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| − | Another one of Susan Kare's contributions to the Macintosh, '''Cairo''' was the first ever dingbat font to be released for the platform. It was only released as an 18-point bitmap and was removed in [[System 7|System 7.5]].<ref>[http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=18078 Mac OS 7.x, 8.x 9.x: Fonts Included With Major System Releases]</ref>. Cairo is best known for introducing the—now legendary—[[dogcow]]. Clark Riley recreated a [[Postscript]] Type 1 version of this typeface in 1992, which was converted to [[TrueType]] in 1994.<ref>[http://www.masterstech-home.com/The_Library/Font_Samples/Font_Indices/Image_Pages/C/Cairo.html Cairo]</ref> Haley Fiege independently created a TrueType version that is faithful to the pixelated nature of the original bitmap font.<ref>[http://www.kingdomofawesome.com/cairo/ We Heart Cairo]</ref> | + | Another one of Susan Kare's contributions to the Macintosh, '''Cairo''' was the first ever dingbat font to be released for the platform. It was only released as an 18-point bitmap and was removed in [[System 7|System 7.5]].<ref>[http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=18078 Mac OS 7.x, 8.x 9.x: Fonts Included With Major System Releases]</ref>. Cairo is best known for introducing the—now legendary—[[dogcow]]. Clark Riley recreated a [[Postscript]] Type 1 version of this typeface in 1992, which was converted to [[TrueType]] in 1994.<ref>[http://www.masterstech-home.com/The_Library/Font_Samples/Font_Indices/Image_Pages/C/Cairo.html Cairo]</ref> Haley Fiege independently created a TrueType version that is faithful to the pixelated nature of the original bitmap font.<ref>[http://www.kingdomofawesome.com/cairo/ We Heart Cairo]</ref> Christ Trek Fonts used Riley's version and added encodings for the symbols as mapped below.<ref>[http://christtrekker.users.sourceforge.net/fnt/cairo.shtml Cairo test page]</ref> |
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|style="font-family:'Cairo TT';" | ABCD EFGH IJKLMN OPQRST UVWXYZ abcd efgh ijklmn opqrst uvwxyz | |style="font-family:'Cairo TT';" | ABCD EFGH IJKLMN OPQRST UVWXYZ abcd efgh ijklmn opqrst uvwxyz | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Cairo Unicode | ||
| + | |Clark Riley | ||
| + | |[[TrueType]] | ||
| + | |style="font-family:'Cairo Unicode';" | ABCD EFGH IJKLMN OPQRST UVWXYZ abcd efgh ijklmn opqrst uvwxyz | ||
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 11:34, 31 October 2019
Another one of Susan Kare's contributions to the Macintosh, Cairo was the first ever dingbat font to be released for the platform. It was only released as an 18-point bitmap and was removed in System 7.5.[1]. Cairo is best known for introducing the—now legendary—dogcow. Clark Riley recreated a Postscript Type 1 version of this typeface in 1992, which was converted to TrueType in 1994.[2] Haley Fiege independently created a TrueType version that is faithful to the pixelated nature of the original bitmap font.[3] Christ Trek Fonts used Riley's version and added encodings for the symbols as mapped below.[4]
Comparison
| Name | Creator | Format | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo | Clark Riley | TrueType | ABCD EFGH IJKLMN OPQRST UVWXYZ abcd efgh ijklmn opqrst uvwxyz |
| Cairo TT | Haley Fiege | TrueType | ABCD EFGH IJKLMN OPQRST UVWXYZ abcd efgh ijklmn opqrst uvwxyz |
| Cairo Unicode | Clark Riley | TrueType | ABCD EFGH IJKLMN OPQRST UVWXYZ abcd efgh ijklmn opqrst uvwxyz |
Characters
As of Unicode 6.0, many (but not all) of the symbols contained in Cairo can tentatively be mapped to encoded characters. By Unicode 10.0, more are available, but still not all.
| Character | Cairo (if installed) | Symbol | UCS Glyph (default typeface) | UCS Codepoint | UCS Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | ! | ice cream cone | 🍦 | 1F366 | SOFT ICE CREAM | |
| " | " | fish | 🐟 | 1F41F | FISH | |
| # | # | leaf | 🍂 | 1F342 | FALLEN LEAF | |
| $ | $ | pear | 🍐 | 1F350 | PEAR | |
| % | % | house | 🏠 | 1F3E0 | HOUSE BUILDING | |
| & | & | treble clef | 𝄞 | 1D11E | MUSICAL SYMBOL G CLEF | |
| ' | ' | die | 🎲 | 1F3B2 | GAME DIE | |
| ( | ( | sparkle? | ❇ | 2747 | SPARKLE | |
| ) | ) | rose | 🌹 | 1F339 | ROSE | |
| * | * | cactus | 🌵 | 1F335 | CACTUS | |
| + | + | up arrow | ↑ ⬆ | 2191 and 2B06 | UPWARDS ARROW and UPWARDS BLACK ARROW | |
| , | , | end of musical staff | 𝄂 | 1D102 | MUSICAL SYMBOL FINAL BARLINE | |
| - | - | right arrow | → ➡ | 2192 and 27A1 | RIGHTWARDS ARROW and BLACK RIGHTWARDS ARROW | |
| . | . | musical staff | 𝄚 | 1D11A | MUSICAL SYMBOL FIVE-LINE STAFF | |
| / | / | push pin | 📌 | 1F4CC | PUSHPIN | |
| 0 | 0 | low corner thingy | ||||
| 1 | 1 | palm tree | 🌴 | 1F334 | PALM TREE | |
| 2 | 2 | eye | 👁 | 1F441 | EYE | |
| 3 | 3 | chair | 💺 | 1F4BA | SEAT | |
| 4 | 4 | bottle | 🍶 | 1F376 | SAKE BOTTLE AND CUP | |
| 5 | 5 | piece of pie or cake | 🍰 | 1F370 | SHORTCAKE | |
| 6 | 6 | stemmed glass | 🍷 | 1F377 | WINE GLASS | |
| 7 | 7 | moon facing right | 🌜 | 1F31C | LAST QUARTER MOON WITH FACE | |
| 8 | 8 | star | ☆ | 2606 | WHITE STAR | |
| 9 | 9 | knot fragment / decorative horiz. border | ||||
| : | : | pineapple | 🍍 | 1F34D | PINEAPPLE | |
| ; | ; | picket fence | ||||
| < | < | watch | ⌚ | 231A | WATCH | |
| = | = | left arrow | ← ⬅ | 2190 and 2B05 | LEFTWARDS ARROW and LEFTWARDS BLACK ARROW | |
| > | > | ribbon in a bow | 🎀 | 1F380 | RIBBON | |
| ? | ? | light bulb | 💡 | 1F4A1 | ELECTRIC LIGHT BULB | |
| @ | @ | sun | ☼ | 263C | WHITE SUN WITH RAYS | |
| A | A | quarter note | ♩ | 2669 | QUARTER NOTE | |
| B | B | strawberry | 🍓 | 1F353 | STRAWBERRY | |
| C | C | grapes | 🍇 | 1F347 | GRAPES | |
| D | D | television | 📺 | 1F4FA | TELEVISION | |
| E | E | tall building | 🏢 | 1F3E2 | OFFICE BUILDING | indeterminate symbol, arbitrary UCS mapping |
| F | F | flat rail car | ||||
| G | G | box rail car | ||||
| H | H | passenger rail car | 🚃 | 1F683 | RAILWAY CAR | |
| I | I | 3 wavy lines / decorative horiz. border | ||||
| J | J | train engine | 🚂 | 1F682 | STEAM LOCOMOTIVE | |
| K | K | crab | 🦀 | 1F980 | CRAB | |
| L | L | pine tree | 🌲 | 1F332 | EVERGREEN TREE | |
| M | M | right footprint | 👣 | 1F463 | FOOTPRINTS | unlikely |
| N | N | left footprint | 👣 | 1F463 | FOOTPRINTS | unlikely |
| O | O | Egyptian eye symbol | 𓂀 | 13080 | EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH D010 | wrong script property |
| P | P | knife | 🗡 | 1F5E1 | DAGGER KNIFE | |
| Q | Q | tall building | 🏨 | 1F3E8 | HOTEL | indeterminate symbol, arbitrary UCS mapping |
| R | R | tall building | 🏦 | 1F3E6 | BANK | indeterminate symbol, arbitrary UCS mapping |
| S | S | envelope | ✉ | 2709 | ENVELOPE | |
| T | T | tall building | 🏥 | 1F3E5 | HOSPITAL | indeterminate symbol, arbitrary UCS mapping |
| U | U | Egyptian bird symbol | 𓄿 | 1313F | EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH G001 | wrong script property |
| V | V | ankh | ☥ | 2625 | ANKH | |
| W | W | multi-story building | 🏬 | 1F3EC | DEPARTMENT STORE | indeterminate symbol, arbitrary UCS mapping |
| X | X | flower | 🌼 | 1F33C | BLOSSOM | |
| Y | Y | flower | 🌷 | 1F337 | TULIP | |
| Z | Z | flower | ⚘ | 2698 | FLOWER | |
| [ | [ | down arrow | ↓ ⬇ | 2193 and 2B07 | DOWNWARDS ARROW and DOWNWARDS BLACK ARROW | |
| \ | \ | cup and saucer | ☕ | 2615 | HOT BEVERAGE | |
| ] | ] | dinosaur | 🦕 | 1F995 | SAUROPOD | |
| ^ | ^ | tree | 🌳 | 1F333 | DECIDUOUS TREE | |
| _ | _ | suitcase | 💼 | 1F4BC | BRIEFCASE | |
| ` | ` | fried egg(?) | 🥚 | 1F95A | EGG | |
| a | a | pencil | ✎ | 270E | LOWER RIGHT PENCIL | |
| b | b | eyeglasses | 👓 | 1F453 | EYEGLASSES | |
| c | c | frog | 🐸 | 1F438 | FROG FACE | |
| d | d | ant | 🐜 | 1F41C | ANT | |
| e | e | turtle | 🐢 | 1F422 | TURTLE | |
| f | f | key | 🔑🗝 | 1F511 and 1F5DD | KEY and OLD KEY | |
| g | g | ringed planet / Saturn | 🪐 | 1FA90 | RINGED PLANET | |
| h | h | white right arrow | ➪ | 27AA | LEFT-SHADED WHITE RIGHTWARDS ARROW | |
| i | i | paintbrush | 🖌 | 1F58C | LOWER LEFT PAINTBRUSH | |
| j | j | spray can | ||||
| k | k | pistol | 🔫 | 1F52B | PISTOL | |
| l | l | freight truck | 🚚🚛 | 1F69A and 1F69B | DELIVERY TRUCK and ARTICULATED LORRY | |
| m | m | baby face | 👶 | 1F476 | BABY | |
| n | n | man profile | 👨 | 1F468 | MAN | |
| o | o | woman profile | 👩 | 1F469 | WOMAN | |
| p | p | right index | ☞ | 261E | WHITE RIGHT POINTING INDEX | |
| q | q | |||||
| r | r | electrical ground(?) | ⏚ | 23DA | EARTH GROUND | |
| s | s | zigzag / decorative horiz. border | 〰 | 3030 | WAVY DASH | |
| t | t | anchor | ⚓ | 2693 | ANCHOR | |
| u | u | firecracker | 🎆 | 1F386 | FIREWORKS | |
| v | v | mitten | 🧤 | 1F9E4 | GLOVES | |
| w | w | shamrock | ☘ | 2618 | SHAMROCK | |
| x | x | heavy plus sign | ✚ ➕ | 271A and 2795 | HEAVY GREEK CROSS and HEAVY PLUS SIGN | |
| y | y | adhesive bandage | 🩹 | 1FA79 | ADHESIVE BANDAGE | |
| z | z | dogcow | 🐕 | 1F415 | DOG | |
| { | { | bell | 🔔 | 1F514 | BELL | |
| | | match | |||||
| } | } | machine gun | 🥆 | 1F946 | RIFLE | |
| ~ | ~ | bird (duck?) | 🐦 | 1F426 | BIRD | |
| ␡ |  | lemon | 🍋 | 1F34B | LEMON | |
| Ä | Ä | baseball | ⚾ | 26BE | BASEBALL | |
| Å | Å | car | 🚗 | 1F697 | AUTOMOBILE | |
| … | … | vertical line | ❘ | 2758 | LIGHT VERTICAL BAR | not sure if this is in the font[5] |
References
- ↑ Mac OS 7.x, 8.x 9.x: Fonts Included With Major System Releases
- ↑ Cairo
- ↑ We Heart Cairo
- ↑ Cairo test page
- ↑ From Clark Riley's README: “I also added a character so that you can close the picket fence.” That's probably what this is.
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