Charis SIL
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| Category | Serif |
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| Designer(s) | SIL International |
| Date released | 2006 |
| License | SIL Open Font License |
| Design based on | Bitstream Charter |
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Charis SIL /ˈkɛərɪs/ is a transitional 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 6.101 of the font, with over 3,600 glyphs,[4] current as of 2022[update], was released on 9 February 2022.[5]
Phonetician John C. Wells recommended Charis SIL for displaying IPA symbols.[6]
Sources
References
- ^ "Charis SIL (Home Page)". 2 October 2014.
- ^ OFL information page on sil.org
- ^ Download page on sil.org
- ^ "Character Set Support". Charis SIL. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Current Versions". SIL International. 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ Wells, John (2012-06-04). "IPA transcription in Unicode". University College London. Archived from the original on 2007-12-02.
External links
- 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
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- Transitional serif typefaces
- Slab serif typefaces
- Free software Unicode typefaces
- Typefaces and fonts introduced in 2006
- IPA typefaces