last-resort-font
awesome-typography
| last-resort-font | awesome-typography | |
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| 4 | 3 | |
| 712 | 1,322 | |
| 0.8% | - | |
| 4.5 | 0.0 | |
| about 1 month ago | 5 months ago | |
| SIL Open Font License 1.1 | - |
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last-resort-font
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A way to determine unloaded font?
Install the Last Resort font. It will show the code point of any symbols not covered by any other font.
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Does anyone know what the symbol in the middle of the box is called and/or where it comes from? I can't find it on any unicode charts, but I figured this would be the best place to ask
This image is from Last Resort font, maintained by Apple, Michael Everson, and Unicode. This font's purpose is to provide a helpful fallback glyph for each Unicode block so that users can see which script's font is missing from the system.
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Are there any good all around packages for fonts on linux?
Another font that may be worth installing is Last Resort. This font replaces the tofu characters with symbols that specify the missing Unicode range.
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Last Resort Font (Mac)
Not sure if 1:1 as the macOS one but Unicode organization open sourced a last resort font last year: https://github.com/unicode-org/last-resort-font
awesome-typography
What are some alternatives?
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open-relay - Free and open source fonts from Kreative Software
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Hack - A typeface designed for source code
fontconfig-emoji - Emoji prioritization rules
IBM3161-font - The monospaced bitmap font from IBM's 1985 'ASCII Display Station' (terminal), the IBM 3161. Includes versions for a multitude of devices and platforms. (Also on gitlab: https://gitlab.com/wyatt8740/IBM3161-font)
beautiful-web-type - In-depth guide to the best open-source typefaces: https://beautifulwebtype.com
DIN-91379-Characters-and-Sequences - List of characters and sequences of DIN 91379
New-York-fonts - Brand new serif typeface from Apple, first appeared as SF Serif (or Serif UI in codename)