Unscii
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- #bitmapped fonts
- #character cell art
- #Unicode fonts
- Unscii is a set of bitmapped Unicode fonts based on classic system fonts, designed for character cell art, terminal, and programming use.
- Main variants include unscii-8 (8×8 pixels) and unscii-16 (8×16 pixels), with additional alternative styles and an 8x16 'full' variant incorporating glyphs from Fixedsys Excelsior and GNU Unifont.
- Created by Viznut, Unscii 2.0 was released to align with Unicode 13.0, adding 214 legacy computing graphics characters and fixing errors.
- Unscii supports conversions of legacy character set art (e.g., Amiga ANSI, PC ANSI, Commodore 64 PETSCII) and includes a bitmap-to-unscii converter.
- Font formats include HEX, PCF, TTF, OTF, and WOFF, with PCF lacking characters above U+FFFF due to format limitations.
- The design of Unscii was influenced by classic system fonts, prioritizing neutral shapes and connectivity for art, with variants like unscii-8-thin and unscii-8-fantasy catering to different aesthetics.
- Legacy characters without Unicode codepoints are mapped in the Private Use Area (PUA), retained for compatibility even after Unicode 13.0 additions.