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Technical
Notes|
Technical
Notes |
| Version | 1 |
| Author | Michael Everson |
| Date | 6 August 2015 |
| This Version | http://www.unicode.org/notes/tn40/tn40-1.html |
| Previous Version | none |
| Latest Version | http://www.unicode.org/notes/tn40/ |
The unification of a number of local epigraphic alphabets into a single Old Italic script requires language-specific fonts, because the glyphs most commonly used may differ somewhat depending on the language being represented. This Technical Note provides a table showing the most common variants for each alphabet.
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