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With the prevalence of [[Unicode]], many systems render APL legibly out-of-the-box. This article lists some fonts that are | With the prevalence of [[Unicode]], many systems render APL legibly out-of-the-box. However, for a uniform appearance, the font should be designed with APL in mind.<ref>Phil Chastney: ''[http://www.chastney.com/~philip/SImPL/APL_fonts_are_different.pdf APL fonts are different]'' | ||
</ref> This article lists some fonts that are suited for APL. | |||
== Monospace == | |||
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!Name<br>(website) !! Source<br>(download) !! Description !! Sample | !Name<br>(website) !! Source<br>(download) !! Description !! Sample | ||
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[[File:APL2 Unicode.png|none]] | [[File:APL2 Unicode.png|none]] | ||
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| [ | |[http://apl385.com/fonts/index.htm APL385 Unicode]||[http://apl385.com/fonts/apl385.zip Adrian Smith]||Inspired by Comic Sans Serif.|| | ||
[[File:APL385 Unicode.png|none]] | |||
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|[ | |[https://abrudz.github.io/APL386/ APL386 Unicode]||[https://github.com/abrudz/APL386/raw/master/APL386.ttf GitHub]||APL385 Unicode with fewer issues and more accented characters.|| | ||
[[File:APL386 Unicode.png|none]] | |||
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|[https:// | |[https://github.com/dzaima/BQN386 BQN386 Unicode]||[https://github.com/dzaima/BQN386/blob/master/BQN386.ttf?raw=true GitHub]||Re-hinted APL386 Unicode with harmonised glyphs and support for [[BQN]].|| | ||
[[File:APL386 Unicode.png|none]] | [[File:APL386 Unicode.png|none]] | ||
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| [http://www. | | [http://www.microapl.com/apl/learn_apl.html APLX Upright] || [http://www.microapl.co.uk/download/aplx_unicode.ttf MicroAPL] || A monospaced grotesque font, reminiscent of Akzidenz-Grotesk.|| | ||
[[File:APLX Upright.png|none]] | [[File:APLX Upright.png|none]] | ||
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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.|| | | [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.|| | ||
[[File:Courier APL2 Unicode.png|none]] | [[File:Courier APL2 Unicode.png|none]] | ||
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|[https://mlochbaum.github.io/BQN/fonts.html DejaVu BQN Sans Mono]||[https://github.com/mlochbaum/BQN/blob/master/docs/DejaVuBQNSansMono.ttf?raw=true GitHub]||DejaVu Sans Mono with support for [[BQN]].|| | |||
[[File:DejaVu Sans Mono.png|none]] | |||
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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]||Wide range of characters with original look and feel of Vera.|| | |[https://dejavu-fonts.github.io/ DejaVu Sans Mono]||[https://github.com/senotrusov/dejavu-fonts-ttf/raw/master/ttf/DejaVuSansMono.ttf GitHub]||Wide range of characters with original look and feel of Vera.|| | ||
[[File:DejaVu Sans Mono.png|none]] | [[File:DejaVu Sans Mono.png|none]] | ||
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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.||[[File:DejaVu Sans Mono.png|none]] | |[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.|| | ||
[[File:DejaVu Sans Mono Bront.png|none]] | |||
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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.||[[File:DejaVu Sans Mono.png|none]] | |[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.||[[File:DejaVu Sans Mono.png|none]] | ||
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| [https://typeof.net/Iosevka/ Iosevka | | [https://www.evertype.com/emono/ Everson Mono] || [https://www.evertype.com/emono/evermono-beta.zip Evertype] (shareware) || A simple font, quite legible at sizes as small as 4 points. || [[File:Everson Mono.png|none]] | ||
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| [https://www.kreativekorp.com/software/fonts/fairfax.shtml Fairfax] || rowspan=2|[https://www.kreativekorp.com/swdownload/fonts/relaybm/fairfax.zip KreativeKorp] || Regular/Bold/Italic 6×12 bitmap font supporting many characters. || [[File:Fairfax.png|none]] | |||
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| [https://www.kreativekorp.com/software/fonts/fairfax.shtml Fairfax Serif] || Serif 6×12 bitmap font supporting many characters. || [[File:Fairfax_Serif.png|none]] | |||
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| [https://www.kreativekorp.com/software/fonts/fairfaxhd.shtml Fairfax HD] || [https://www.kreativekorp.com/swdownload/fonts/core/fairfaxhd.zip KreativeKorp] || Plotter-like font supporting many characters. || [[File:Fairfax HD.png|none]] | |||
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| [https://github.com/rbanffy/3270font IBM 3270] || [https://github.com/rbanffy/3270font/releases/download/v2.2.1/3270_fonts_70de9c7.zip GitHub] || Modern version of a classic [[IBM]] terminal font. || [[File:IBM 3270.png|none|500px]] | |||
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| [https://typeof.net/Iosevka/ Iosevka] Anonymous Pro Style || [https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/releases/download/v5.0.4/ttf-iosevka-fixed-ss02-5.0.4.zip GitHub]||rowspan=7|A slender, highly customisable monospace sans-serif and slab-serif typeface inspired by Pragmata Pro, M+ and PF DIN Mono. This list includes seven ready-made versions, but it is easy to build one's own version too. ||[[File:Iosevka Anonymous Pro.png|none]] | |||
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| [https://typeof.net/Iosevka/ Iosevka] Fira Mono Style || [https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/releases/download/v5.0.4/ttf-iosevka-fixed-ss05-5.0.4.zip GitHub] || [[File:Iosevka Fira Mono.png|none]] | |||
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| [https://typeof.net/Iosevka/ Iosevka] Pragmata Pro Style || [https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/releases/download/v5.0.4/ttf-iosevka-fixed-ss08-5.0.4.zip GitHub] || [[File:Iosevka Pragmata Pro.png|none]] | |||
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| [https://typeof.net/Iosevka/ Iosevka | | [https://typeof.net/Iosevka/ Iosevka] Source Code Pro Style || [https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/releases/download/v5.0.4/ttf-iosevka-fixed-ss09-5.0.4.zip GitHub] || [[File:Iosevka Source Code Pro.png|none]] | ||
[[File:Iosevka | |||
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| [https://typeof.net/Iosevka/ Iosevka | | [https://typeof.net/Iosevka/ Iosevka] JetBrains Mono Style || [https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/releases/download/v5.0.4/ttf-iosevka-fixed-ss14-5.0.4.zip GitHub] || [[File:Iosevka JetBrains Mono.png|none]] | ||
[[File:Iosevka | |||
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| [https://www.fsd.it/shop/fonts/pragmatapro/ PragmataPro] || (commercial) || A condensed font optimized for coding, | | [https://typeof.net/Iosevka/ Iosevka] IBM Plex Mono Style || [https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/releases/download/v5.0.4/ttf-iosevka-fixed-ss15-5.0.4.zip GitHub] || [[File:Iosevka IBM Plex Mono.png|none]] | ||
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| [https://typeof.net/Iosevka/ Iosevka] Recursive Mono Style || [https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/releases/download/v5.0.4/ttf-iosevka-fixed-ss17-5.0.4.zip GitHub] || [[File:Iosevka Recursive Mono.png|none]] | |||
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| [https://codeberg.org/Wezl/fonts poultreMono] || [https://codeberg.org/attachments/042040b4-ca97-4ffe-8401-540d4921e534 Codeberg] || A 5×9 pixel font. || [[File:PoultreMono.png|none]] | |||
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| [https://www.fsd.it/shop/fonts/pragmatapro/ PragmataPro] || (commercial) || A condensed font optimized for coding, mathematics and engineering.|| | |||
[[File:PragmataPro.png|none]] | [[File:PragmataPro.png|none]] | ||
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|[http://archive.vector.org.uk/art10002160 SImPL] ||[http://archive.vector.org.uk/resource/simpl02.zip Vector]||Courier-based, but thicker.|| | |[http://archive.vector.org.uk/art10002160 SImPL] ||[http://archive.vector.org.uk/resource/simpl02.zip Vector]||Courier-based, but thicker.|| | ||
[[File:SImPL.png|none]] | [[File:SImPL.png|none]] | ||
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== Proportional == | |||
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!Name<br>(website) !! Source<br>(download) !! Description !! Sample | |||
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|[http://apl385.com/fonts/index.htm APL333]|| [http://apl385.com/fonts/apl333.zip Adrian Smith] || Proportionally spaced version of APL385 Unicode|| | |||
[[File:APL333.png|none]] | |||
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|[https://www.stixfonts.org/ Stix Two Math]||[https://github.com/stipub/stixfonts/archive/v2.0.2.zip GitHub]|| | | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code2000 Code2000] || [https://www.fontspace.com/code2000-font-f13284 FontSpace] || Wedge-serif pan-Unicode font. || | ||
[[File:Code2000.png|none]] | |||
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| [https://typeof.net/Iosevka/ Iosevka Aile] || [https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/releases/download/v5.0.4/ttf-iosevka-aile-5.0.4.zip GitHub]|| Proportionally spaced version of Iosevka. || | |||
[[File:Iosevka Aile.png|none]] | |||
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| [https://typeof.net/Iosevka/ Iosevka Etoile] || [https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/releases/download/v5.0.4/ttf-iosevka-fixed-ss02-5.0.4.zip GitHub]|| Proportionally spaced slab-serif version of Iosevka. || | |||
[[File:Iosevka Etoile.png|none]] | |||
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| [http://www.quivira-font.com/ Quivira] || [http://www.quivira-font.com/files/Quivira.otf Website] || Serif font supporting many symbols, similar to Garamond. || | |||
[[File:Quivira.png|none]] | |||
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| [https://www.fonts.com/font/microsoft-corporation/segoe-ui-symbol Segoe UI Symbol] || (commercial) || Microsoft's humanist interface and corporate font. || [[File:Segoe UI Symbol.png|none]] | |||
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|[https://www.stixfonts.org/ Stix Two Math]||[https://github.com/stipub/stixfonts/archive/v2.0.2.zip GitHub]|| Serif font, broadly compatible with Times New Roman.|| | |||
[[File:Stix Two Math.png|none]] | [[File:Stix Two Math.png|none]] | ||
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|[https://dn-works.com/ufas/ Symbola] || [https://dn-works.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/UFAS-Fonts/Symbola.zip UFAS] (free for personal non-commercial use only) || Supporting many scripts and symbols, similar to Computer Modern. || [[File:Screenshot 2021-03-19 Screenshot.png|none]] | |||
|} | |} | ||
[[File:APLTypeBall.jpg|thumb|right|The APL typeball]] | [[File:APLTypeBall.jpg|thumb|right|The APL typeball]] | ||
== Historical anecdote == | == Historical anecdote == | ||
Using [[IBM]]'s [[APL\360]] required the use of the [[wikipedia:IBM_2741#APL\360|IBM 2741]] or [[wikipedia:IBM 1050|IBM 1050]] printing terminal with an APL [[wikipedia:type ball|type ball]]. The APL2741 font is based directly on this type ball. | Using [[IBM]]'s [[APL\360]] required the use of the [[wikipedia:IBM_2741#APL\360|IBM 2741]] or [[wikipedia:IBM 1050|IBM 1050]] printing terminal with an APL [[wikipedia:type ball|type ball]]. The APL2741 font is based directly on this type ball. | ||
== | == References == | ||
<references/> | |||
{{APL development}}[[Category:APL character set]] | {{APL development}}[[Category:APL character set]][[Category:Lists]] |