Charis SIL
Category | Serif |
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Designer(s) | SIL International |
Date released | 2006 |
License | SIL Open Font License |
Design based on | Bitstream Charter |
Sample |
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 5.000 of the font, with over 3,600 glyphs,[4] current as of 2021, was released on 28 October 2014.[5]
Phonetician John C. Wells recommended Charis SIL for displaying IPA symbols.[6]
Sources[]
References[]
- ^ "Charis SIL (Home Page)".
- ^ OFL information page on sil.org
- ^ Download page on sil.org
- ^ "Character Set Support". Charis SIL. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Current Versions". SIL International. 2015. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ Wells, John (2012-06-04). "IPA transcription in Unicode". University College London. Archived from the original on 2007-12-02.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charis SIL. |
- 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
- Transitional serif typefaces
- Slab serif typefaces
- Open-source typefaces
- Free software Unicode typefaces
- Typefaces and fonts introduced in 2006
- IPA typefaces