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Prabuanand: based on updates in IRC #alpine-users from users Vicente,achill,jvvv and Saijin_Naib on 2025-06-03 20:27:05

2025-06-04T05:15:07Z

based on updates in IRC #alpine-users from users Vicente,achill,jvvv and Saijin_Naib on 2025-06-03 20:27:05

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	Fonts available in Alpine Linux covers a wide range of languages. If you can't see your language and instead [https://fonts.google.com/knowledge/glossary/tofu (tofu)], a substitute character appears, you need to install the font that has glyphs (little picture) created for it.		Fonts available in Alpine Linux covers a wide range of languages. If you can't see your language and instead [https://fonts.google.com/knowledge/glossary/tofu (tofu)], a substitute character appears, you need to install the font that has glyphs (little picture) created for it. The preferred location for user installed font is {{path\|~/.fonts}}, especially when downloaded from unknown sources.

	The system font directory {{path\|/usr/share/fonts}} is reserved for the font packages installed using [[Alpine Package Keeper\|apk]]. The trusted system fonts that Alpine Linux packages are from well known sources like corporations like Google, Adobe, open organizations like Xorg or well known font designers or projects licensed as SIL, GPL, etc.		The system font directory {{path\|/usr/share/fonts}} is reserved for the font packages installed using [[Alpine Package Keeper\|apk]]. The trusted system fonts that Alpine Linux packages are from well known sources like corporations like Google, Adobe, open organizations like Xorg or well known font designers or projects licensed as SIL, GPL, etc.

	~~The preferred location for user installed font is {{path\|~/.fonts}}, especially when downloaded from unknown sources.~~		{{Warning\|Fonts have been used as a source of [https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-4535/product_id-7835/Freetype-Freetype.html security exploits]. So always use {{path\|~/.fonts}} for fonts downloaded from unknown sources.}}

	{{Warning\|Fonts have been used as a source of [https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-4535/product_id-7835/Freetype-Freetype.html security exploits]. So ~~to reduce the spread of attack,~~ always ~~install fonts inside~~ {{path\|~/.fonts}}.}}

	== Installation ==		== Installation ==
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	=== Changing ~~the~~ console font ===		=== Console font ===

			The default console font built in Kernel for all monitors used to be {{ic\|VGA8x16}}. A kernel [https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=dfd19a5 setting] allowed automatic use of {{ic\|TER16x32}} font for high resolution HiDPI monitors like UHD 4K, and [https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=477dce8aced enabled] in Alpine Linux since v3.22. This change does not have any effect on standard Full HD monitors (1920x1080).

			=== Changing console font ===

	The default font ~~may~~ be ~~too small on high-resolution monitors~~, e.g. ~~4K ones. To change~~ the default font, e.~~g. to the 32px ISO Latin-1 Terminus font:~~		The default console font can be changed without installing additional font packages i.e making use of kernel builtin fonts like {{ic\|VGA8x8}}, {{ic\|VGA8x16}} and {{ic\|TER16x32}}. Setting the kernel parameter {{ic\|fbcon{{=}}font:FONT_NAME}} will effect the change. Setting the kernel parameter {{ic\|fbcon{{=}}font:VGA8x16}} for HiDPI monitors will override their default console font i.e {{ic\|TER16x32}}.

	# {{cmd\|# apk add {{pkg\|font-terminus}}}}		Console font can also be changed by installing better looking fonts packages like {{pkg\|font-terminus}} which installs fonts in {{path\|/usr/share/consolefonts}}.
	# ~~try~~ out fonts in a virtual console using ~~<code>~~# setfont /usr/share/consolefonts/ter-132n.psf.gz~~</code>~~		# Install the {{pkg\|font-terminus}} package:{{cmd\|# apk add {{pkg\|font-terminus}}}}
	# ~~edit~~ {{path\|/etc/conf.d/consolefont}}, set ~~it to~~ the font ~~you choose~~, e.g. <~~code~~>consolefont="ter-132n.psf.gz"</~~code~~>		# Try out fonts in a virtual console using {{ic\|setfont}} command from {{pkg\|kbd}} package as follows:{{Cmd\|# setfont /usr/share/consolefonts/ter-132n.psf.gz}}
	# ~~enable this~~ using ~~<code>~~# rc-update add consolefont boot~~</code>~~		# Edit the {{path\|/etc/conf.d/consolefont}} file and set the font of your choice, e.g. {{Cat\|/etc/conf.d/consolefont\|<nowiki>...
			consolefont="ter-132n.psf.gz"
			...</nowiki>}}
			# Enable {{ic\|consolefont}} service using the command {{Cmd\|# rc-update add consolefont boot}}

	=== Changing GRUB font and font size ===		=== Changing GRUB font and font size ===

Prabuanand: reworded introduction paragraph, changed Note to warning

2025-05-11T04:30:53Z

reworded introduction paragraph, changed Note to warning

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	~~'''~~Fonts~~''' on~~ Alpine Linux covers a wide range of ~~various~~ languages. If you can't see your language, you need to install the font that has glyphs (little picture) created for it. The square box called a substitute character or "tofu" that acts as a placeholder for missing a glyph usually with a two byte sequence. Tofu is a prepared food that is a traditional part of East Asian and Southeast Asian meals. It is often served in a white rectangular appearance.		Fonts available in Alpine Linux covers a wide range of languages. If you can't see your language and instead [https://fonts.google.com/knowledge/glossary/tofu (tofu)], a substitute character appears, you need to install the font that has glyphs (little picture) created for it.

	~~{{Note\|~~The system font directory ~~is located at~~ {{path\|/usr/share/fonts}} ~~which~~ is reserved for the Alpine ~~package creators and the package~~ system. The user font ~~location~~ is ~~located in~~ {{path\|~/.fonts}} ~~which is the preferred install font location~~ especially from unknown sources. Fonts have been used as a source of ~~security exploits~~ [https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-4535/product_id-7835/Freetype-Freetype.html ~~(See CVEs)~~] so to reduce the spread of attack install fonts inside {{path\|~/.fonts}}. The trusted system fonts that Alpine Linux packages typically are from well known sources like corporations like Google, Adobe, open organizations like Xorg or well known font designers or projects licensed as either [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIL_Open_Font_License SIL], GPL, etc.}}		The system font directory {{path\|/usr/share/fonts}} is reserved for the font packages installed using [[Alpine Package Keeper\|apk]]. The trusted system fonts that Alpine Linux packages are from well known sources like corporations like Google, Adobe, open organizations like Xorg or well known font designers or projects licensed as SIL, GPL, etc.

			The preferred location for user installed font is {{path\|~/.fonts}}, especially when downloaded from unknown sources.

			{{Warning\|Fonts have been used as a source of [https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-4535/product_id-7835/Freetype-Freetype.html security exploits]. So to reduce the spread of attack, always install fonts inside {{path\|~/.fonts}}.}}

	== Installation ==		== Installation ==
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	\| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia_(typeface) Utopia] \|\| {{pkg\|font-adobe-utopia-*}} \|\|		\| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia_(typeface) Utopia] \|\| {{pkg\|font-adobe-utopia-*}} \|\|
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	\| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noto_fonts Noto]\|\| {{pkg\|font-noto-*}} \|\| These fonts ~~can cover different glyphs~~ for your language~~. If~~ you ~~go to~~ https://fonts.google.com/noto ~~, you can try to search for your language to see if it is supported. If Alpine doesn't have it, you can download it from~~ Google into your {{path\|~/.font}} . ~~As hinted in the introduction,~~ noto comes from '''no to'''fu or gradual elimination of ~~these~~ substitute characters off the web.		\| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noto_fonts Noto]\|\| {{pkg\|font-noto-*}} \|\| These fonts covers around 1000 languages. If Alpine doesn't have a package for your language, you can search and download from [https://fonts.google.com/noto Google] into your {{path\|~/.font}}. noto comes from '''no to''' fu or gradual elimination of substitute characters off the web.
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	\|[https://terminus-font.sourceforge.net/ Terminus] \|\| {{pkg\|font-terminus}} \|\| Monospace font		\|[https://terminus-font.sourceforge.net/ Terminus] \|\| {{pkg\|font-terminus}} \|\| Monospace font
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	== See also ==		== See also ==

	* [[Emojis]]		* [[Emojis]]
	* [[Fontconfig]]		* [[Fontconfig]]

Prabuanand: added wiki link

2025-03-20T10:32:14Z

added wiki link

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	=== Changing GRUB font and font size ===		=== Changing GRUB font and font size ===

	The font in the GRUB boot screen might also be too small on high-resolution monitors. In order to change the default font and font size in grub, you first need install {{pkg\|grub-mkfont}} package:		The font in the [[Grub\|GRUB]] boot screen might also be too small on high-resolution monitors. In order to change the default font and font size in grub, you first need install {{pkg\|grub-mkfont}} package:

	{{cmd\|# apk add {{pkg\|grub-mkfont}}}}		{{cmd\|# apk add {{pkg\|grub-mkfont}}}}

Prabuanand: fixed typo

2025-03-19T16:50:15Z

fixed typo

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	\| \|\| {{pkg\|font-arabic-misc}} \|\| A bitmap and proportional Arabic font in newspaper style [https://unicode.org/mail-arch/unicode-ml/Archives-Old/UML010/0237.html]		\| \|\| {{pkg\|font-arabic-misc}} \|\| A bitmap and proportional Arabic font in newspaper style [https://unicode.org/mail-arch/unicode-ml/Archives-Old/UML010/0237.html]
	\|-		\|-
	\|Microsoft Core fonts\|\|{{Pkg\|msttcorefonts-installer}} \|\| Non-free proprietary [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_fonts_for_the_Web Microsoft Core fonts for the Web]		\|Microsoft Core fonts\|\|{{Pkg\|msttcorefonts-installer}} \|\| Non-free proprietary [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_fonts_for_the_Web Microsoft Core fonts for the Web]
	\|}		\|}

Prabuanand: made the table sortable

2025-03-19T16:39:07Z

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	Click {{pkg\|font-*}} to view the complete list of font packages in package database. Given below is a partial list of font packages.		Click {{pkg\|font-*}} to view the complete list of font packages in package database. Given below is a partial list of font packages.

	{\|class="wikitable" align="center" style="width:100%; border:1px #0771a6 solid; background:#f9f9f9; text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse;"		{\|class="wikitable sortable" align="center" style="width:100%; border:1px #0771a6 solid; background:#f9f9f9; text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse;"
	\|- ~~style="background:#333333; color:#ffffff; font-size: 0.9em; text-align:center;"~~		\|-
	\|" width="20%" \|Font		!width="20%" \|Font
	\|"width="20%" \| Package name		!width="25%" \| Package name
	\|\| Description		!class="unsortable"\| Description
	\|-		\|-
	\| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia_(typeface) Utopia] \|\| {{pkg\|font-adobe-utopia-*}} \|\|		\| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia_(typeface) Utopia] \|\| {{pkg\|font-adobe-utopia-*}} \|\|

Prabuanand: converted list to table format

2025-03-19T15:59:00Z

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Prabuanand: reorganized page, added links, added wiki links

2025-03-19T06:23:48Z

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Ncrav: Add Changing GRUB font and font size

2024-02-28T23:45:54Z

Add Changing GRUB font and font size

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 # edit {{path|/etc/conf.d/consolefont}}, set it to the font you choose, e.g. <code>consolefont="ter-132n.psf.gz"</code>
 # enable this using <code># rc-update add consolefont boot</code>
 == See Also ==

Zcrayfish: /* Installation */ bitstream globbing example does not work here.

2024-01-10T06:47:20Z

Installation: bitstream globbing example does not work here.

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	These selection will cover, in general '''Arabic, Thai, Ethiopic, Hebrew, Romanian, Persian, Korean Hangul, Greek, Persian, Russian/Slavic Cyrillic, Macedonian/Serbian, Armenian, Georgian, Lao, Devanagari, Urdu (Hindustani as in Northern India and Pakistan), Cherokee, Thaana languages support''' for desktop setups:		These selection will cover, in general '''Arabic, Thai, Ethiopic, Hebrew, Romanian, Persian, Korean Hangul, Greek, Persian, Russian/Slavic Cyrillic, Macedonian/Serbian, Armenian, Georgian, Lao, Devanagari, Urdu (Hindustani as in Northern India and Pakistan), Cherokee, Thaana languages support''' for desktop setups:

	{{cmd\|<nowiki># apk add font-terminus font-bitstream-* font-noto font-noto-extra font-arabic-misc		{{cmd\|<nowiki># apk add font-terminus font-noto font-noto-extra font-arabic-misc
	# apk add font-misc-cyrillic font-mutt-misc font-screen-cyrillic font-winitzki-cyrillic font-cronyx-cyrillic		# apk add font-misc-cyrillic font-mutt-misc font-screen-cyrillic font-winitzki-cyrillic font-cronyx-cyrillic
	# apk add font-noto-arabic font-noto-armenian font-noto-cherokee font-noto-devanagari font-noto-ethiopic font-noto-georgian		# apk add font-noto-arabic font-noto-armenian font-noto-cherokee font-noto-devanagari font-noto-ethiopic font-noto-georgian

Zcrayfish: /* Installation */ Remove daewoo font.

2024-01-10T06:46:25Z

Installation: Remove daewoo font.

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	These selections cover special '''Asiatic languages like Japanese, etc.''':		These selections cover special '''Asiatic languages like Japanese, etc.''':

	{{cmd\|# apk add font-terminus font-noto font-noto-thai font-noto-tibetan font-ipa font-sony~~-misc font-daewoo~~-misc font-jis-misc}}		{{cmd\|# apk add font-terminus font-noto font-noto-thai font-noto-tibetan font-ipa font-sony-misc font-jis-misc}}

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	Click {{pkg\|font-*}} to view the complete list of font packages in package database. Given below is a partial list of font packages.		Click {{pkg\|font-*}} to view the complete list of font packages in package database. Given below is a partial list of font packages.

	{\|class="wikitable" align="center" style="width:100%; border:1px #0771a6 solid; background:#f9f9f9; text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse;"		{\|class="wikitable sortable" align="center" style="width:100%; border:1px #0771a6 solid; background:#f9f9f9; text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse;"
	\|- ~~style="background:#333333; color:#ffffff; font-size: 0.9em; text-align:center;"~~		\|-
	\|" width="20%" \|Font		!width="20%" \|Font
	\|"width="20%" \| Package name		!width="25%" \| Package name
	\|\| Description		!class="unsortable"\| Description
	\|-		\|-
	\| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia_(typeface) Utopia] \|\| {{pkg\|font-adobe-utopia-*}} \|\|		\| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia_(typeface) Utopia] \|\| {{pkg\|font-adobe-utopia-*}} \|\|