How does one print a lunate sigma (U+03F2)? [closed]
EDIT: This problem ended up being caused by using a font that didn't have a lunate sigma in its character map. Thanks @Ulrike Fischer for the fileformat.info link. To help future users with this sort of issue, I highly recommend the python script by @Gilles at https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/162305/find-the-best-font-for-rendering-a-codepoint. This invaluable script will let you search any unicode code point and see what fonts on your system support it. For example, this entire question could have been solved by typing fc-search-codepoint U+03F2
I am creating a biblical manuscript and I am trying to print an archaic symbol known as the lunate sigma (U+03F2). It looks almost identical to the latin letter 'c'.
documentclass{article}
usepackage{fontspec}
setmainfont{GFS Porson}
begin{document}
Huge [αβιμελεχ] [ουκ] εγνω
[τιϲ] [εποιηϲ]εν το
[πραγμα] [τ]ουτο ·
[ουδε] [υ] [μοι] [α]πηγγει
[λαϲ] [ουδ]ε εγω
[ηκουϲα] [αλλ] η̣ ϲη>
end{document}
Everything prints flawlessly except the lunate sigmas! They show up as spaces (or empty boxes, depending on what font I change it to). My web browser and "Character Map" program on Ubuntu show them without issue. Does anyone know how I can get them to properly output?
xetex unicode greek
asked Feb 4 at 9:02
Dustin NieffeneggerDustin Nieffenegger
1013
closed as off-topic by David Purton, dexteritas, Raaja, Steven B. Segletes, Phelype Oleinik Feb 4 at 11:02
- This question does not fall within the scope of TeX, LaTeX or related typesetting systems as defined in the help center.
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EDIT: This problem ended up being caused by using a font that didn't have a lunate sigma in its character map. Thanks @Ulrike Fischer for the fileformat.info link. To help future users with this sort of issue, I highly recommend the python script by @Gilles at https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/162305/find-the-best-font-for-rendering-a-codepoint. This invaluable script will let you search any unicode code point and see what fonts on your system support it. For example, this entire question could have been solved by typing fc-search-codepoint U+03F2
I am creating a biblical manuscript and I am trying to print an archaic symbol known as the lunate sigma (U+03F2). It looks almost identical to the latin letter 'c'.
documentclass{article}
usepackage{fontspec}
setmainfont{GFS Porson}
begin{document}
Huge [αβιμελεχ] [ουκ] εγνω
[τιϲ] [εποιηϲ]εν το
[πραγμα] [τ]ουτο ·
[ουδε] [υ] [μοι] [α]πηγγει
[λαϲ] [ουδ]ε εγω
[ηκουϲα] [αλλ] η̣ ϲη>
end{document}
Everything prints flawlessly except the lunate sigmas! They show up as spaces (or empty boxes, depending on what font I change it to). My web browser and "Character Map" program on Ubuntu show them without issue. Does anyone know how I can get them to properly output?
xetex unicode greek
asked Feb 4 at 9:02
Dustin NieffeneggerDustin Nieffenegger
1013
closed as off-topic by David Purton, dexteritas, Raaja, Steven B. Segletes, Phelype Oleinik Feb 4 at 11:02
- This question does not fall within the scope of TeX, LaTeX or related typesetting systems as defined in the help center.
If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
2
Welcome to TeX.SX! One way: Find out what font is used by your web browser and use that one for this character.
– TeXnician
Feb 4 at 9:03
Thank you. It turns out that DejaVu Serif does support the lunate sigma... I really don't like this font though.
– Dustin Nieffenegger
Feb 4 at 9:07
Here is a list of fonts fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/03f2/fontsupport.htm
– Ulrike Fischer
Feb 4 at 9:08
@UlrikeFischer Now, I find this very interesting. I already previously had tried many fonts on that list and all of them were blank spaces or empty boxes. I tried Arial, Times New Roman, Courier New. None of them would show it. Strangely, FreeSerif did though. So I have DejaVu Serif and FreeSerif to choose from (for now).
– Dustin Nieffenegger
Feb 4 at 9:12
4
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it was solved in the comments by choosing an appropriate font.
– David Purton
Feb 4 at 9:40
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show 4 more comments
EDIT: This problem ended up being caused by using a font that didn't have a lunate sigma in its character map. Thanks @Ulrike Fischer for the fileformat.info link. To help future users with this sort of issue, I highly recommend the python script by @Gilles at https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/162305/find-the-best-font-for-rendering-a-codepoint. This invaluable script will let you search any unicode code point and see what fonts on your system support it. For example, this entire question could have been solved by typing fc-search-codepoint U+03F2
I am creating a biblical manuscript and I am trying to print an archaic symbol known as the lunate sigma (U+03F2). It looks almost identical to the latin letter 'c'.
documentclass{article}
usepackage{fontspec}
setmainfont{GFS Porson}
begin{document}
Huge [αβιμελεχ] [ουκ] εγνω
[τιϲ] [εποιηϲ]εν το
[πραγμα] [τ]ουτο ·
[ουδε] [υ] [μοι] [α]πηγγει
[λαϲ] [ουδ]ε εγω
[ηκουϲα] [αλλ] η̣ ϲη>
end{document}
Everything prints flawlessly except the lunate sigmas! They show up as spaces (or empty boxes, depending on what font I change it to). My web browser and "Character Map" program on Ubuntu show them without issue. Does anyone know how I can get them to properly output?
xetex unicode greek
asked Feb 4 at 9:02
Dustin NieffeneggerDustin Nieffenegger
1013
EDIT: This problem ended up being caused by using a font that didn't have a lunate sigma in its character map. Thanks @Ulrike Fischer for the fileformat.info link. To help future users with this sort of issue, I highly recommend the python script by @Gilles at https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/162305/find-the-best-font-for-rendering-a-codepoint. This invaluable script will let you search any unicode code point and see what fonts on your system support it. For example, this entire question could have been solved by typing fc-search-codepoint U+03F2
I am creating a biblical manuscript and I am trying to print an archaic symbol known as the lunate sigma (U+03F2). It looks almost identical to the latin letter 'c'.
documentclass{article}
usepackage{fontspec}
setmainfont{GFS Porson}
begin{document}
Huge [αβιμελεχ] [ουκ] εγνω
[τιϲ] [εποιηϲ]εν το
[πραγμα] [τ]ουτο ·
[ουδε] [υ] [μοι] [α]πηγγει
[λαϲ] [ουδ]ε εγω
[ηκουϲα] [αλλ] η̣ ϲη>
end{document}
Everything prints flawlessly except the lunate sigmas! They show up as spaces (or empty boxes, depending on what font I change it to). My web browser and "Character Map" program on Ubuntu show them without issue. Does anyone know how I can get them to properly output?
xetex unicode greek
xetex unicode greek
asked Feb 4 at 9:02
Dustin NieffeneggerDustin Nieffenegger
1013
asked Feb 4 at 9:02
Dustin NieffeneggerDustin Nieffenegger
1013
edited Feb 9 at 0:12
Dustin Nieffenegger
asked Feb 4 at 9:02
Dustin NieffeneggerDustin Nieffenegger
1013
asked Feb 4 at 9:02
Dustin NieffeneggerDustin Nieffenegger
1013
asked Feb 4 at 9:02
Dustin NieffeneggerDustin Nieffenegger
1013
1013
closed as off-topic by David Purton, dexteritas, Raaja, Steven B. Segletes, Phelype Oleinik Feb 4 at 11:02
- This question does not fall within the scope of TeX, LaTeX or related typesetting systems as defined in the help center.
If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
closed as off-topic by David Purton, dexteritas, Raaja, Steven B. Segletes, Phelype Oleinik Feb 4 at 11:02
- This question does not fall within the scope of TeX, LaTeX or related typesetting systems as defined in the help center.
If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
2
Welcome to TeX.SX! One way: Find out what font is used by your web browser and use that one for this character.
– TeXnician
Feb 4 at 9:03
Thank you. It turns out that DejaVu Serif does support the lunate sigma... I really don't like this font though.
– Dustin Nieffenegger
Feb 4 at 9:07
Here is a list of fonts fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/03f2/fontsupport.htm
– Ulrike Fischer
Feb 4 at 9:08
@UlrikeFischer Now, I find this very interesting. I already previously had tried many fonts on that list and all of them were blank spaces or empty boxes. I tried Arial, Times New Roman, Courier New. None of them would show it. Strangely, FreeSerif did though. So I have DejaVu Serif and FreeSerif to choose from (for now).
– Dustin Nieffenegger
Feb 4 at 9:12
4
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it was solved in the comments by choosing an appropriate font.
– David Purton
Feb 4 at 9:40
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show 4 more comments
2
Welcome to TeX.SX! One way: Find out what font is used by your web browser and use that one for this character.
– TeXnician
Feb 4 at 9:03
Thank you. It turns out that DejaVu Serif does support the lunate sigma... I really don't like this font though.
– Dustin Nieffenegger
Feb 4 at 9:07
Here is a list of fonts fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/03f2/fontsupport.htm
– Ulrike Fischer
Feb 4 at 9:08
@UlrikeFischer Now, I find this very interesting. I already previously had tried many fonts on that list and all of them were blank spaces or empty boxes. I tried Arial, Times New Roman, Courier New. None of them would show it. Strangely, FreeSerif did though. So I have DejaVu Serif and FreeSerif to choose from (for now).
– Dustin Nieffenegger
Feb 4 at 9:12
4
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it was solved in the comments by choosing an appropriate font.
– David Purton
Feb 4 at 9:40
2
2
Welcome to TeX.SX! One way: Find out what font is used by your web browser and use that one for this character.
– TeXnician
Feb 4 at 9:03
Welcome to TeX.SX! One way: Find out what font is used by your web browser and use that one for this character.
– TeXnician
Feb 4 at 9:03
Thank you. It turns out that DejaVu Serif does support the lunate sigma... I really don't like this font though.
– Dustin Nieffenegger
Feb 4 at 9:07
Thank you. It turns out that DejaVu Serif does support the lunate sigma... I really don't like this font though.
– Dustin Nieffenegger
Feb 4 at 9:07
Here is a list of fonts fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/03f2/fontsupport.htm
– Ulrike Fischer
Feb 4 at 9:08
Here is a list of fonts fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/03f2/fontsupport.htm
– Ulrike Fischer
Feb 4 at 9:08
@UlrikeFischer Now, I find this very interesting. I already previously had tried many fonts on that list and all of them were blank spaces or empty boxes. I tried Arial, Times New Roman, Courier New. None of them would show it. Strangely, FreeSerif did though. So I have DejaVu Serif and FreeSerif to choose from (for now).
– Dustin Nieffenegger
Feb 4 at 9:12
@UlrikeFischer Now, I find this very interesting. I already previously had tried many fonts on that list and all of them were blank spaces or empty boxes. I tried Arial, Times New Roman, Courier New. None of them would show it. Strangely, FreeSerif did though. So I have DejaVu Serif and FreeSerif to choose from (for now).
– Dustin Nieffenegger
Feb 4 at 9:12
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it was solved in the comments by choosing an appropriate font.
– David Purton
Feb 4 at 9:40
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it was solved in the comments by choosing an appropriate font.
– David Purton
Feb 4 at 9:40
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Welcome to TeX.SX! One way: Find out what font is used by your web browser and use that one for this character.
– TeXnician
Feb 4 at 9:03
Thank you. It turns out that DejaVu Serif does support the lunate sigma... I really don't like this font though.
– Dustin Nieffenegger
Feb 4 at 9:07
Here is a list of fonts fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/03f2/fontsupport.htm
– Ulrike Fischer
Feb 4 at 9:08
@UlrikeFischer Now, I find this very interesting. I already previously had tried many fonts on that list and all of them were blank spaces or empty boxes. I tried Arial, Times New Roman, Courier New. None of them would show it. Strangely, FreeSerif did though. So I have DejaVu Serif and FreeSerif to choose from (for now).
– Dustin Nieffenegger
Feb 4 at 9:12
4
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it was solved in the comments by choosing an appropriate font.
– David Purton
Feb 4 at 9:40