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Junicode
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<p>Junicode ("Junius-Unicode") is a <a href="/facts/Free_and_open-source_software/1cHtjLCB">free and open-source</a> (<a href="/facts/SIL_Open_Font_License/VrMmU7G2">SIL Open Font License</a>) <a href="/facts/Serif/1MVKH2Se">old-style serif</a> <a href="/facts/Typeface/It41hIjl">typeface</a> developed by Peter S. Baker of the <a href="/facts/University_of_Virginia/SPNDITbg">University of Virginia</a>. The design is based on a 17th-century typeface used in <a href="/facts/Oxford/kHvWDTXW">Oxford</a>, <a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL">England</a>. </p><p>Junicode contains many special characters and <a href="/facts/Typographic_ligature/urMIGfmN">ligatures</a> for <a href="/facts/Medievalist/Q5Guzu40">medievalists</a>, along with numerous other <a href="/facts/Unicode/DDu3MfPV">Unicode</a> glyphs. The font has <a href="/facts/OpenType/u0BfkC5I">OpenType</a> features for advanced <a href="/facts/Typesetting/CsKmfY0t">typesetting</a> and includes true <a href="/facts/Small_caps/SVH5prpT">small caps</a>. </p><p>Since August 2023, Junicode has been a <a href="/facts/Variable_font/l48fjasD">variable font</a> and remains under active development. </p>