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Gentium ("belonging to the nations" in Latin) is a Unicode typeface family
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designed to enable the many diverse ethnic groups around the world who use the
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Latin script to produce readable, high-quality publications. The design is
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intended to be highly readable, reasonably compact, and visually attractive.
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Gentium has won a "Certificate of Excellence in Typeface Design" in two major
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international typeface design competitions: bukva:raz! (2001), TDC2003 (2003).
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Gentium provides glyphs for a wide range of Latin and Greek characters. The
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additional 'extended' Latin letters are designed to naturally harmonize with
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the traditional 26 ones. Diacritics are treated with careful thought and
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attention to their use. Gentium also supports both ancient and modern Greek,
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including a number of alternate forms.
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Gentium Regular also includes some Cyrillic glyphs, but they are only early
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drafts. A future version will include a completely revised set, including
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italic, and will expand the support for Latin, Greek and Cyrillic to Unicode
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4.1.
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