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!Name<br>(link to website) !! Direct download !! Features
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| [https://www.ibm.com/us-en/marketplace/apl2 APL2 Unicode] || [https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/us-en/signup?formid=urx-32206 IBM] || Straight from IBM typewriter terminals with oblique letters.
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|[http://apl385.com/fonts/index.htm APL333]|| [https://github.com/abrudz/aplcart/raw/master/apl333.ttf GitHub] ||Proportionally spaced version of APL385 Unicode
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|[http://apl385.com/fonts/index.htm APL385 Unicode]||[http://www.dyalog.com/uploads/files/download.php?file=fonts_and_keyboards/Apl385.ttf Dyalog]||A fun, whimsical look, inspired by Comic Sans Serif.
|[http://apl385.com/fonts/index.htm APL385 Unicode]||[http://www.dyalog.com/uploads/files/download.php?file=fonts_and_keyboards/Apl385.ttf Dyalog]||A fun, whimsical look, inspired by Comic Sans Serif.
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|[https://github.com/abrudz/APL386 APL386 Unicode]||[https://github.com/abrudz/APL386/raw/master/APL386.ttf GitHub]||APL385 Unicode amended with additional accented Latin characters.
|[https://github.com/abrudz/APL386 APL386 Unicode]||[https://github.com/abrudz/APL386/raw/master/APL386.ttf GitHub]||APL385 Unicode amended with additional accented Latin characters.
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|[http://apl385.com/fonts/index.htm APL333]|| [https://github.com/abrudz/aplcart/raw/master/apl333.ttf GitHub] ||Proportionally spaced version of APL385 Unicode
| [http://www.dyalog.com/aplx.htm APLX Upright] || [https://www.dyalog.com/uploads/aplx/aplx_unicode.ttf Dyalog] || A monospaced grotesque font, reminiscent of Akzidenz-Grotesk.
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| [https://www.ibm.com/us-en/marketplace/apl2 Courier APL2 Unicode] || [https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/us-en/signup?formid=urx-32206 IBM] || The classic Courier typewriter font, extended with APL symbols.
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|[https://dejavu-fonts.github.io/ DejaVu Sans Mono]||[https://github.com/senotrusov/dejavu-fonts-ttf/raw/master/ttf/DejaVuSansMono.ttf GitHub]||Provides a wide range of characters while maintaining the original look and feel of the Vera Font.
|[https://dejavu-fonts.github.io/ DejaVu Sans Mono]||[https://github.com/senotrusov/dejavu-fonts-ttf/raw/master/ttf/DejaVuSansMono.ttf GitHub]||Provides a wide range of characters while maintaining the original look and feel of the Vera Font.
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|[https://www.nerdfonts.com/ DejaVuSansMono Nerd Font]||[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/v2.0.0/patched-fonts/DejaVuSansMono/Regular/complete/DejaVu%20Sans%20Mono%20Nerd%20Font%20Complete%20Mono.ttf AUR]|| DejaVu Sans Mono patched with a high number of extra glyphs from popular ‘iconic fonts’ such as Font Awesome, Devicons, Octicons, and others.
|[https://github.com/chrismwendt/bront DejaVu Sans Mono Bront]||[https://github.com/chrismwendt/bront/raw/master/DejaVuSansMono-Bront.ttf GitHub]|| DejaVu Sans Mono tweaked to be better geared for programming with Powerline symbols, low <source lang=apl inline>*</source>, long <source lang=apl inline>-</source>, more wavy <source lang=apl inline>~</source> in order to further differentiate it from <source lang=apl inline>-</source>, etc.
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|[https://www.nerdfonts.com/ DejaVu Sans Mono Nerd]||[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/v2.0.0/patched-fonts/DejaVuSansMono/Regular/complete/DejaVu%20Sans%20Mono%20Nerd%20Font%20Complete%20Mono.ttf AUR]|| DejaVu Sans Mono patched with a high number of extra glyphs from popular ‘iconic fonts’ such as Font Awesome, Devicons, Octicons, and others.
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|[https://github.com/chrismwendt/bront DejaVu Sans Mono - Bront]||[https://github.com/chrismwendt/bront/raw/master/DejaVuSansMono-Bront.ttf GitHub]|| DejaVu Sans Mono tweaked to be better geared for programming with Powerline symbols, low <source lang=apl inline>*</source>, long <source lang=apl inline>-</source>, more wavy <source lang=apl inline>~</source> in order to further differentiate it from <source lang=apl inline>-</source>, etc.
| [https://typeof.net/Iosevka/ Iosevka Envy Code R] || [https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/releases/download/v3.0.0-alpha.5/iosevka-term-ss10-3.0.0-alpha.5.zip GitHub]||rowspan=3|A slender monospace sans-serif and slab-serif typeface inspired by Pragmata Pro, M+ and PF DIN Mono, designed to be the ideal font for programming.
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|[http://archive.vector.org.uk/art10002160 SImPL] ||[http://archive.vector.org.uk/resource/simpl02.zip Vector]||Courier-based with complete set of all known APL symbols, plus sufficient characters to allow prompts, comments, etc., to be expressed in every European language.
| [https://typeof.net/Iosevka/ Iosevka Pragmata Pro] || [https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/releases/download/v3.0.0-alpha.5/iosevka-term-ss08-3.0.0-alpha.5.zip GitHub]
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| [https://github.com/abrudz/SAX2/ SAX2] || [https://github.com/abrudz/SAX2/raw/master/SAX2.ttf GitHub]||Based on the font from Sharp APL for Unix, with letters in italic, it has a very "curly" look.
| [https://typeof.net/Iosevka/ Iosevka Source Code Pro] || [https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/releases/download/v3.0.0-alpha.5/iosevka-term-ss09-3.0.0-alpha.5.zip GitHub]
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| [https://www.fsd.it/shop/fonts/pragmatapro/ PragmataPro] || (commercial) || A condensed font optimized for screen, designed to be the ideal font for coding, math and engineering.
| [https://www.fsd.it/shop/fonts/pragmatapro/ PragmataPro] || (commercial) || A condensed font optimized for screen, designed to be the ideal font for coding, math and engineering.
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| [https://typeof.net/Iosevka/ Iosevka Pragmata Pro Style] || [https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/releases/download/v3.0.0-alpha.5/iosevka-term-ss08-3.0.0-alpha.5.zip GitHub] || rowspan=3|a slender monospace sans-serif and slab-serif typeface inspired by Pragmata Pro, M+ and PF DIN Mono, designed to be the ideal font for programming.
| [https://github.com/abrudz/SAX2/ SAX2] || [https://github.com/abrudz/SAX2/raw/master/SAX2.ttf GitHub]||Based on the font from Sharp APL for Unix, with letters in italic, it has a very "curly" look.
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| [https://typeof.net/Iosevka/ Iosevka Source Code Pro Style] || [https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/releases/download/v3.0.0-alpha.5/iosevka-term-ss09-3.0.0-alpha.5.zip GitHub]
|[http://archive.vector.org.uk/art10002160 SImPL] ||[http://archive.vector.org.uk/resource/simpl02.zip Vector]||Courier-based with complete set of all known APL symbols, plus sufficient characters to allow prompts, comments, etc., to be expressed in every European language.
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| [https://typeof.net/Iosevka/ Iosevka Envy Code R Style] || [https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/releases/download/v3.0.0-alpha.5/iosevka-term-ss10-3.0.0-alpha.5.zip GitHub]
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| [http://www.dyalog.com/aplx.htm APLX Upright] || [https://www.dyalog.com/uploads/aplx/aplx_unicode.ttf Dyalog] || A monospaced grotesque font, reminiscent of Akzidenz-Grotesk.
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| [https://www.ibm.com/us-en/marketplace/apl2 APL2 Unicode] || rowspan=2| [https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/us-en/signup?formid=urx-32206 IBM] || Straight from IBM typewriter terminals with oblique letters.
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| [https://www.ibm.com/us-en/marketplace/apl2 Courier APL2 Unicode] || The classic Courier typewriter font, extended with APL symbols.
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* Phil Chastney: [http://www.chastney.com/~philip/SImPL/APL_fonts_are_different.pdf APL fonts are different]
* Phil Chastney: [http://www.chastney.com/~philip/SImPL/APL_fonts_are_different.pdf APL fonts are different]
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Revision as of 21:05, 22 January 2020

With the prevalence of Unicode, many systems render APL legibly out-of-the-box. This article lists some fonts that are especially well-suited for rendering APL characters.

Name
(link to website)		 Direct download Features
APL2 Unicode IBM Straight from IBM typewriter terminals with oblique letters.
APL333 GitHub Proportionally spaced version of APL385 Unicode
APL385 Unicode Dyalog A fun, whimsical look, inspired by Comic Sans Serif.
APL386 Unicode GitHub APL385 Unicode amended with additional accented Latin characters.
APLX Upright Dyalog A monospaced grotesque font, reminiscent of Akzidenz-Grotesk.
Courier APL2 Unicode IBM The classic Courier typewriter font, extended with APL symbols.
DejaVu Sans Mono GitHub Provides a wide range of characters while maintaining the original look and feel of the Vera Font.
DejaVu Sans Mono Bront GitHub DejaVu Sans Mono tweaked to be better geared for programming with Powerline symbols, low *, long -, more wavy ~ in order to further differentiate it from -, etc.
DejaVu Sans Mono Nerd AUR DejaVu Sans Mono patched with a high number of extra glyphs from popular ‘iconic fonts’ such as Font Awesome, Devicons, Octicons, and others.
Iosevka Envy Code R GitHub A slender monospace sans-serif and slab-serif typeface inspired by Pragmata Pro, M+ and PF DIN Mono, designed to be the ideal font for programming.
Iosevka Pragmata Pro GitHub
Iosevka Source Code Pro GitHub
PragmataPro (commercial) A condensed font optimized for screen, designed to be the ideal font for coding, math and engineering.
SAX2 GitHub Based on the font from Sharp APL for Unix, with letters in italic, it has a very "curly" look.
SImPL Vector Courier-based with complete set of all known APL symbols, plus sufficient characters to allow prompts, comments, etc., to be expressed in every European language.

External links

APL development [edit]
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Sharing code Backwards compatibility ∙ APLcart ∙ APLTree ∙ APL-Cation ∙ Dfns workspace ∙ Tatin ∙ Cider
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