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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]''
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.
</ref> This article lists some fonts that are suited for APL.
 
== Monospace ==
{|class=wikitable
{|class=wikitable
!Name<br>(website) !! Source<br>(download) !! Description !! Sample
!Name<br>(website) !! Source<br>(download) !! Description !! Sample
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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. ||
| [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. ||
[[File:APL2 Unicode.png|none]]
[[File:APL2 Unicode.png|none]]
|-
<!--| [https://apl385.com/fonts/index.htm APL2741] || [https://apl385.com/fonts/apl2741.zip apl385.com] || Hand digitised from an IBM 2741 typeball || [[File:APL2741.png|none]]
|- -->
|[http://apl385.com/fonts/index.htm APL333]|| [https://github.com/abrudz/aplcart/raw/master/apl333.ttf GitHub] ||Proportionally spaced version of APL385 Unicode||
[[File:APL333.png|none]]
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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://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.||
|[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://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.dyalog.com/aplx.htm APLX Upright] || [https://www.dyalog.com/uploads/aplx/aplx_unicode.ttf Dyalog] || A monospaced grotesque font, reminiscent of Akzidenz-Grotesk.||
| [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.||
[[File:APLX Upright.png|none]]
[[File:APLX Upright.png|none]]
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code2000 Code2000] || [https://www.fontspace.com/code2000-font-f13284 FontSpace] || Quirky proportional serif pan-Unicode font. ||
[[File:Code2000.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.||
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| [https://www.fsd.it/shop/fonts/pragmatapro/ PragmataPro] || (commercial) || A condensed font optimized for coding, math and engineering.||
| [https://www.fsd.it/shop/fonts/pragmatapro/ PragmataPro] || (commercial) || A condensed font optimized for coding, math and engineering.||
[[File:PragmataPro.png|none]]
[[File:PragmataPro.png|none]]
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| [http://www.quivira-font.com/ Quivira] || [http://www.quivira-font.com/files/Quivira.otf Website] || Proportional font, similar to Garamond. ||
[[File:Quivira.png|none]]
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| [https://abrudz.github.io/SAX2/ SAX2] || [https://github.com/abrudz/SAX2/raw/master/SAX2.ttf GitHub]||Curly font with italic letters, based on Sharp APL for Unix.||
| [https://abrudz.github.io/SAX2/ SAX2] || [https://github.com/abrudz/SAX2/raw/master/SAX2.ttf GitHub]||Curly font with italic letters, based on Sharp APL for Unix.||
[[File:SAX2.png|none]]
[[File:SAX2.png|none]]
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| [https://www.fonts.com/font/microsoft-corporation/segoe-ui-symbol Segoe UI Symbol] || (commercial) || Microsoft's interface and corporate font. || [[File:Segoe UI Symbol.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]]
|}
== Proportional ==
{|class=wikitable
!Name<br>(website) !! Source<br>(download) !! Description !! Sample
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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||
[[File:APL333.png|none]]
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code2000 Code2000] || [https://www.fontspace.com/code2000-font-f13284 FontSpace] || Quirk serif pan-Unicode font. ||
[[File:Code2000.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]|| Proportional font, broadly compatible with Times New Roman.||
|[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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