LaserIPA^® in Unicode

---

Now get LaserIPA fonts in a Unicode-encoded version!	for Windows
	for Macintosh
	What others are saying

---

LaserIPA® in Unicode™ for Windows® or Macintosh® provides a professional-quality International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) Unicode font in TrueType® OpenType® format, in plain and bold weights. The IPA LS Uni font includes not only the standard Unicode "IPA Extensions" characters, but also the "Spacing Modifiers" and "Combining Diacritics" sections of the Unicode Standard. The font also includes many letters and symbols that were once part of the IPA but are now obsolete, and some letters and symbols that were used as IPA letters and symbols but have never been officially adopted into the IPA. The font also includes the Latin 1 and Extended Latin character sets providing English and other western languages such as French and German. LaserIPA in Unicode includes keyboard layouts that provide four characters per key (instead of the normal two) for easy, intuitive input of the IPA symbols and diacritics, and of English and other western Latin-based languages supported by the font. The keyboard layouts take advantage of the OpenType layout features built into the font for the most logical, intuitive input possible. Input order is letter, accent, accent. The letter with its associated diacritics is placed in your document automatically as you type, with all diacritics perfectly positioned.

Languages covered by LaserIPA in Unicode:

• Afrikaans
• Basque
• Catalan
• Danish
• Dutch
• English
• Finnish
• French
• German
• Icelandic
• Italian
• Indonesian
• IPA
• Norwegian
• Portuguese
• Spanish
• Swedish
• plus additional languages covered by code page 1252

LaserIPA in Unicode is available for both Windows and Macintosh computers.

 Windows

LaserIPA in Unicode for Windows

LaserIPA® in Unicode™ for Windows® includes a keyboard layout that provides four characters per key (instead of the normal two) for easy, intuitive input of the IPA symbols and diacritics using Microsoft Word 2010, Word 2007, Word 2003, or OpenOffice.org 3.0 in Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 SP3. It also includes a keyboard layout for typing English and other western Latin-based languages supported by the font. The keyboard layouts take advantage of the OpenType layout features built into the fonts for the most logical, intuitive input possible. Input order is letter, accent, accent. The letter with its associated diacritics is placed in your document automatically as you type, with all diacritics perfectly positioned.

Windows System Requirements:

• Operating Systems
1. Windows 10, 8, 7, or Vista is required. (An older version that supports Windows XP or 2000 Service Pack 3 is available. Contact the sales office or specify the Windows XP version in the Special Instructions dialog on the order form.
2. This product will not work in any earlier version of Windows (NT/Me/98/95/3.x).
• Applications
1. Microsoft Word 2003 or newer, or OpenOffice.org 3.0 is required. Other components of Office are also compatible, except PowerPoint 2003 is not compatible. OpenOffice.org can be downloaded free from www.openoffice.org.
2. No earlier version of Word (2002/2000/97/95/6) is compatible. WordPerfect is not compatible.
3. InDesign, QuarkXPress, and PageMaker are not compatible.
4. These fonts include OpenType tables for proper positioning of characters and diacritics. Some applications will support certain OpenType layout features, but may not necessarily support the features required to type the International Phonetic Alphabet. Only the above mentioned applications are known to support these fonts and keyboards. If you discover any other applications that do fully support LaserIPA in Unicode please let us know.
5. Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 (included in Microsoft Office 2003) is not compatible with LaserIPA in Unicode for Windows. All text is changed to the Arial font, whether typed with the keyboard, input using Insert Symbol, or pasted from Word using the Windows clipboard. PowerPoint users should type their text in Word or another Unicode-compatible application, and save the text as a graphic for import into PowerPoint. Users can also use WordArt to create their text. To do this in PowerPoint go to Insert, Picture, WordArt, and type your text, formatting it as desired. Alternatively, users can type directly into PowerPoint using our non-Unicode LaserIPA fonts. (Earlier versions of PowerPoint have not been tested for compatibility.)
• Notes
1. The font will print to any Windows printer at the highest quality allowed by your printer.
2. All documentation, including a User's Manual and Keyboard Layout Charts (showing placement of the characters on the keys), is in Adobe Acrobat™ PDF format, and is installed into the Windows Start menu for easy access. Users may view the documentation on screen or print it, using Acrobat Reader, available free online if you do not already have it.
• Converting files from LaserIPA to LaserIPAU: The LaserIPA Converter is available to convert LaserIPA (ASCII-encoded) Word files to the LaserIPAU fonts.

Cost: US$ 99.95 Order
(Be sure you read the System Requirements before you order.)
See font samples and the keyboard layout charts below.

Do you need to upgrade? Check the current version number and a Release History.

 

LaserIPA in Unicode for Macintoxh

LaserIPA in Unicode for Macintosh includes two software keyboard layouts for use in Mac OS X 10.4 or higher. One has the IPA characters on the regular keyboard with the English US keyboard available by pressing the caps lock key. The other keyboard has the English US keyboard as the regular keyboard with the IPA keyboard available by pressing the caps lock key. With either keyboard typing order is letter, accent, accent. The letter with its associated accents is built up automatically as you type, with all accents perfectly positioned.

Macintosh System Requirements:

• Operating Systems
1. Requires Mac OS X 10.4 or higher.
• Applications
1. Requires Mellel (also available from Linguist's Software), or InDesign CS5.
2. Microsoft Word is Unicode-compliant, but does not support the OpenType features of the IPA LS Uni font. If you use only single, non-accented IPA letters from the IPA LS Uni font you can work in Word. If your project includes overstriking diacritics from the IPA LS Uni font you must use Mellel or InDesign CS5 to correctly display and print the text. These diacritics will not position correctly in Word.
3. Even applications that claim to be Unicode and OpenType compliant (e.g., QuarkXPress 7.0 and newer) may only support a limited range of Unicode characters or a limited set of OpenType features. Contact Linguist's Software about compatibility questions and about the availability of a non-Unicode version of this product that works in all applications.
• Notes
1. All documentation, including a User's Manual and Keyboard Layout Charts (showing placement of the characters on the keys) is in Adobe® Acrobat™ PDF format. Users may view the documentation on screen or print it, using Acrobat Reader, available free online if you do not already have it.
2. These fonts are compatible with the Windows version of LaserIPA in Unicode. No conversion of files is necessary when transferring files to Windows if your applications are fully Unicode-aware and LaserIPA in Unicode fonts are installed on both systems.
• Converting files from LaserIPA to LaserIPAU: The LaserIPA Converter is available to convert LaserIPA (ASCII-encoded) Word files to the LaserIPAU fonts.

Cost: US$ 99.95 Order
(Be sure you read the System Requirements before you order.)

 

Font Samples

Characters in the IPA Extensions section of the Unicode Standard

Characters in the Spacing Modifiers section of the Unicode Standard

Characters in the Combining Diacritical Marks section of the Unicode Standard
On our keyboard charts (for Windows or Macintosh) these diacritics are shown with a dotted circle, showing their relationship to the base character. You simply type the base character then the diacritics you wish to add.

Additional Special and Custom Characters

Typing Diacritical Marks

It is easy to add diacritical marks. Just type the base letter followed by the diacritics. For example:

With some combinations it is possible to add up to five diacritical marks to a base letter:

It is easy to produce many features, such as continuous overlines and underlines:

Also Available

For a non-Unicode version of this font see LaserIPA.

LaserIPA

To convert Word documents typed with the non-Unicode LaserIPA fonts, see the LaserIPA Converter.

LaserIPA Converter  

Testimonials

Here's what others are saying about LaserIPA in Unicode:

---