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FreeSans-SWL

This is an extented version of the Unicode font GNU FreeSans, which includes the symbols required for writing Swedish Sign Language transcriptions.

This font is suitable for both sign language transcription AND normal text, so that you only need a single font for an entire text. You can use it to write English, Swedish, Arabic (etc) and transcriptions of Swedish Sign Language.

This implements the transcription system used by scholars of Swedish Sign Language and the official Swedish Sign Language Lexicon. The system was constructed by Brita Bergman in 1977 (inspired by Stokoe notation used for ASL) but have been further refined and expanded since then (by Tomas Hedberg, Lars Wallin, Thomas Björkstrand and Nikolaus Riemer Kankkonen).

This typeface strives for completeness, and aim to include both current and historical transcription symbols, as well as experimental symbols that have not seen widespread use (yet).

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Suggestions etc.

Please send suggestions and/or bug reports to zrajm@zrajm.org, or using the GitHub Issue system.

This font is free to use (for both private and commercial purposes) under the GNU General Public License.