Libertinus

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]

## Contents

* 1 Basic font information
* 2 Characteristics
* 3 History
* 4 Derivative works
* 5 See also
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## Basic font information

The Libertinus Fonts project includes four main type families:

* Libertinus Serif: 6 serif typefaces cover three weights (Regular, Semibold, Bold) in each of two styles (Regular, Italic); originally forked from Linux Libertine.
* Libertinus Sans: 3 sans-serif typefaces cover Regular, a Bold weight, and an Italic style; originally forked from Linux Biolinum which was in turn based on Optima.
* Libertinus Mono: 1 monospace typeface derived from the serif family; originally forked from Linux Libertine Mono.
* Libertinus Math: 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

Like 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

The Libertinus font project began as a fork of the Linux Libertine and Linux Biolinum fonts. Libertinus was forked from the 5.3.0 (2012-07-02) release of Linux Libertine fonts. The original impetus was to add an OpenType math companion to the Libertine font families. Over time it grew into a full-fledged fork addressing many of the bugs in the Libertine fonts.

## Derivative works

Stefan Peev forked the Libertinus Serif font to create the Common Serif font in 2022.[2]

## See also

* Free software Unicode typefaces
* List of typefaces
* Unicode fonts

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Byfield, Bruce (August 28, 2006). "Libertinus Open Fonts offers free Times Roman alternative". Linux.com. http://www.linux.com/archive/articles/56565.
2. ↑ "GitHub – StefanPeev/Common-Serif: The Common Serif project is based on Libertinus Serif.". https://github.com/StefanPeev/Common-Serif#history. Retrieved May 2, 2023.

## External links

* 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
* Sample page with some math, distributed by CTAN
* Fontsquirrel unicode font table

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people|

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