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* What font is used for this character?
* What font is used for this character?
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<nowiki>
#!/bin/sh
#!/bin/sh
set -e
set -e
CHAR="$1"
CHAR="$1"
for i in sans serif mono ; do
for i in sans serif mono ; do
   FC_DEBUG=4 pango-view --font=$i -q -t "$CHAR" 2>&1 | \
   FC_DEBUG=4 pango-view --font=$i -q -t "$CHAR" 2>&1 | \
     grep -o 'family: "[^"]\+' | cut -c 10- | tail -n 1
     grep -o 'family: "[^"]\+' | cut -c 10- | tail -n 1
done
done</nowiki>
</nowiki>
 
* Clear font cache/indexes: <tt>fc-cache -f -v</tt>


==Some fonts worth checking out==
==Some fonts worth checking out==
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===Monaco===
===Monaco===
* http://www.gringod.com/wp-upload/software/Fonts/Monaco_Linux.ttf
* http://www.gringod.com/wp-upload/software/Fonts/Monaco_Linux.ttf
===Hack===
* https://github.com/source-foundry/Hack