Unifoundry

Unifoundry provides GNU Unifont and Unicode resources, including tutorials and font information.

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About Unifoundry

Unifoundry is a website run by Paul Hardy that offers free fonts and utilities, along with Unicode resources. Its main project is GNU Unifont, which the site says provides full coverage of the Unicode Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP), the first Unicode plane of 65,536 code points. The site also includes a Unicode tutorial, a discussion of Hangul syllables, and collections of Hangul, Japanese, and retro fonts.

The homepage states that Unifont had a glyph for every printable code point in the BMP as of 20 June 2008, and that this version covered Unicode 5.1. The site does not state whether later Unicode versions are covered. Software on the site is released under the GNU General Public License version 2.0 or later, unless otherwise noted. Precompiled fonts use the same license, with an exception stating that embedding a font in a document does not by itself place that document under the GPL.

Key features

  • GNU Unifont, a font with glyphs for printable code points in the Unicode BMP
  • Unicode tutorial covering Unicode concepts
  • Hangul fonts and a discussion of Hangul syllables
  • Japanese fonts and retro fonts available for download
  • Utilities including Utf8gen, Utfcheck, and Unibetacode
  • Fontforge poll and a page for checking .sigs files
Best for: People who need free fonts or Unicode reference material for scripts in the Basic Multilingual Plane.
Good for
  • The site describes its fonts and utilities as free.
  • Software and precompiled fonts are licensed under the GNU GPL, with a font-embedding exception for documents.
  • Contact information is provided on the homepage for questions.
Watch out for
  • The stated Unifont coverage refers to Unicode 5.1 as of June 2008, not necessarily the current Unicode standard.
  • The coverage claim applies only to the Basic Multilingual Plane, not all Unicode planes.

Unifoundry at a glance

Type
Online tool
Pricing
Not confirmed. Check the site
Platforms
Web
Open source
Not stated
Language
English
Last checked
Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
Listed
Oct 5, 2026

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Unifoundry FAQ

What license applies to the fonts on this site?
The precompiled fonts are released under the GNU GPL version 2 or, at the user's option, a later version. The license includes an exception stating that embedding a font in a document does not by itself bind that document to the GPL.
Which Unicode version does Unifont cover?
The homepage states that the Unifont version released on 20 June 2008 covered Unicode 5.1, which was the current version at that time.
How can I contact the site owner?
The homepage gives the contact address as unifoundry at gmail dot com, written out to reduce spam.
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