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{{short description|Computer font that maps glyphs to code points defined in the Unicode Standard}}
A '''Unicode font''' is a [[computer font]] that maps [[glyph]]s to [[code point]]s defined in the [[Unicode Standard]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.unicode.org/faq/font_keyboard.html | title = Fonts and keyboards | publisher = Unicode Consortium | date = 28 June 2017 | access-date = 13 October 2019 | archive-date = 18 October 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191018224143/http://unicode.org/faq/font_keyboard.html | url-status = live }}</ref> The term has become archaic because the vast majority of modern computer fonts use Unicode mappings, even those fonts which only include glyphs for a single [[writing system]], or even only support the [[Basic Latin (Unicode block)|basic Latin alphabet]]. The distinction is historic: before Unicode, when most computer systems used only eight-bit [[byte]]s, no more than 256 characters (or control codes) could be encoded. This meant that each [[character repertoire]] had to have its own [[codepoint]] assignments{{snd}} and thus a given codepoint could have multiple meanings. By assuring unique assignments, Unicode resolved this issue.

Fonts which support a wide range of [[Unicode scripts]] and [[Unicode symbols]] are sometimes referred to as "pan-Unicode fonts", although as the maximum number of glyphs that can be defined in a [[TrueType]] font is restricted to 65,535, it is not possible for a single TrueType font to provide individual glyphs for all defined Unicode characters ({{unicodenover}}). This article lists some widely used Unicode fonts (those shipped with an operating system or produced by a well-known commercial font company) that support a comparatively large number and broad range of Unicode characters.
 
==Background==
The [[Unicode]] <!-- (ISO 10646 UCS) --> standard does not specify or create any font ([[typeface]]), a collection of graphical shapes called glyphs, itself. Rather, it defines the abstract characters as a specific number (known as a ''code point'') and also defines the required changes of shape depending on the context the glyph is used in (e.g., [[combining character]]s, [[precomposed character]]s and [[Letter (alphabet)|letter]]-[[diacritic]] combinations). The choice of font, which governs how the abstract characters in the Universal Coded Character Set (UCS) are converted into a bitmap or vector output that can then be viewed on a screen or printed, is left up to the user. If a font is chosen which does not contain a glyph for a code point used in the document, it typically displays a question mark, a box, or some other [[substitute character]].
 
[[Computer font]]s use various techniques to display characters or glyphs. A [[bitmap font]] contains a grid of dots known as [[pixel]]s forming an image of each glyph in each face and size. [[Outline font]]s (also known as vector fonts) use drawing instructions or mathematical formulæformulae to describe each glyph. [[Stroke font]]s use a series of specified lines (for the glyph's border) and additional information to define the ''profile'', or ''size'' and shape of the line in a specific face and size, which together describe the appearance of the glyph.
 
Fonts also include embedded special [[orthography|orthographic]] rules to output certain combinations of letterforms (anand alternative symbols for the same letter) be combined into special [[Ligature (typography)|ligature forms]] (mixed characters). [[Operating system]]s, web browsers ([[user agent]]), and other software that extensively use typography, use a font to display text on the screen or print media, and can be programmed to use those embedded rules. Alternatively, they may use external script-shaping technologies (rendering technology or “[[smart font]]” engine), and they can also be programmed to use either a large Unicode font, or use multiple different fonts for different characters or languages.
 
No single "Unicode font" includes all the characters defined in the present [[The Unicode Standard#History|revision]] of [[Universal Character Set|ISO 10646]] (Unicode) standard, as more and more languages and characters
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<abbr title="Universal Coded Character Set">UCS</abbr> has over 1.1 million code points, but only the first 65,536 (the Plane 0: [[Basic Multilingual Plane]], or BMP) had entered into common use before 2000.
:''See the [[Unicode planes]] article for more information on other planes, including: Plane 1<!--always capital P-->: [[Supplementary Multilingual Plane]] (SMP), Plane 2: [[Supplementary Ideographic Plane]] (SIP), Plane 14: [[Supplementary Special-purpose Plane]] (SSP), Plane 15 and 16: reserved for [[Private Use Areas]] (PUA).''
 
The first Unicode fonts (with very large character sets and supporting many [[Unicode blocks]]) were [[Lucida Sans Unicode]] (released March 1993), [[Unihan font]] (1993), and [[Everson Mono]] (1995).
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Of the many Unicode fonts available, those listed below are the most commonly used worldwide on mainstream computing [[Platform (computing)|platforms]].
 
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:92%;"
|+ List of Unicode Fonts
|-
! Font || Chars || Glyphs || Kernpairs<br /><small>(standard){{ref|kernpairs|‡}}</small> || Point <small>(range)</small>&nbsp;: hinting/<wbr />smoothing <small>behavior</small> || Version & date || Filename,<br />size || Font&nbsp;family || Font weight,<br />style || Font<br />type || Serif<br />style || License || Creator / author (copyright) || Notes
|-
| '''[[Arial]]'''
| 3,988 || 3,988 || 909 ||{{small|0~6:&nbsp;Smoothed.<br />7~13: Hinted.<br />14+: Hinted & Smoothed.}}|| v6.80<br />2012-05-11 || arial.ttf<br />(756 KB) || Arial || Medium (Normal), Regular || OTF+TTO{{ref|otftto|†}}|| Normal Sans || {{Proprietary}} || (2008) [[Monotype Corporation]] ||{{small|Included with [[Microsoft Windows]]}}
|-
| '''[[Arial Unicode MS]]'''
| 38,917 || 50,377 || 0 ||{{small|0~6:&nbsp;Smoothed.<br />7~18: Hinted.<br />19+: Hinted & Smoothed.}}|| v1.01 sfnt rev 1<br />2002-11-18 || ARIALUNI.TTF<br />(22.1 MB) || Arial Unicode MS<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/family.aspx?FID=24 |title=Arial Unicode MS |website=[[Microsoft]] |access-date=2010-01-15 |archive-date=2010-01-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108131000/http://c/www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/family.aspx?FID=24 |url-status=live }}</ref> || Medium (Normal), Regular || OTF+TTO{{ref|otftto|†}}|| Normal Sans || {{Proprietary}} || Agfa Monotype Corporation.<br />Monotype Corporation. ||{{small|Included with [[Microsoft Office 2013]] and earlier versions}}
|-
| '''[[Bitstream Cyberbit]]'''
| 32,961 || 29,934 || 935 ||{{small|0~6:&nbsp;Smoothed.<br />7~13: Hinted.<br />14+: Hinted & Smoothed.}}|| v2.0 beta<br />1998-03-22 || Cyberbit.ttf<br />(12.7 MB) || Bitstream Cyberbit || Medium (Normal), Roman || [[TrueType font|TTF]] || Cove || {{free|[[Freeware]]}} || [[Bitstream Inc.]] ||{{small|For non-commercial use only.}}
|-
| '''BitstreamCyberCJK'''
| 30,275 || 28,686 || 935 ||{{small|0~6:&nbsp;Smoothed.<br />7~13: Hinted.<br />14+: Hinted & Smoothed.}}|| v2.0 beta<br />1998-03-17 || Cyberbit.ttf<br />(12.4 MB) || Bitstream CyberCJK || Medium (Normal), Book, Roman || [[TrueType font|TTF]] || Cove || {{free|Freeware}} || Bitstream Inc. ||{{small|For non-commercial use only.}}
|-
| '''Brampton'''
| 1,916 || 1,979 || 0{{ref|kernpairs|‡}} || || v0.16<br />2011-09-22 || Brampton.ttf<br />(622 kB)|| Brampton || || [[TrueType font|TTF]] || Slab serif || [[SIL Open Font License|OFL]] || [httphttps://christtrekker.users.sourceforge.net/fnt/ Christ Trek fonts] ||
|-
| '''[[Cardo (typeface)|Cardo]]'''
| 2,879 || 2,882 || 216 ||{{small|0~6:&nbsp;Smoothed.<br />7~12: Hinted.<br />13+: Hinted & Smoothed.}}|| v0.099 sfnt rev 0.098999<br />2010-05-23 || Cardo99s.ttf<br />(706 KB) || Cardo || Medium (Normal), Book, Regular || [[TrueType font|TTF]] || Cove || [[SIL Open Font License|OFL]] v1.1 || David J. Perry ||{{small|[http://scholarsfonts.net/cardofnt.html More Info].}}
|-
| '''[[Caslon Roman]]'''
| 3,683 || 3,686 || 0 ||{{N/A}}|| v001.000<br />2003-10-23 ||{{small|CaslonRoman.sfd}}<br />(3.70 MB) || Caslon || Roman || [[TrueType font|TTF]] || &nbsp; || {{BSD-lic|[[BSD license|BSD]]}}-like license || George Williams ||{{small|&nbsp;}}
|-
| '''[[Charis SIL]]'''
| 2,172 || 4,661 || 0 ||{{small|0~6:&nbsp;Smoothed.<br />7~13: Hinted.<br />14+: Hinted & Smoothed.}}|| v4.106 sfnt rev 4.106<br />2009-03-18 || CharisSILR.ttf<br />(1.57 MB) || Charis SIL || Medium (Normal), Regular || [[TrueType font|TTF]] || {{Any}} || [[SIL Open Font License|OFL]] || SIL International ||{{small|&nbsp;}}
|-
| '''Chryſanþi Unicode''' (Chrysanthi Unicode)
| 4,818 || 4,383 || 0 ||{{small|0+: Hinted & Smoothed.}}|| v3.1<br />2001-07-15 || chrysuni.ttf<br />(737 KB) || Chrysanthi Unicode || Medium (Normal), Regular || [[TrueType font|TTF]] || {{Any}} || {{free|Freeware}} || Dolgthrasir Mioethdrauci.<br />Every Witch Way. ||{{small|Commercial use must be first approved by author.}}
|-
| '''ClearlyU'''
| || 9,538<br />{{small|(8388 +1150)}}|| 0 ||{{N/A}}|| v1.9<br />2002-11-22 || cu12.bdf<br />(1.13 MB)<br />{{small|& related other fonts in pkg}}|| ClearlyU || Medium || [[Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format|Bitmap]] || || {{free|Freeware}} || Mark Leisher. {{small|Computing Research lab, New Mexico State University.}}||{{small|&nbsp;}}
|-
| '''[[Code2000]]'''
| 53,068|| 63,546 || 239 ||{{small|0~5:&nbsp;Smoothed.<br />6~6: Hinted.<br />7+: Hinted & Smoothed.}}|| v1.171 sfnt rev 1.1709<br />2008-06-12 || CODE2000.TTF<br />(7.98 MB) || Code2000 || Medium (Normal), Book, Regular || [[TrueType font|TTF]] || {{Any}} || Shareware<br>(unrestricted) || James Kass || {{ref|Code2000|⸶}} {{small|See SMP fonts for Code2001, Code2002.}}
|-
| '''[[DejaVu fonts|DejaVu Sans]]'''
| 5,467 || 5,762 || 2,637 ||{{small|0~6:&nbsp;Smoothed.<br />7+: Hinted & Smoothed.}}|| v2.32 sfnt rev 2.31999<br />2010-08-22 || DejaVuSans.ttf<br />(667 KB) || DejaVu Sans || Medium (Normal), Book || OTF+TTO{{ref|otftto|†}}|| Normal Sans || [[Bitstream Vera]] license and public ___domain for additions || Bitstream, Inc.<br />Tavmjong Bah.<br />public ___domain. ||{{small|&nbsp;}}
|-
| '''[[Doulos SIL]]'''
| 2,172 || 4,661 || 0 ||{{small|0~6:&nbsp;Smoothed.<br />7~13: Hinted.<br />14~24: Hinted & Smoothed.<br />25+: Hinted & Smoothed.}}|| v4.106<br />2009-03-18 || DoulosSILR.ttf<br />(1.64 MB) || Doulos SIL || Medium (Normal), Book, Regular || [[TrueType font|TTF]] || {{Any}} || [[SIL Open Font License|OFL]] || SIL International ||{{small|&nbsp;}}
|-
| '''[[Everson Mono]]'''
| 6,391 || 6,399 || 0 ||{{small|0~6:&nbsp;Smoothed.<br />7~12: Hinted.<br />13+: Hinted & Smoothed.}}|| v5.203 sfnt rev v5.203<br />2010-07-03 || Everson Mono.ttf<br />(1.91 MB) || Everson Mono || Medium (Normal), Regular || [[TrueType font|TTF]] || {{Any}} || Shareware<br>(unrestricted) || [[Michael Everson]] ||{{small|Monospaced width.}}
|-
| '''[[Gentium|Gentium Regular]]'''
| 1,469 || 1,699 || 2,857 ||{{small|0~6:&nbsp;Smoothed.<br />7~12: Hinted.<br />13+: Hinted & Smoothed.}}|| v1.02; 2005; sfnt rev 1.02<br />2005-11-20 || GenR102.TTF<br />(354 KB)|| Gentium || Book, Regular || [[TrueType font|TTF]] || {{Any}} || [[SIL Open Font License|OFL]] || J. Victor Gaultney. SIL International ||{{small|&nbsp;}}
|-
| '''[[Gentium#Gentium Plus fonts|Gentium Plus]]'''
| 2,513750+ || 54,586600+ || 0extensive but clustered into overly generalized groups ||{{small|0~6:&nbsp;Smoothed.<br />7~12: Hinted.<br />13+: Hinted & Smoothed.}}|| v1v7.502 sfnt rev 1.502000<br />20102025-86-1901 ||<small>GentiumPlus-R Gentium_Regular.ttf</small><br />(1971.54 MB3 kB)|| Gentium Plus || Regular, Medium (NormalBook), Book, Regular || [[TrueType font|TTF]]OpenType || {{Any}} || [[SIL Open Font License|OFL]] || J. Victor Gaultney. SIL International ||{{small|&nbsp;}}
|-
| '''[[GNU FreeFont]]'''
| 7,203 || 8,995 || 36,302 ||{{small|0~7:&nbsp;Smoothed.<br />8~16: Hinted.<br />17+: Hinted & Smoothed.}}|| v0412.2263 sfnt rev 412.226 (FreeSerif)<br />2012-05-03 || FreeSerif.ttf<br />(3.2MiB) FreeSans.ttf<br />(1.5MiB) FreeMono.ttf<br />(572KiB) || FreeSerif FreeSans FreeMono || Medium (Normal) || [[TrueType font|TTF]] || Cove || {{GPL-lic}} || [[Free Software Foundation]] ||
|-
| '''[[GNU Unifont]]''' (Unifont)
| 63,446 || 63,449 || 0 ||{{small|0+:&nbsp;Smoothed.}}|| v8v15.0.01 sfnt rev 8<br />06
2015-6-28 |4
|{{small|unifont-<br />8.0.01.ttf}}<br />(12MiB) {{small|unifont_upper_csur-<br />8.0.01.ttf}}<br />(2.2MiB)|| unifont || Medium (Normal) || Bitmap, [[TrueType font|TTF]] ,
[[OpenType|OTF]]
| {{Any}} || {{GPL-lic}} || Roman Czyborra ||{{ref|GNUUnifont|⸷}} {{small|[http://unifoundry.com/unifont.html More info].}}
|-
| '''HAN NOM A,<br />HAN NOM B'''
| 32,328<br />45,020 || 34,147<br />45,175 || 0<br />0 ||{{small|0~6:&nbsp;Smoothed.<br />7~12: Hinted.<br />13+: Hinted & Smoothed.}}|| v2.0; 2005 sfnt rev 2<br />2005-02-05 ||{{small|HAN NOM A.TTF}}<br />(20.3 MB)<br />{{small|HAN NOM B.TTF}}<br />(32.2 MB)|| HAN NOM A<br />HAN NOM B || Medium (Normal), Book, Regular || [[TrueType font|TTF]] || No Fit || {{free|Freeware}} || Chan&nbsp;Nguyen, Thien&nbsp;Vien&nbsp;Chieu, To&nbsp;Minh&nbsp;Tam ||{{ref|HanNom|⸸}} {{small|[httphttps://vietunicode.sourceforge.net/fonts/fonts_hannom.html More Info].}}
|-
| '''Horta'''
| 1,858 || 1,988 || 0 || || v0.7<br />2016-05-16 || Horta demo.ttf<br />(127 kB)|| Horta || || [[TrueType font|TTF]] || Sans || [[SIL Open Font License|OFL]] || [httphttps://christtrekker.users.sourceforge.net/fnt/ Christ Trek fonts] ||
|-
| '''[[Junicode]]'''
| 3,022 || 3,096 ||{{small|14,438}}||{{small|0~6:&nbsp;Smoothed.<br />7~13: Hinted.<br />14+: Hinted & Smoothed.}}|| v0.6.17 sfnt rev 0.599991<br />2009-07-11 ||{{small|Junicode<br />-Regular.ttf}}<br />(752 KB) || Junicode || Medium (Normal), Book, Regular || [[TrueType font|TTF]] || {{Any}} || {{GPL-lic}} || Peter S. Baker ||{{small|[httphttps://junicode.sourceforge.net/ More info].}}
|-
| '''Kelvinch'''
| 3,525 || 3,516 || {{small|Roman 8231/64858 <br /> Italic 12732/85349 <br /> Bold 7751/87753 <br /> Bold-Italic 12364/78554 }} ||{{small|0~6:&nbsp;Smoothed.<br />7~13: Hinted.<br />14+: Hinted & Smoothed.}}|| V3.1<br />2016-04-03 || {{small| Kelvinch-Roman.otf (1,070KB) <br /> Kelvinch-Italic.otf (1,198 KB) <br /> Kelvinch-Bold.otf (1,055 KB) <br /> Kelvinch-BoldItalic.otf (1,193 KB) }}|| Kelvinch || Roman (Normal) <br /> Italic <br /> Bold <br /> Bold-Italic || OTF+TTO{{ref|otftto|†}}|| Oblique Square Cove || [[SIL Open Font License|OFL]] || Paul J. Miller ||{{small|[http://www.deviantart.com/art/Kelvinch-Release-Version-600800030 Kelvinch Download Page]}}
|-
| '''[[Linux Libertine]]'''
| 2,549 || 2,552 || 0 ||{{small|0~6:&nbsp;Smoothed.<br />7~13: Hinted.<br />14+: Hinted & Smoothed.}}|| v4.7.5 sfnt rev 4.7<br />2010-06-15 ||{{small|LinLibertine<br />_Re-4.7.5.ttf}}<br />(893 KB) || Linux Libertine || Medium (Normal), Book, Regular || OTF+TTO{{ref|otftto|†}}|| {{Any}} || {{GPL-lic}}, [[SIL Open Font License|OFL]] || Philipp H. Poll ||{{small| [httphttps://linuxlibertine.sourceforge.net/Libertine-EN.html More Info].}}
|-
| '''[[Lucida Grande]]'''
| 2,245 || 2,826 || 0 ||{{small|0~6:&nbsp;Smoothed.<br />7~13: Hinted & Smoothed.<br />14+: Hinted & Smoothed.}}|| v5.0d8e1 sfnt rev 1.2<br />2003-03-07 || Lucida Grande.ttf<br />(1.07 MB) || Lucida Grande || Medium (Normal), Regular || OTF || Normal Sans || {{Proprietary}} || Bigelow & Holmes Inc ||{{small|Included with [[Mac OS X]]. Any proportion.}}
|-
| '''[[Lucida Sans Unicode]]'''
| 1,765 || 1,776 || 0 ||{{small|0~6:&nbsp;Smoothed.<br />7~13: Hinted & Smoothed.<br />14+: Hinted & Smoothed.}}|| v2.00<br />1998-08-12 || l_10646.ttf<br />(316 KB) || Lucida Sans || Medium (Normal), Regular || OTF+TTO{{ref|otftto|†}}|| Normal Sans || {{Proprietary}} || Bigelow & Holmes Inc ||{{small|Included with Microsoft Windows.}}
|-
| '''[[Microsoft JhengHei]]'''
| 28,958 || 29,220 || 583 ||{{small|0~6:&nbsp;Smoothed.<br />7~20: Hinted & Smoothed.<br />21+: Hinted & Smoothed.}}|| v6.02 sfnt rev 6.02<br />2009-02-25 || msjh.ttf<br />(20.6 MB) || Microsoft JhengHei || Medium (Normal), Book, Regular || OTF+TTO{{ref|otftto|†}}|| Normal Sans || {{Proprietary}} || [[Microsoft Corporation]] ||{{small|Included with [[Microsoft Windows 7]]}}
|-
| '''[[Microsoft Sans Serif]]'''
| 2,788 || 3,077 || 0 ||{{small|0~6:&nbsp;Smoothed.<br />7~14: Hinted.<br />15+: Hinted & Smoothed.}}|| v5.02 sfnt rev 5.02<br />2009-02-12 || micross.ttf<br />(637 KB) || Microsoft Sans Serif || Medium (Normal), Book, Regular || OTF+TTO{{ref|otftto|†}}|| Normal Sans || {{Proprietary}} || Microsoft Corporation ||{{small|Included with Microsoft Windows.}}
|-
| '''[[New Gulim]]'''
| 46,567 || 49,284 || 0 ||{{small|0~6:&nbsp;Smoothed.<br />7~13: Hinted.<br />14+: Hinted & Smoothed.}}|| v3.10 sfnt rev 1<br />2002-10-29 || nGulim.ttf<br />(24.5 MB) || New Gulim || Medium (Normal), Regular || [[TrueType font|TTF]] || Normal Sans. Obtuse Cove || {{Proprietary}} || HanYang System Co., LTD. ||{{small|Included with Microsoft Office. Any Proportion.}}
|-
| '''[[Noto fonts|Noto]]'''
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| '''[[PragmataPro]]'''
| 6,148 || 7,414 || 0 ||{{small|0~6:&nbsp;Smoothed.<br />7~13: Hinted.<br />14+: Hinted & Smoothed.}}|| 0.824<br />2016-09-16 || PragmataProR_0824.ttf<br />(1.5 MB) || PragmataPro || Regular, Bold, Italic, Bold Italic, Mono Regular, Mono Bold, Mono Italic, Mono Bold Italic, || [[Opentype|TTF]] || Normal Sans || {{Proprietary}} || [[Fabrizio Schiavi]] ||
|-
| '''[[Quivira (typeface)|Quivira]]'''
| 11,053 || 10,486 || 0 ||{{small|0+: Smoothed.}}|| v4.1||Quivira.otf<br />(1.41 MB)|| Quivira || Normal || [[OpenType font|OTF]] || Cove || {{free|Freeware}} || Alexander Lange ||{{small|Proportional Serif. [http://www.quivira-font.com/ More Info].}}
|-
| '''[[Segoe UI|Segoe UI Regular]]'''
| || 5,008 || 8,293 ||{{small|0~6: Smoothed.<br />7+: Hinted & Smoothed}}|| v5.32 <br />2013-07-30 || segoeui.ttf<br />(822 KB) || Segoe UI || Regular || [[TrueType font|TTF]] || {{Any}} || {{Proprietary}} || Microsoft Corporation ||{{small|Included with Microsoft Windows.}}
|-
| '''[[Squarish Sans CT]]'''
| 1,609 || 1,757 || 0{{ref|kernpairs|‡}} || || v0.10<br />2011-09-22 || Squarish Sans CT Regular.ttf<br />(106 kB)|| Squarish Sans CT || || [[TrueType font|TTF]] || Sans || [[SIL Open Font License|OFL]] || [httphttps://christtrekker.users.sourceforge.net/fnt/ Christ Trek fonts] || {{small|A version of the popular Bank Gothic}}
|-
| '''[[STIX]]'''
| 3,290 || 3,292 || 1,016 ||{{small|0+: Hinting & Smoothed.}}|| v1.0.0 sfnt rev 1.0<br />2010-04-29 ||<small>STIXGeneral.otf</small><br />(404 KB)|| STIXGeneral || Medium (Normal), Book, Regular || OTF || {{Any}} || {{free|Freeware}} || {{small|The STI Pub Companies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stixfonts.org/stipubs.html |title=STI Pub Companies Explained |publisher=STIX Fonts |access-date=2012-08-21 |archive-date=2012-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413165621/http://www.stixfonts.org/stipubs.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. MicroPress, Inc. Elsevier, Inc.}}|| {{small|[http://www.stixfonts.org/ More Info].}}
|-
| '''Sun-ExtA,<br />Sun-ExtB'''
| 50,112<br />47,564 || 50,016<br />47,660 || 0<br />0 ||{{small|(A) 0~6: Smoothed.<br />7~13: Hinted.<br />14+: Hinted & Smoothed.<br />(B) 0~7: Smoothed.<br />8~18: Hinted.<br />19+: Hinted & Smoothed.}}|| (A) v5.4 sfnt rev 5<br />2009-01-03<br />(B) v5.4 sfnt rev 5.39999<br />2009-02-02 ||Sun-ExtA.ttf<br />(21.9 MB)<br />Sun-ExtB.ttf<br />(16.8 MB)|| Sun-ExtA<br />Sun-ExtB || Medium (Normal), Book, Regular || [[TrueType font|TTF]] || No Fit || Both Freeware.<br />Proprietary || okuc.<br />Beijing ZhongYi Electronics Co. ||{{ref|SunExt|§}} {{small|[http://okuc.net/SunWb More Info (in Chinese)].}}
|-
| '''[[Tahoma (typeface)|Tahoma]]'''
| 1,912 || 3,412 || 674 ||{{small|0~6:&nbsp;Smoothed.<br />7~12: Hinted.<br />13+: Hinted & Smoothed.}}|| v5.06<br />2009-02-12 || tahoma.ttf<br />(681 KB) ||Tahoma (typeface) || Medium (Normal), Regular || OTF+TTO{{ref|otftto|†}}|| Normal Sans || {{Proprietary}} || Microsoft Corporation ||{{small|Included with Microsoft Windows.}}
|-
| '''[[Times New Roman]]'''
| 2,790 || 3,414 || 867 ||{{small|0~6:&nbsp;Smoothed.<br />7~13: Hinted.<br />14+: Hinted & Smoothed.}}|| v5.05<br />2009-02-06 || times.ttf<br />(816 KB) || Times New Roman || Medium (Normal), Regular || OTF+TTO{{ref|otftto|†}}|| Cove || Proprietary;{{small|only some versions up to version 2.82 were Freeware<ref>{{cite web | url=httphttps://corefonts.sourceforge.net/ | title=Microsoft's TrueType core fonts for the Web | access-date=2010-04-21 | archive-date=2015-06-01 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601124913/http://corefonts.sourceforge.net/ | url-status=live }}</ref>}}|| The Monotype Corporation. ||{{small|Proportional Serif. Included with Microsoft Windows.}}
|-
| '''[[TITUS Cyberbit Basic]]'''
| 9,209 || 10,044 || 0 ||{{small|0~6:&nbsp;Smoothed.<br />7~12: Hinted.<br />13+: Hinted & Smoothed.}}|| v3.0 (2000) sfnt rev 4<br />2005-10-08 || TITUSCBZ.TTF<br />(1.91 MB) || TITUS Cyberbit Basic || Medium (Normal), Regular || [[TrueType font|TTF]] || Cove || {{free|Freeware}} || Bitstream Inc / TITUS project. ||{{small|&nbsp;}}
|-
| '''[[WenQuanYi]] Bitmap Song'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wenq.org/enindex.cgi?BitmapSong_en |title=Wen Quan Yi – Open Source Chinese: BitmapSong en |publisher=Wenq.org |date=2012-05-14 |access-date=2012-08-21 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| 41,295 || 154,997 || 0 ||{{N/A}}|| 1.0.0-RC1 ||{{N/A}}|| WenQuanYi Bitmap Song || Regular || Multi-strike Bitmap Font || Song(Serif) Style for Chinese|| {{GPL-lic}} ||{{N/A}}||{{small|It has full coverage to GB18030 Hanzi at 11-16px font sizes. [http://wenq.org/enindex.cgi?Hero_README More info].}}
|-
| '''WenQuanYi Micro Hei'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wenq.org/enindex.cgi?MicroHei%28en%29 |title=Wen Quan Yi – Open Source Chinese: MicroHei(en) |publisher=Wenq.org |access-date=2012-08-21 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| 34,707 || 48,755 || 0 ||{{N/A}}|| 0.2.0-beta ||{{N/A}}|| WenQuanYi Micro Hei and WenQuanYi Micro Hei Mono || Regular, Light || [[TrueType font|TTC]] || Hei(Sans) Style for Chinese|| {{GPL-lic}} ||{{N/A}}||{{small|Derived from the [[Droid (font)|Droid Sans]] font (merged with Droid Sans Fallback) and is readable in compact sizes.}}
|-
| '''WenQuanYi Zen Hei'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wenq.org/enindex.cgi?ZenHei%28en%29 |title=Wen Quan Yi – Open Source Chinese: ZenHei(en) |publisher=Wenq.org |access-date=2012-08-21 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| 42,285 || 43,643 || 0 ||{{N/A}}|| v0.9.45 sfnt rev 0.89994<br />2010-03-11 || wqy-zenhei.ttc<br />(16.0 MB) || WenQuanYi Zen Hei, WenQuanYi Zen Hei Mono and WenQuanYi Zen Hei Sharp || Medium, Regular || [[TrueType font|TTC]] || Hei(Sans) Style for Chinese || {{GPL-lic}} || Qianqian Fang and WenQuanYi Board of Trustees. || {{ref|WenQuanYiZenHei|⸹}} {{small|[http://wenq.org/enindex.cgi?ZenHei(en) More info].}}
|-
| '''Y.OzFontN'''
| 21,957 || 57,621 || 0 ||{{small|0~18: Hinted & Smoothed.<br />19+: Hinted & Smoothed}}|| v13.00 sfnt rev 5 Pen-Ji<br />2010-08-24 || YOzRN.TTC<br />(13.5 MB) || YOzFontN || Regular || [[TrueType font|TTC]] || {{Any}} || {{free|Freeware}} || Y.OzVox ||{{small|Sans-serif (for Japanese) and Monospace (for Latin). [http://yozvox.web.fc2.com/ More info].}}
|-
| '''[[XITS]]'''
| 3,290 || 3,292 || 1,016 ||{{small|0+: Hinting & Smoothed.}}|| v1.0.10<br />2011-04-25 ||<small>xits-regular.otf</small><br />(247 KB)|| XITS || Medium (Normal), Book, Regular || OTF || {{Any}} || [[SIL Open Font License|OFL]] || {{small|Khaled Hosny <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.khaledhosny.org/node/143 |title=First STIX and now XITS &#124; خالد حسني |publisher=Khaledhosny.org |access-date=2012-08-21 |archive-date=2012-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325130308/http://www.khaledhosny.org/node/143 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}|| {{small|First four columns are identical to STIX of which this is math extension. [https://github.com/khaledhosny/xits-math More Info].}}
|-
|- class="sortbottom"
! Font || Char(s) || Glyphs || Kernpair<small>s<br />(standard){{ref|kernpairs|‡}}</small> || Point <small>(range)</small>&nbsp;: hinting/<wbr />smoothing <small>behavior</small> || Version & date || Filename,<br />size || Font&nbsp;family || Font weight,<br />style || Font<br />type || Serif<br />style || License || Creator / author (copyright) || Notes
|}
; Note
:{{note|otfttoNUMBER|†‡}}OTF+TTO: [[OpenType]] font with [[TrueType]] outlines.
:{{note|kernpairs|‡}}OpenType fonts sometimes don't contain a one-by-one kernpair table but a kern-by-classes table where groups of similar characters are seen as one kern group. For instance, ''V'' and ''W'' have nearly the same left and right geometry. So “0” doesn't mean that no kerning is supported.
:{{note|Code2000|⸶}}Register after "reasonable" period (author's words).
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==Comparison of fonts==
{{Update section|date=February 2025|reason=Some Unicode blocks are missing. Some of these fonts have expanded since article was written.|inaccurate=yes}}
 
Number of characters included by the '''above version of fonts''', for different [[Unicode block]]s are listed below. ''Basic Latin (128: {{nowrap|0000–007F}})'' means that in the range called 'Basic Latin', there are 128 assigned codes, numbered 0 to [[hexadecimal|7F]]. The cells then show the number of those codes which are covered by each font. Unicode blocks listed are valid for [[Unicode 8.0|Unicode version 8.0]].
 
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! style="width:310px;"|Font&nbsp;[[Image:U+2192.svg]]<br /><br />Range&nbsp;<span style="vertical-align: sub;">[[Image:U+21B4.svg]]</span>
 
 
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| Non-Unicode Glyphs
| 703 || {{usually|{{small|11,460}}}}|| {{small|1,566}}|| 23
| || {{small|10,478}}|| {{small|2,673}}|| 1
| || 295|| {{small|2,673}}|| 8
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| 2 || || 1 || 10
| || 2 || 1 || 7
| 1 || 1 || {{usually|{{small|2,421}}}} || 1
| 2 || 1 || || 1
| || 32 || 67 ||
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| 16|| 36|| 34||
| 16|| 36|| 34|| 38
| {{yesusually|40}}|| 34||{{yesusually|40}}||
| || 16|| ||
| 24|| || 20|| 24
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| 85|| 86|| || 84
| 86|| 86|| || 86
| {{yesusually|87}}|| ||{{yesusually|87}}||
| || || ||
| || || 86|| 86
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| || 185|| || 69
| 201|| 161|| ||
| 252|| ||{{yesusually|254}}||
| || || ||
| 232|| || 225|| 225
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| || {{yes|76}}||
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| || || ||
| || || {{yesusually|39}}||
| || || ||
| || || ||
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| || 112|| || 104
| 103|| || ||
| {{yesusually|127}}|| ||{{yesusually|127}}||
| || || ||
| || || 105||
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| || 91|| || 89
| || || ||
| {{yesusually|92}}|| || {{yesusually|92}}||
| || || ||
| || || 90||
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| || 83|| || 78
| || || ||
| {{yesusually|84}}|| || {{yesusually|84}}||
| || || ||
| || || 78||
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| [[Telugu (Unicode block)|Telugu]] (96: {{nowrap|0C00–0C7F}})
| || 80|| || ||
|{{yesusually|93}}|| || || ||
| || || 42|| ||{{yesusually|93}}
| || || || || ||
| || 80|| || || ||
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| [[Kannada (Unicode block)|Kannada]] (87: {{nowrap|0C80–0CFF}})
| || 80|| || ||
|{{yesusually|86}}|| || || ||
| || || || ||{{yesusually|86}}
| || || || || ||
| || || || || ||
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| || 95|| ||
| || || ||
| {{yesusually|98}}|| ||{{yesusually|98}}||
| || || ||
| || || 78||
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| || || || ||
| || ||{{yesusually|80}}|| ||{{yesusually|80}}
| || || || || ||
| || || || || ||
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|{{yes|32}}
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| [[Geometric Shapes (Unicode block)|Geometric Shapes]] (96: {{nowrap|25A0–25FF}})
| 16|| 80|| 92|| 8|| 88
|{{yes|96}}|| 2|| 95|| 88||{{yes|96}}
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|{{yes|214}}
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| [[Ideographic Description Characters (Unicode block)|Ideographic Description Characters]] (12: {{nowrap|2FF0–2FFF}})
| || || ||
| || {{yes|12}}|| ||
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|{{N/A}}|| {{usuallyyes|57}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
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|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{yesusually|26}}
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|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{yesusually|83}}
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| 44||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{yesusually|220}}||{{N/A}}||{{yesusually|220}}
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|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{yesusually|59}}
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|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{yesusually|533}}
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|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{yesusually|76}}
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|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{yesusually|70}}
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|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
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