the font in printed books nor topublish electronic documents in the web. If you wish a version of thefont with unrestricted embedding, choose below option Full operativeindividual license 2.
Option 2) - Full operative individual license.Single user license.ALPHABETUM (€30, approximately US$33 or £244, please read ADVICE above*). The font will be sent asattachment to your email account. The font has not restrictions atall. All features are enabled. Even embedding is allowed: this meansthat the font may be embedded in documents to produce PDF documentsrunning Adobe Acrobat. You also are entitled to use thefont in a printed book (however, the typesetter or publisher may notuse the font for other purposes without acquiring an appropriatelicense) or to produce electronic documents which can be uploaded intoyour web page and distributed in the internet, but you are obliged tosend me a copy of the book or electronic document in which the font isused.
Option 3)- Multiple computer license and publishing license. ALPHABETUM (€45, approximately US$50 or £38, pleaseread ADVICE above*). The font will besent as attachment to your email account. The font has notrestrictions at all. All features are enabled. Even embedding isallowed: this means that the font may be embedded in documents toproduce PDF documents running Adobe Acrobat.
For thatmoderate price, ALPHABETUM can be installed on up to three computers used primarily by the purchaseras an individual (e.g. desktopcomputer in office, desktop computer in home, and laptop). If you needto install the font on more computers, please contact me forinformation.
Publishing houses areentitled to use the font in printed books or to produce electronicdocuments which can be sold in their web pages. The publishing houseand individuals are not required to send me a copy of the book in whichthe font is used.
This type of license is also appropriate for software developers whowish to use the font in free or commercial applications.
This license permits thatALPHABETUM can be used as a web-font(WOFF, EOT or SVG formats) in a webpage as well.
An experimental italic version of the font which contains 1,371glyphs is also supplied with this type of license if the user hasinterest in testing it and requests me to include the font in theattachment.
Option 4) - Multiple-user license orcolective license (Department license). ALPHABETUM (€100, approximately US $110 or £85, please read ADVICEabove*). The font willbe sent as attachment to your email account. The font has not restrictions atall. All features are enabled. Even embedding is allowed: this meansthat the font may be embedded in documents to produce PDF documentsrunning Adobe Acrobat.
This license permitsinstallations on up to 10 computers in the department's principalcampus locations (i.e., departmental offices, departmental seminar andresearch rooms, departmental library suites), faculty home computersmay be included in the total of permitted installations. If you need to install the fonton more computers, please contact me for information.
The department and its members may use the fonts in all scholarly andteaching activities, in printing documents and in preparing PDF's fordistribution to others. However, the department and its members may notalter or redistribute the font to students and others.
Option 5)- Fulloperative individual license. All features enabled. Enhanced versionshipped on a CDRom. ALPHABETUM+OTHERUTILITIES (€60, approximately US $66 or £51, please read ADVICE above*). You willreceive ALPHABETUM on a CDRom mailed to your postal address. ALPHABETUMcomes without restrictions to produce PDF files or to use it as adynamic font in your web site, since the font can be embedded in yourdocuments. You also will entitled to use the font in a printed book orto publish electronic documents in the web.
A complete packagewhich contains the ALPHABETUM font + Word templates for Greek and Latinmetrics, Old English and Gothic + user guides + keyboard controllers (Greek, Coptic, Hebrew, Runic,Sanskrit, Gothic, Old Italic, Esperanto, Avestan, IPA etc) for Windows, Macand Linux + Unicode text editors + Unicode viewers + character maps +PDF generator programs + Unicode converters + other useful fontutilities will be shipped on a CD to your postal address. Concerningthe different programs included in the CDRom, please read disclaimerabove.
An experimental italicversion of the font which contains 1,371 glyphs is also supplied.
Option 3)- Multiple computer license and publishing license. ALPHABETUM (€45, approximately US$50 or £38, pleaseread ADVICE above*). The font will besent as attachment to your email account. The font has notrestrictions at all. All features are enabled. Even embedding isallowed: this means that the font may be embedded in documents toproduce PDF documents running Adobe Acrobat.
For thatmoderate price, ALPHABETUM can be installed on up to three computers used primarily by the purchaseras an individual (e.g. desktopcomputer in office, desktop computer in home, and laptop). If you needto install the font on more computers, please contact me forinformation.
Publishing houses areentitled to use the font in printed books or to produce electronicdocuments which can be sold in their web pages. The publishing houseand individuals are not required to send me a copy of the book in whichthe font is used.
This type of license is also appropriate for software developers whowish to use the font in free or commercial applications.
This license permits thatALPHABETUM can be used as a web-font(WOFF, EOT or SVG formats) in a webpage as well.
An experimental italic version of the font which contains 1,371glyphs is also supplied with this type of license if the user hasinterest in testing it and requests me to include the font in theattachment.
Option 4) - Multiple-user license orcolective license (Department license). ALPHABETUM (€100, approximately US $110 or £85, please read ADVICEabove*). The font willbe sent as attachment to your email account. The font has not restrictions atall. All features are enabled. Even embedding is allowed: this meansthat the font may be embedded in documents to produce PDF documentsrunning Adobe Acrobat.
This license permitsinstallations on up to 10 computers in the department's principalcampus locations (i.e., departmental offices, departmental seminar andresearch rooms, departmental library suites), faculty home computersmay be included in the total of permitted installations. If you need to install the fonton more computers, please contact me for information.
The department and its members may use the fonts in all scholarly andteaching activities, in printing documents and in preparing PDF's fordistribution to others. However, the department and its members may notalter or redistribute the font to students and others.
Option 5)- Fulloperative individual license. All features enabled. Enhanced versionshipped on a CDRom. ALPHABETUM+OTHERUTILITIES (€60, approximately US $66 or £51, please read ADVICE above*). You willreceive ALPHABETUM on a CDRom mailed to your postal address. ALPHABETUMcomes without restrictions to produce PDF files or to use it as adynamic font in your web site, since the font can be embedded in yourdocuments. You also will entitled to use the font in a printed book orto publish electronic documents in the web.
A complete packagewhich contains the ALPHABETUM font + Word templates for Greek and Latinmetrics, Old English and Gothic + user guides + keyboard controllers (Greek, Coptic, Hebrew, Runic,Sanskrit, Gothic, Old Italic, Esperanto, Avestan, IPA etc) for Windows, Macand Linux + Unicode text editors + Unicode viewers + character maps +PDF generator programs + Unicode converters + other useful fontutilities will be shipped on a CD to your postal address. Concerningthe different programs included in the CDRom, please read disclaimerabove.
An experimental italicversion of the font which contains 1,371 glyphs is also supplied.
Option 6)- Upgrade to the latest version of ALPHABETUM (v 14.00 March 2020).Only for registered users of previous versions of the font. If you are aregistered user of ALPHABETUM, update to version 14.00for only€8 (approximately US$9 or £6, please read ADVICE above*). The font will be sent asattachment to your email account.
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IMPORTANT THINGS TO NOTE:
1.- Whatever option you choose, please send me a message after makingthe payment to confirm that you are really who ordered the font.
2.- In most cases I will reply to your message in due time (normallywithin a day or so), unless I was on holydays, then it will take alittle more time, since I only will be able to check my emails fromtime to time, (usually every three days, more or less or even a littlemore during the summer) so be patient, however, be sure that you willreceive my response. Sorry for this inconvenience.
3.- The delivery period of a CDRom mailed to your postal address willtake several days, obviously depending on your country. In most casesthe CDRom will arrive at your home in approximately six days.
4.- Obviously, any modification or public distribution of ALPHABETUM isnot permited under any circumstance.
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IMPORTANT THINGS TO NOTE:
1.- Whatever option you choose, please send me a message after makingthe payment to confirm that you are really who ordered the font.
2.- In most cases I will reply to your message in due time (normallywithin a day or so), unless I was on holydays, then it will take alittle more time, since I only will be able to check my emails fromtime to time, (usually every three days, more or less or even a littlemore during the summer) so be patient, however, be sure that you willreceive my response. Sorry for this inconvenience.
3.- The delivery period of a CDRom mailed to your postal address willtake several days, obviously depending on your country. In most casesthe CDRom will arrive at your home in approximately six days.
4.- Obviously, any modification or public distribution of ALPHABETUM isnot permited under any circumstance.
CUSTOMIZED SERVICES
If you acquire thefull version of ALPHABETUM Unicode font you will get:
- Technical support:Registered users get free technical support. I will try to resolveproblems that are reported to me.
- Finding what youneed: ALPHABETUM contains all the regular characters for the languagesmentioned above in precomposed characters or combining diacriticalmarks. I have taken much care over this piece of work and I have readmany documents relating to different languages, but, clearly, I don'tknow all these languages, and, perhaps some important character thatyou need may be missing or badly drawn. If this occurs, please send mea message detailing exactly what you need and I shall include it, freeof any additional charge, of course. For other more importantcorrections or additions, consult me.
Just in case you arewondering who is Juan-José Marcos, click here and you will find someinformation about the author of the ALPHABETUM Unicode font andthis website.
SUGGESTIONSAND QUERIES
I have taken careto see that ALPHABETUM works as well as possible, but this font is thework of only one person, any errors or faults which it contains aremine, so if you find any wrong code or any “bug” in the font, feel freeto email me.
Although you do notpurchase the font, please, send me comments, suggestions forimprovements or anything else regarding ALPHABETUM. I would like toknow your opinion about the font.
I reallywould appreciate having users' feedback.
Such reaction fromusers will be the deciding factor in my decision of carrying on withthe development of ALPHABETUM.
Do not hesitate tocontact me. Thanks.
If ALPHABETUM iswell received, it will be expanded in the near future (basic Aegyptian hieroglyphics,Linear A, more kerning pairs, more characters, more “OpenType” features and so forth).
Although you do notpurchase the font, please, send me comments, suggestions forimprovements or anything else regarding ALPHABETUM. I would like toknow your opinion about the font.
I reallywould appreciate having users' feedback.
Such reaction fromusers will be the deciding factor in my decision of carrying on withthe development of ALPHABETUM.
Do not hesitate tocontact me. Thanks.
If ALPHABETUM iswell received, it will be expanded in the near future (basic Aegyptian hieroglyphics,Linear A, more kerning pairs, more characters, more “OpenType” features and so forth).
PALAEOGRAPHICFONTS FOR LATIN SCRIPT
NOTICE:If you wish to imitate more accurately in your electronic documents theLatin handwriting as it appears in medieval manuscripts, please visitthe page entitled “Palaeographic fonts for Latin script” which I havecreated; there you will find information about the different Latinhandwriting models and a collections of fonts (namely CapitalisRustica, Capitalis Elegans, Uncialis, Insularis minuscula,Semiuncialis, Carolingia minuscula, Gothic Textura Quadrata,Humanistica antiqua etc) which try to reproduce properly thecharacteristics of their corresponding ancient lettering: CapitalRustic, Uncial, Insular minuscule, Half-uncial, Caroline orCarolingian, Gothic and Humanistic.
These fonts are based onhand-drawn renderings of medieval handwriting styles, genuinecalligraphy and they include specialty characters, abbreviations,ligatures and alternate forms for some letters.
For further information andvisual samples, please visit the Palaeographic fonts page devoted to myfonts for Latin palaeography.
These fonts are based onhand-drawn renderings of medieval handwriting styles, genuinecalligraphy and they include specialty characters, abbreviations,ligatures and alternate forms for some letters.
For further information andvisual samples, please visit the Palaeographic fonts page devoted to myfonts for Latin palaeography.
A similar font package for GreekPalaeographyIhave recently created (ANGULAR UNCIAL, BIBLICAL UNCIAL, COPTIC UNCIAL,PAPYRUS UNCIAL, ROUND UNCIAL, SLAVONIC UNCIAL, SLOPING UNCIAL,MINUSCULE IX, MINUSCULE XI andMINUSCULE XV) isalso available. For more detailed information press hereor click on the image below.
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Those readers interestedin reading atrue treatiseon Greek Paleography can find useful my book entitled 'PALEOGRAFÍAGRIEGA: Manual ilustrado' (in Spanish), 550 pages containing more than100 images, publishedby KDP AMAZON, December 2018.
More information about this book herewhere you can download a wide excerpt (260 pages).
Information in the AMAZON site: https://www.amazon.es/dp/1790291771
More information about this book herewhere you can download a wide excerpt (260 pages).
Information in the AMAZON site: https://www.amazon.es/dp/1790291771
You can also have a look inside this book (PDF hosted on Academia.eduserver) by clicking on the following link: https://www.academia.edu/31025310/PALEOGRAFIA_GRIEGA:Manualilustradoor on the image below:
HISTORYOF GREEK TYPOGRAPHY
Thosereaders interested in knowing about the origin and development of Greektypefaces will find useful to read my e-book entitled “History ofGreek Typography: from the invention of printing to the Digital Age”(440 pages profusely illustrated with lots of images of Greek booksprinted by Demetrius Damilas, Bonus Acursius, Aldus Manutius, ZachariasCallierges, Janus Lascaris, Froben, Guilles de Gourmont, Simon deColines, Plantin, Robert Estienne, the Elzevirs, the Foulis brothers,Savile, Caslon, Baskerville, Didot, Bodoni, Goeschen, Richard Porson,Watts, Hibbert, Selwyn Image, etc.).
“Historyof Greek Typography: from the invention of printing to the Digital Age”follows the history and development of Greek printing types and their role in the history of the printed wordand civilization.
The book explores every major development in the design ofGreek type and includes some lesser-known designers whose type designsmade significant contributions to the craft. The material is dividedinto sections by historical period for easy reference.
The text of the book provides an excellent historicalbackground to the study of Greek printing types.
“History of GreekTypography”stands a step above other books on the history of Greek printing typesbecause of the number of its reproductions -some of them extremelyrare- and its straightforward and clear exposition.
This work, profusely illustrated, not only addresses theHellenic scholar, but also the modern writer, typographer, historian,graphic designer, printer, publisher and font developer. For moredetailed information click here orthe image below.
A paperback copy can be ordered from KDP AMAZON (printed ondemand), Barnes & Noble and other booksellers.
juanjmarcosgmail.com
Plasencia (Cáceres) Spain.
This page last updated on March 2020.
This page last updated on March 2020.
Please revisit this page from time to time forupdates.
Unicode and Multilingual File Conversion, Font and Keyboard Utilities for Windows Computers
3-D Keyboard
3-D Keyboard provides customisable keyboard layouts for US and UK English and for several Western European languages, and works with Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT 3.51 or later. A 16-bit version for Windows 3.1 is included. It works only with the ANSI character set, and allows any of the main keys to redefined by dragging characters from a character map. It can use one or both ALT keys to assign a third character to each key. A keyboard map can be displayed on-screen.
3-D Keyboard is produced by Fingertip Software, Inc. You can find more information and download a 45-day evaluation version from http://www.fingertipsoft.com/3dkbd/. Registration costs US $20.00, or you can buy a copy on disk with a printed manual for $25.00 plus shipping.
BabelMap
BabelMap is a Unicode character map for any version of Windows from Windows 2000 onwards. It includes Unicode 5.2.0, and can display characters from the supplementary planes. You can select a font and a Unicode range from drop-down lists. You can search for a hexadecimal code point, or for all or part of a character name.
Clicking characters in the grid copies them to the Edit Buffer, visible at the bottom of the window, from where they can be copied and pasted into a document. There is a function on the window pop-up menu to save the contents of the Edit Buffer to a file, with UTF-8, UTF-16 or UTF-32 encoding.
BabelMap is produced by Andrew West. You can find more information, and download a free copy, from BabelMap (Unicode Character Map for Windows).
Character Map
Character Map is a utility that has been supplied with many versions of Windows, but only in more recent versions has it been able to show more than the basic 256 characters. If you have one of these versions:
- Click to place an arrow in the check box for “Advanced view”
- Select “Unicode” from the Character set drop-down list
- Select “Unicode Subrange” from the Group by drop-down list
- Select a range in the small “Unicode Subrange” window
- Select the character that you require, and then click the Select and Copy buttons to copy the character to the Clipboard.
Font Properties Extension
You can find out if your Windows fonts support Unicode by using the extensions that Microsoft supplies for the Properties tab that is available when a TrueType (.TTF) font file is right-clicked in Windows Explorer. Amongst other things, these extensions provide statistics on the number of glyphs and on the Unicode ranges and Code Pages that are supported. The extensions are available from http://www.microsoft.com/typography/property/property.htm.
FrKeys
FrKeys provides an easy way to type unusual characters in Windows. It appears as a small floating window, so it can be kept open without obscuring your main application. It displays only a few characters at a time, but multiple sets of characters can be defined (using any Unicode BMP character present in an installed font), and it is easy to switch between them. FrKeys comes with sets of accented characters for French and several other European languages. Sets of keyboard shortcuts can also be defined for each set of characters; this enables phonetic keyboards to be produced, and these are supplied for Arabic, Hebrew, Russian and some Indic languages. The first screen shot shows a set of characters that I use for typing chemical names in the Compendium of Pesticide Common Names.
FrKeys is a commercial application and costs US $24.95. More information is available from FrKeys - Typing accents in Windows made easy.
Global IME
Microsoft provides 4 global IMEs (Input Method Editors) to allow Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese or Korean text to be entered in editions of Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 and Windows XP that do not normally support these languages. The IMEs work with Word 2000, FrontPage 2003, Web forms in Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher, and messages in Outlook Express 4 or higher and Outlook 98, but not with FrontPage 2000. They also work with Namo WebEditor and Netscape Composer.
Using Microsoft's Global IME to fill a text box in English IE 5 with Simplified Chinese characters
The Global IMEs, and language packs containing appropriate fonts, can be downloaded from Microsoft Global Input Method Editors (IMEs) Further Enhance East Asian Text Input. There are different versions for Office XP and for earlier applications.
International Character Code Map
International Character Code Map is produced by Maedera Masahiko, and runs under 32-bit versions of Windows. It allows you to scroll through a map of the characters in a font and enlarge or copy individual characters. You can also select a series of characters into a text box before copying them to the Clipboard. There does not seem to be a way to jump to an individual character or Unicode range.
International Character Code Map appears to be freeware. It can be downloaded from http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002891/CWFILES.HTM. The Zip file contains more than one version of the program - Moziskeu.exe is the one with Unicode support.
Janko’s Keyboard Generator
Janko’s Keyboard Generator produces keyboard layouts (.kbd files) that can be used as replacements for ones already on your system. It works with Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows ME, and includes some support for Unicode characters. It is produced in 3 versions, with the more expensive versions having more features. Characters can be assigned (by dragging from a character map) to normal keys and also to Shift, AltGr and Shift+AltGr combinations. Some versions allow dead keys to be assigned, for producing character+diacritic combinations.
You can choose which font to use, and select a script from Arabic, Baltic, Central European, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Turkish and Western.
Janko’s Keyboard Generator is produced by Janko Stamenović. The basic version is shareware, and registration costs US $15.00 (free for home use); the Professional version costs $59.00. There are also Enhanced and Worldwide versions. Downloads and more information are available at http://solair.eunet.yu/~janko/engdload.htm.
KbdEdit
KbdEdit allows you to edit any of the keyboard layout files supplied with Windows, or to create your own. It works with 32-bit versions of Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003 and Vista, and with 64-bit versions of Windows XP, Windows 2003 and Vista. Characters can be assigned (by dragging from a character map) to normal keys and also to Shift, Control and Shift+Control combinations. Dead keys can be assigned, for producing character+diacritic combinations.
You can choose which font to use, and use the Filter button to select one or more ranges from the BMP to be included in the character map. Characters from the supplementary planes can also be assigned to keys, by dragging from another program such as Firefox or Microsoft Word.
KbdEdit allows you to re-program any key, not just the ones that are normally used for characters.
KbdEdit is produced by Ivica Nikolic, and costs €25.00 or US $30.00. More information and a restricted demo are available at KbdEdit - The Best Keyboard Layout Editor For Windows XP, 2003, Vista and x64.
Popchar 8 2 – Floating Window Shows Available Font Characters Names
Keyboard Layout Creator
Keyboard Layout Creator allows new keyboard layouts to be produced and existing ones to be modified. It works with Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, and it supports Unicode characters, including those from the supplemental planes. Characters can be assigned to normal keys and also to Ctrl+key and AltGr+key, with Shift available for all combinations. Character+diacritic combinations can be assigned to single keys, and “dead” keys can be designated.
Keyboard Layout Creator is produced by Microsoft and is free of charge, but support is not available. Downloads and more information are available at Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator (MSKLC).
Keyboard Layout Manager
Keyboard Layout Manager allows keyboard layouts to be produced and modified. It works with Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT and Windows 2000; with NT and 2000 it supports Unicode characters. It is produced in 4 versions, with the more expensive versions having more features. Characters can be assigned to normal keys and also to Shift, Ctrl, AltGr and Shift+AltGr combinations. Character+diacritic combinations can be assigned to single keys. Characters can also be assigned to the Function keys and the numeric keypad.
Keyboard Manager is produced by Milan Vidaković and Igor Milijašević; registration ranges from the Lite version at US $15.00 to the 2000 version at US $65.00. Downloads and more information are available at the Keyboard Layout Manager Web site.
Keyman
Keyman (formerly called Keyboard Manager) allows custom keyboard layouts to be produced for use with Microsoft Windows; the current version works with Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista, and supports Unicode characters. Under Windows 95/98/Me, Unicode support is restricted to Microsoft Word, RichEdit, UltraEdit and a few other programs.
Keyman is produced by Tavultesoft and is available in Light, Professional and Developer versions. It can be downloaded from Tavultesoft Keyman Desktop - Tavultesoft.
ListFont
ListFont is a freeware utility for Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT that lists the fonts installed on your computer and provides an exceptionally clear display of the glyphs (characters) that they contain. You can list and display the character sets within a font, restrict the list of fonts to those containing a particular character set, and change the size of the displayed characters.
ListFont is produced by Heiner Eichmann, and can be downloaded from http://heiner-eichmann.de/software/listfont/listfont.htm.
MainType
MainType is a font viewer and manager for Windows 95 and later that provides a vast amount of information about your fonts (installed and not installed). The information is divided into 5 panes, and you can choose which ones to display and how they are arranged; they can even be dragged outside the main window. The “Fonts” pane contains 16 columns, and you can choose which ones to display, in which order, and sort any column.
Clicking any character in the “Characters” pane displays it in the “Zoom” pane, from where it can be copied to another application (with or without formatting), or copied to the clipboard, or copied to the ”Sample” pane. Characters in the supplementary planes are included. You can search for characters using parts of their names.
Most of the displayed information can be printed, or exported to HTML, RTF or plain text.
MainType is produced by HighLogic, and costs US $40. A 40-day trial version is available. It can be downloaded from Font manager and font viewer at High-Logic Software - MainType.
PopChar Win
PopChar Win is a utility that allows you to insert any Unicode BMP character into an editor or word processor, as a plain character, a formatted character or an HTML character entity reference. You can choose whether to display all of the available Unicode characters in a font (sorted by range) or only those for a particular codepage, and whether or not to close the window after picking a character. Recently-used characters are highlighted, so that you can easily find them again.
Soundmate 2 4 – soundcloud desktop client. PopChar Win is produced by ergonis software and costs US $29. More information is available from PopChar - Easily type umlauts and foreign characters - a better Character Map - with Unicode categories. A free demo version with reduced functionality is available.
Private Character Editor
Popchar 8 2 – Floating Window Shows Available Font Characters Free
Private Character Editor allows you to create characters and assign them to code points in the Private Use Area (U+E000 – U+F8FF). You can either create a character from scratch, or select an existing character from any installed font and modify it. You can display any existing character as a reference. The characters that you create can be linked to all installed fonts, or to a selection of fonts. The new characters can be used in any program that supports Unicode, by selecting them via Character Map.
Private Character Editor is included with Windows 2000 and Windows XP. To start the program, click the “Start” button, select “Run…”, type “eudcedit”, and click “OK”. Izotope ozone advanced 7 download free.
PureText
PureText is a utility for Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP that strips all formatting from text (including Unicode text) on the clipboard. This allows you to select text from, for example, a Web page or a Word document, and paste it into a spreadsheet or a WYSIWYG HTML editor without the formatting from the original document.
More information and a free download are available from the PureText Home Page. PureText is produced by Steve P. Miller.
Simredo Character Set
Simredo is a Unicode text editor that is written in Java and is intended for use with Windows and Linux. It includes a Character Set utility (available on the Other Functions menu) that has some cosmetic problems, but that can display the characters in any font.
Greek Extended characters from Arial Unicode MS, in Simredo under Windows 95
The < and > buttons move the display by one page (256 characters); the << and >> buttons move the display by 16 pages (4096 characters).
More information about Simredo and a free download are available from the Simredo 3.3 - Java Unicode Editor Web site.
TrueType Explorer
TrueType Explorer is a dream come true for font fanatics. It runs under Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP, and lists all of the information you could possibly want about any fonts on your computer (including ones that are not installed) that you drag into its window. You can choose which properties to list for the fonts, and on which property to sort the list, so (for example) you can sort the list of fonts by the number of characters they contain in the General Punctuation range. Even more information is available by selecting one particular font, including lists of characters from each supported code page and Unicode range (version 4, BMP only). It can even show you the outline and metrics for each glyph!
TrueType Explorer 4 is freeware and is produced by Kevin J. Macdonald. It can be downloaded from my Downloads page.
TTFDump
TTFDump is a Windows command line utility that parses and labels the tables and subtables that make up a TrueType font and then writes the information to a text file. It is intended for programmers and font designers.
TTFDump is available free but unsupported from Microsoft, and can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/typography/tools/tools.htm.
Unicode Font Viewer
Unicode Font Viewer runs under Windows 9x, Windows NT 4 and Windows 2000, and allows you to display the Unicode 2.1 characters from any TrueType Unicode font. An enlarged view of any character can be shown. By double-clicking characters in the grid, they are copied to the text box at the bottom of the window, from where they can be copied and pasted into other applications.
Unicode Font Viewer is freeware, and can be downloaded from Unicode Font Viewer for Windows.
Unifier
Unifier runs under Windows 9x, Windows NT 4, Windows 2000 and Windows XP, and allows you to convert the encoding of plain text files (including HTML) to Unicode, including UTF-8.
Unifier costs US $15.00. More information and an evaluation version (limited to converting 30 files) can be obtained from the Melody-Soft Web site.
ViewGlyph
ViewGlyph runs under Windows 95 and later, but works best with Windows 2000 and later. It shows you the glyphs in fonts (arranged in various ways including glyph order and Unicode order), sample text, font statistics, and the cMap and Names tables. Memory cleaner 1 2 – ram cleaner machine.
ViewGlyph is free and can be obtained from SIL ViewGlyph – Font Viewing Program.
Visual Keyboard
Microsoft’s Visual Keyboard enhances the ability of Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT and Windows 2000 to switch keyboard layouts by adding the option to have the new keyboard layout visible in a floating window. Typing in a new language can then be accomplished either by clicking the keys in the on-screen display, or by using the on-screen display to guide you in the use of the real keyboard. Visual Keyboard works with the 2000 and 2002 (XP) versions of Microsoft Office applications, including FrontPage and Word, and also with Adobe GoLive 5, Namo WebEditor and Mozilla Composer.
Microsoft’s Visual Keyboards can be used as an aid to typing in many languages
Visual Keyboard can be downloaded from the Microsoft Office Download Center.
Copyright © 1999–2009 Alan Wood
Created 3rd February 1999 Last updated 13th November 2009
Created 3rd February 1999 Last updated 13th November 2009