font-junicode ☆
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Type: Cask  |  Latest Version: 2.222@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Fonts
Tags: fonts unicode medieval-studies academic typography linguistics
Install: brew install --cask font-junicode
About:
Junicode is a comprehensive OpenType font family designed for medievalists and classicists, providing extensive coverage of Unicode characters relevant to historical and linguistic studies. It serves as a robust tool for academic publishing and digital humanities, ensuring proper rendering of specialized symbols and scripts. The font is actively maintained and widely used in scholarly work requiring non-standard character sets.
Key Features:
  • Extensive Unicode coverage for medieval and classical scripts
  • Multiple stylistic sets and ligature support
  • OpenType features for advanced typography
  • Actively maintained with regular updates
Use Cases:
  • Academic publishing in medieval studies and linguistics
  • Digital humanities projects requiring historical character support
  • Transcription and encoding of ancient texts
Alternatives:
  • Gentium – Gentium is a general-purpose Unicode font with broader language support but less specialized for medieval studies
  • Noto Serif – Noto Serif provides comprehensive Unicode coverage but lacks specialized medieval typographic features
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Sep 19, 2025 7:18pm 2.220 0 VERSION_BUMP 2b5eeb0e
Sep 17, 2025 4:13am 2.219 0 VERSION_BUMP b09527c5
Aug 22, 2025 3:00pm 2.218 0 VERSION_BUMP 40e764f2
Aug 10, 2025 7:10am 2.217 0 VERSION_BUMP d2708c41
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