LaserIPA®
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Easily Add IPA Characters to Any Document! |
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LaserIPA® is provide for both Windows and Macintosh. Font samples for each product follow the product description.
LaserIPA for Windows
LaserIPA provides nine professional-quality, hinted, scalable fonts in both TrueType® and Type 1 formats: IPAKielSeven, IPAExtras, IPAHighLow, IPAKiel, IPAsans, PhoneticOx, PhoneticOxII, PhoneticOxSans, and PhoneticOxSansII.
The IPAKielSeven font includes all currently-approved IPA symbols and diacritical marks and is provided in plain and bold styles, and the IPAKiel font contains the former standard IPA character set.- The diacriticals in these fonts overstrike any symbol in any combination with other overstrikes.
- All diacriticals in IPAKielSeven have corresponding raised positions to go over ascenders, and lowered positions to go under descenders, in the IPAHighLow font, which is also provided in plain and bold.
- The IPAExtras font is a companion to IPAKielSeven and contains characters not found in the IPA-approved or Kiel-Convention-approved character sets, and which are either obsolete or were never IPA-approved, but which are useful to some users. It is provided in plain and bold styles.
- IPASupplement is a serif font containing supplemental characters and symbols and is provided in plain only.
- IPAsans is a sans serif font with an older IPA character set preceding the Kiel Convention and is provided in plain only.
- PhoneticOx (a Times-style font) contains phonetic symbols used in the Oxford English Dictionary.
- PhoneticOxSans is a sans serif (Helvetica-style) version.
- PhoneticOxII includes characters used in the Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd Ed., and the OED CD version. PhoneticOxSansII is a sans serif (Helvetica-style) version.
System Requirements: The TrueType® fonts install into Microsoft® Windows 10, 8, Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP, 2000, or NT, and work with all Windows applications that allow the user to select fonts from a font menu. The product includes a User's Manual and keyboard layout chart(s). The included keyboard driver(s) allows access to four characters per key (instead of the normal two) and alternate keyboard layouts. All documentation is in PDF format, available on the Windows Start menu, and can be viewed and/or printed using Adobe Reader. The fonts will print to any printer at the highest quality allowed by your printer.
A custom version (fonts only) is available for Linux, but Linux users must provide alternate keyboard input for characters in the extended character set. If you are ordering for Linux be sure to select the Linux box on the Order Form.
Cost: US$ 99.95 Order
Do you need to upgrade? Check the current version number and a Release History.
LaserIPA for Windows Font Samples
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| IPAKielSeven overstrikes |
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| IPAKielSeven Bold |
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| IPAHighLow |
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| IPAKiel |
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| IPAKiel overstrikes |
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| IPAExtras |
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| IPAExtras overstrikes |
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| IPAsans |
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| IPAsans overstrikes |
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| IPASupplement |
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| PhoneticOx |
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| PhoneticOx II (PhoneticOxII) |
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| PhoneticOxSans |
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| PhoneticOxSans II (PhoneticOxSansII) |
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LaserIPA for Macintosh
LaserIPA for Macintosh provides nine professional-quality, hinted, scalable Type 1 and TrueType® fonts: plain and bold IPAKielSeven, IPAExtras, IPAKiel, and plain IPAsans serif style, plain Type 3 IPAplus bold sans serif, PhoneticOx, PhoneticOxII, PhoneticOxSans, and PhoneticOxSansII.
- IPAKielSeven contains all the currently approved International Phonetic Alphabet characters, for the system 7 US keyboard arrangement.
- IPAKiel font contains the former standard IPA character set.
- IPAExtras is a companion to IPAKielSeven and contains characters not found in the IPA-approved or Kiel-Convention-approved character sets, and which are either obsolete or were never IPA-approved, but which are useful to some users.
- IPAsans is a sans serif font with an older IPA character set preceding the Kiel Convention.
- PhoneticOx (a Times-style font) contains phonetic symbols used in the Oxford English Dictionary.
- PhoneticOxSans is a sans serif (Helvetica-style) version.
- PhoneticOxII includes characters used in the Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd Ed., and the OED CD version.
- PhoneticOxSansII is a sans serif (Helvetica-style) version.
- IPAplus contains additional characters which may be useful to LaserIPA users.
Macintosh System Requirements: Works with any Macintosh. The fonts are typed using the US keyboard. The product includes a User's Manual and keyboard layout charts.
Cost: US$ 99.95 Order
LaserIPA for Macintosh Font Samples
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| IPAKielSeven overstrikes |
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| IPAKielSeven Bold |
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| IPAExtras |
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| IPAKiel |
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| IPAsans |
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| IPAplus |
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| PhoneticOx |
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| PhoneticOxSans |
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| PhoneticOx II (PhoneticOxII) |
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| PhoneticOxSans II (PhoneticOxSansII) |
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Testimonials
Here's what others are saying about LaserIPA:
"After all you did for me, I have no more words to thank you; let me simply say in my mother tongue: J'aimerais vous exprimer ici toute l'admiration et la gratitude que je ressens devant ce magnifique ouvrage qu'est Linguist's Software, vous assurer de mon entière reconnaissance pour toutes les fontes que vous m'avez permis d'acquérir et vous dire combien j'ai apprécié vos courriels, si précis, rapides et courtois. Je souhaite longue et belle vie à la société si précieuse que vous avez fondée et vous prie d'agréer, cher Monsieur, mes bien cordiales salutations."
Jean Lathion, Thônex, Switzerland
"Many congratulations, Philip, for the incredible font families you have created. Your fonts are really the best."
Professor Federico Giuntoli, the Pontifical Biblical Institute, the Vatican, Rome, Italy
"I have used a lot of different fonts, both for Macintosh and Windows, during last 25 years, and - as far as linguistic fonts are concerned - I have not found better fonts than yours. As a matter of fact, I have to say that both your Windows and Mac LaserIPA fonts are excellent."
Prof. Dr. Ljubisa Rajic, Department of Scandinavian Studies,
Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade, Beograd, Serbia
"Thank you for your beautiful fonts. You can of course quote my words: that's the truth!"
Jean Lathion, Collonge-Bellerive, Switzerland
"For years now I've loved your fonts - they're simply the best. Nothing on the market, whether free or for purchase, comes close."
Dr. Ron Giese, Desert Springs Church, Albuquerque, NM, USA
"The LaserIPA fonts have been of immeasurable value in my work since 1992, and I am very thankful for them and for their new versions."
Prof. Dr. Ljubisa Rajic, University of Belgrade, Serbia
"I have used Linguist's Software fonts for twenty years now and have always been pleased. They are a genuine help in my ministry."
Dr. Judith L. Hill, Evangelical School of Theology, Bangui, Central African Republic
"I could barely have survived without 'IPA Kiel' over the last eleven years. Over the years I've much appreciated all that you have done and have been singing the praises of LaserIPA. In my early computer days, I actually designed lots of fonts myself; quite soon I discovered your fonts — I never developed another font!...Installation was very straightforward. Very best wishes."
Professor Ian Press, University of St. Andrews, Scotland
"I first bought Macintosh fonts from Linguist's Software at least 15 years ago, and I was immediately impressed with their quality and used them for years with no problems whatsoever. When I switched to the Windows platform a few years ago, I tried several different sorts of fonts, but none of them were comparable in quality and ease of use to your products. My purchase a few days ago only served to confirm once again that fonts from Linguist's Software are in a class by themselves. (May I also compliment you on the excellent user's manuals that you produce; I'm glad that your company is willing to buck the minimalist trend in the industry and continue produce well-written, well-produced, very comprehensive [PDF] manuals.) A satisfied customer..."
Jack Hagge, Iowa State University, Program in Linguistics
"LaserIPA works fine for us."
Dr. Baldur Neuber, Germany
"Thanks for doing a great job on the IPAKielSeven documents [you converted for my professor into the new font format for Word 97/2000]."
Ron at the University of California, Irvine
"Thank you very much for your full and illuminating answer. A very professional attitude indeed. I am ordering LaserIPA right now."
Anne Przewozny, Lardy, France
"Thank you so much for the quick reply....I have just tried to type the tone marks, and it works! I really appreciate your assistance."
Margaret M. Yan, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN