Libertinus is a typeface forked in 2012 from the Linux Libertine Open Fonts Project, which aims to create free and open alternatives to proprietary typefaces such as Times New Roman. It is licensed under the SIL Open Font License.[1]
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| Category | Serif |
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| Classification | Transitional |
| Date released | July 2, 2012 |
| License | OFL 1.1 |
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| Sample | |
| Website | github |
| Latest release version | 7.050 |
| Latest release date | September 21, 2024 |
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| Category | Sans-serif |
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| Classification | Humanist |
| Date released | July 2, 2012 |
| License | OFL 1.1 |
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| Sample | |
| Latest release version | 7.050 |
| Latest release date | September 21, 2024 |
In 2009, the Linux Libertine project released Linux Biolinum: it is a sans serif font designed to pair well with Linux Libertine and Libertinus.[2] It resembles Optima. Its instantiation in the Libertinus family is as Libertinus Sans.
Basic font information
editThe Libertinus Fonts project includes four main type families:
- The Libertinus Serif family: 6 serif typefaces cover three weights (Regular, Semibold, Bold) in each of two styles (Regular, Italic); originally forked from Linux Libertine.
- The Libertinus Sans family: 3 sans-serif typefaces cover Regular, a Bold weight, and an Italic style; originally forked from Linux Biolinum.
- The Libertinus Mono family: 1 monospace typeface derived from the serif family; originally forked from Linux Libertine Mono.
- The Libertinus Math family: 1 OpenType math typeface derived from the serif family with many extra glyphs and features for use in OpenType math-capable applications (such as LuaTeX, XeTeX, or MS Word 2007+).
Additionally included are 3 special-use families with a single typeface each:
- Libertinus Serif Display: A derivative of Libertinus Serif Regular optimized for display at large sizes.
- Libertinus Serif Initials: A derivative of Libertinus Serif with outlined variants of capital letter glyphs suitable for drop-caps or other decorations.
- Libertinus Keyboard: A derivative of Libertinus Sans with keyboard key outlines around each character suitable for use in technical documentation.
Libertinus development is currently hosted at Github. It is also distributed at CTAN and is included in the standard TeX distribution, TeXlive.
Characteristics
editLike Linux Libertine before it, Libertinus Serif is a proportional serif typeface inspired by 19th century book type and is intended as a replacement for the Times font family.[1]
History
editThe Libertinus font project began as a fork of the [Linux Libertine][1] and Linux Biolinum fonts. Libertinus was forked from the [5.3.0 (2012-07-02) release][2] of Linux Libertine fonts. The original impetus was to add an OpenType math companion to the Libertine font families. Over time it grew into to a full-fledged fork addressing many of the bugs in the Libertine fonts.
Derivative works
editLászló Németh created a variant of fonts with additional Graphite font tables: Libertinus G and Linux Biolinum G.[3] Both these fonts are bundled with LibreOffice as of the suite's 3.3 release,[4] with some features added in the 3.5 release.[5] Stefan Peev forked the Libertinus Serif font to create the Common Serif font in 2022.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Byfield, Bruce (August 28, 2006). "Libertinus Open Fonts offers free Times Roman alternative". Linux.com. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
- ^ Poll, Philipp (March 21, 2009). "Libertine Open Fonts Project releases version 4.4.1". LWN.
- ^ "Libertinus G and Linux Biolinum G for LibreOffice and OpenOffice.org desktop publishing, OpenType to Graphite conversion". Numbertext.org. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ "Bundled Linux "Libertine G" and Linux "Biolinum G" fonts". Libreoffice.org. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ "Release Notes 3.5". The Document Foundation wiki. February 21, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
- ^ "GitHub – StefanPeev/Common-Serif: The Common Serif project is based on Libertinus Serif". GitHub. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
External links
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- Official website: https://github.com/alerque/libertinus.
- Download Libertinus fonts at fontsquirrel.com].
- Download page of the Libertinus fonts at GitHub.
- Download page at CTAN.
- Sample PDF distributed by CTAN.
- Fontsquirrel unicode font table.