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diff --git a/fonts/gentium-ttf/DESCR b/fonts/gentium-ttf/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..61f98b6aebf --- /dev/null +++ b/fonts/gentium-ttf/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +Gentium ("belonging to the nations" in Latin) is a Unicode typeface family +designed to enable the many diverse ethnic groups around the world who use +the Latin script to produce readable, high-quality publications. The design +is intended to be highly readable, reasonably compact, and visually +attractive. Gentium has won a "Certificate of Excellence in Typeface Design" +in two major international typeface design competitions: bukva:raz! (2001), +TDC2003 (2003). + +Gentium provides glyphs for a wide range of Latin and Greek characters. The +additional 'extended' Latin letters are designed to naturally harmonize with +the traditional 26 ones. Diacritics are treated with careful thought and +attention to their use. Gentium also supports both ancient and modern Greek, +including a number of alternate forms. It currently supports the following +ranges of Unicode 3.0 (completely unless noted): + +Range Description +U+0020-U+007F Basic Latin +U+00A0-U+00FF Latin-1 Supplement +U+0100-U+017F Latin Extended-A +U+0180-U+021F Latin Extended-B +U+0222-U+0233 Latin Extended-B (continued) +U+0250-U+02AD IPA Extensions +U+02B0-U+02FF Spacing Modifier Letters +U+0300-U+036F Combining Diacritical Marks +U+0370-U+03D5 Greek (not including archaic or Coptic) +U+1E00-U+1EFF Latin Extended Additional +U+1F00-U+1FFF Greek Extended +U+2000-U+203A General Punctuation (partial) +U+2070-U+209F Superscripts and Subscripts +U+20A0-U+20CF Currency Symbols (partial) +U+2100-U+214F Letterlike Symbols (only a couple) + +Gentium Regular also includes some Cyrillic glyphs, but they are only early +drafts. A future version will include a completely revised set, including +italic, and will expand the support for Latin, Greek and Cyrillic to Unicode +4.1. |