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Install fonts

Copy fonts in ~/.fonts directory and then run:

fc-cache -fv

  • List all fonts installed :
fc-list

  • Look at the table of charset for the font:
 fc-query /usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu/DejaVuSansMono.ttf  | less

  • List Unicode character ranges for all supported code points (glyphs):
 fc-query --format='%{charset}\n' /usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu/DejaVuSansMono.ttf | less

  • Show All glyphs of specific font (online) : fontdrop

  • Show unicodes in terminal as glyphs :
echo -ne '\u[unicode]'
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