Geʾez Manuscript Zemen v1.1.0

This is the second release of the “Geʾez Manuscript Zemen” project font of the Ethiopic Manuscript Unicode Font Initiative (EMUFI). Version 1.1 adds 84 numerals bringing the total number of numeral styles available to 24. A few punctuation marks receive shape refinements and all derived punctuation is given left and right space padding identical to their base counterparts.

This version of the font is intended for expert reviewers. It may be used for publishing reproductions of manuscripts, and in OCR projects, with the caveat that future versions of the font may not be fully compatible with the present version (thus, documents that employ this font would need to continue using it or be revised to use newer versions).

Extension Inventory Status

Symbol Type	Count
Numbers	484
Punctuation & Marks	78
Ligatures	28
Variants	5
Qirts Notes	79
Bēt Markers	117
Total	791

Geʾez Manuscript Zemen v1.0.0

This is the first release of the “Geʾez Manuscript Zemen” project font of the Ethiopic Manuscript Unicode Font Initiative (EMUFI). “Geʾez Manuscript Zemen” provides numerous punctuation marks, ligatures, numerals, and Zaima chant practice symbols (ቤት and ቅርጽ) not presently defined under the Unicode standard.

This version of the font is intended for expert reviewers. It may be used for publishing reproductions of manuscripts, and in OCR projects, with the caveat that future version of the font may not be fully compatible with the present version (thus, documents that employ this font would need to continue using it or be revised to use newer versions).