Nimbus Mono L
Encyclopedia
Nimbus Mono is a monospaced typeface
created by URW Studio in 1984, and eventually released under the GPL
and AFPL
(as Type 1 font for Ghostscript) in 1996 and LPPL
in 2009. It features Normal, Bold, Italic, and Bold Italic weights, and is one of several freely licensed fonts offered by URW++. Although the characters are not exactly the same, Nimbus Mono has metrics that are very similar to Courier
and Courier New.
It is one of the Ghostscript
fonts, free alternatives to 35 basic PostScript fonts (which include Courier). It is a standard typeface in many GNU/Linux distributions.
Typeface
In typography, a typeface is the artistic representation or interpretation of characters; it is the way the type looks. Each type is designed and there are thousands of different typefaces in existence, with new ones being developed constantly....
created by URW Studio in 1984, and eventually released under the GPL
GNU General Public License
The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project....
and AFPL
Aladdin Free Public License
The Aladdin Free Public License, abbreviated AFPL, is a license written by L. Peter Deutsch for his Ghostscript PostScript language interpreter.-History:The license was derived from the GNU General Public License, but differs on two key points:...
(as Type 1 font for Ghostscript) in 1996 and LPPL
LaTeX Project Public License
The LaTeX Project Public License is a software license originally written for the LaTeX system. Software distributed under the terms of the LPPL can be regarded as free software, however it is not copylefted....
in 2009. It features Normal, Bold, Italic, and Bold Italic weights, and is one of several freely licensed fonts offered by URW++. Although the characters are not exactly the same, Nimbus Mono has metrics that are very similar to Courier
Courier (typeface)
Courier is a monospaced slab serif typeface designed to resemble the output from a strike-on typewriter. The typeface was designed by Howard "Bud" Kettler in 1955...
and Courier New.
It is one of the Ghostscript
Ghostscript
Ghostscript is a suite of software based on an interpreter for Adobe Systems' PostScript and Portable Document Format page description languages.- Features :...
fonts, free alternatives to 35 basic PostScript fonts (which include Courier). It is a standard typeface in many GNU/Linux distributions.
External links
- URW++ Homepage
- Nimbus Mono L - commercial version
- Nimbus Mono L on MyFonts
- Ghostscript SVN - URW fonts (Type 1)
- Ghostscript changelog (includes changes in Ghostscript Nimbus fonts)
- Fonts and font facilities supplied with Ghostscript