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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.}}|| v15.0.06
2015-6-4
|{{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'''
| 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
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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]].
 
Line 246 ⟶ 242:
|-
| Non-Unicode Glyphs
| 703 || {{usually|{{small|11,460}}}}|| {{small|1,566}}|| 23
| || {{small|10,478}}|| {{small|2,673}}|| 1
| || 295|| {{small|2,673}}|| 8
Line 258 ⟶ 254:
| 2 || || 1 || 10
| || 2 || 1 || 7
| 1 || 1 || {{usually|{{small|2,421}}}} || 1
| 2 || 1 || || 1
| || 32 || 67 ||
Line 378 ⟶ 374:
| 16|| 36|| 34||
| 16|| 36|| 34|| 38
| {{yesusually|40}}|| 34||{{yesusually|40}}||
| || 16|| ||
| 24|| || 20|| 24
Line 388 ⟶ 384:
| 85|| 86|| || 84
| 86|| 86|| || 86
| {{yesusually|87}}|| ||{{yesusually|87}}||
| || || ||
| || || 86|| 86
Line 406 ⟶ 402:
| || 185|| || 69
| 201|| 161|| ||
| 252|| ||{{yesusually|254}}||
| || || ||
| 232|| || 225|| 225
Line 419 ⟶ 415:
| || || ||
| || || ||
| || {{yes|76}}||
|
|-
Line 539 ⟶ 535:
| || || ||
| || || ||
| || || {{yesusually|39}}||
| || || ||
| || || ||
Line 549 ⟶ 545:
| || 112|| || 104
| 103|| || ||
| {{yesusually|127}}|| ||{{yesusually|127}}||
| || || ||
| || || 105||
Line 559 ⟶ 555:
| || 91|| || 89
| || || ||
| {{yesusually|92}}|| || {{yesusually|92}}||
| || || ||
| || || 90||
Line 577 ⟶ 573:
| || 83|| || 78
| || || ||
| {{yesusually|84}}|| || {{yesusually|84}}||
| || || ||
| || || 78||
Line 603 ⟶ 599:
| [[Telugu (Unicode block)|Telugu]] (96: {{nowrap|0C00–0C7F}})
| || 80|| || ||
|{{yesusually|93}}|| || || ||
| || || 42|| ||{{yesusually|93}}
| || || || || ||
| || 80|| || || ||
Line 611 ⟶ 607:
| [[Kannada (Unicode block)|Kannada]] (87: {{nowrap|0C80–0CFF}})
| || 80|| || ||
|{{yesusually|86}}|| || || ||
| || || || ||{{yesusually|86}}
| || || || || ||
| || || || || ||
Line 621 ⟶ 617:
| || 95|| ||
| || || ||
| {{yesusually|98}}|| ||{{yesusually|98}}||
| || || ||
| || || 78||
Line 630 ⟶ 626:
| || || || ||
| || || || ||
| || ||{{yesusually|80}}|| ||{{yesusually|80}}
| || || || || ||
| || || || || ||
Line 1,303 ⟶ 1,299:
|{{yes|32}}
|-
| [[Geometric Shapes (Unicode block)|Geometric Shapes]] (96: {{nowrap|25A0–25FF}})
| 16|| 80|| 92|| 8|| 88
|{{yes|96}}|| 2|| 95|| 88||{{yes|96}}
Line 1,551 ⟶ 1,547:
|{{yes|214}}
|-
| [[Ideographic Description Characters (Unicode block)|Ideographic Description Characters]] (12: {{nowrap|2FF0–2FFF}})
| || || ||
| || {{yes|12}}|| ||
Line 2,350 ⟶ 2,346:
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}|| {{usuallyyes|57}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
Line 2,558 ⟶ 2,554:
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{yesusually|26}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
Line 2,694 ⟶ 2,690:
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{yesusually|83}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
Line 2,910 ⟶ 2,906:
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
| 44||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{yesusually|220}}||{{N/A}}||{{yesusually|220}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
Line 2,993 ⟶ 2,989:
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{yesusually|59}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
Line 3,001 ⟶ 2,997:
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{yesusually|171}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
Line 3,017 ⟶ 3,013:
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{yesusually|533}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
Line 3,025 ⟶ 3,021:
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{yesusually|76}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
Line 3,041 ⟶ 3,037:
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{yesusually|70}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}}
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