Author's note

Doulos SIL Compact, designed by Walt Agee, Victor Gaultney, Peter Martin, and Debbi Hosken of SIL International, is a free traditional serif font. Its tall, open letters combine pronounced thick-thin contrast with crisp, gently bracketed serifs and a calm bookish texture.

Language, scholarship, and archival subjects are its clearest territory. It suits dictionaries, academic publishing, and museum interpretation, where the restrained drawing supports serious material without looking severe. The classical proportions also connect these uses to linguistic and historical research.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 1997-2011, SIL International (http://scripts.sil.org/)
Font family
Doulos SIL Compact
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
SILInternational: Doulos SIL Compact: 2011
Full font name
Doulos SIL Compact
Name table version
Version 4.110; 2011; Maintenance release ; LnSpcTght
Postscript font name
DoulosSILCompact
Trademark notice
Doulos SIL is a trademark of SIL International.
Manufacturer name
Designer
Walt Agee, Victor Gaultney, Peter Martin, Debbi Hosken

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
MicrosoftUnicode full repertoire

Font details

Created2009-03-19
Revision4
Glyph count4661
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classModern serifs
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced