{"id":18,"date":"2014-10-02T09:50:46","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T09:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/software.sil.org\/charis\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2025-06-02T12:38:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T12:38:54","slug":"download","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/charis\/download\/","title":{"rendered":"Download"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"download-section\">\n  <style>\n    .download-arch-heading {\n      margin: 0.2em 0 1.1em;\n      text-align: center;\n      font-weight: 600;\n      font-size: 1.4em;\n      color: #1f2328;\n    }\n\n    .download-arch-grid {\n      display: grid;\n      grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(260px, 1fr));\n      gap: 1.2em;\n      margin-top: 1.2em;\n    }\n\n    .download-arch-card {\n      border: 1px solid #d8dde3;\n      border-radius: 12px;\n      padding: 1.5em 1.2em;\n      text-align: center;\n      background: #f7f9fb;\n    }\n\n    .download-arch-title {\n      margin: 0 0 1em;\n      font-size: 1.8rem;\n      font-weight: 700;\n      color: #1f2328;\n    }\n\n    .download-arch-card .btn-download {\n      margin: 0 auto;\n      max-width: 320px;\n    }\n\n    .download-meta-chips {\n      display: flex;\n      justify-content: center;\n      gap: 0.55em;\n      flex-wrap: wrap;\n      margin-top: 1.2em;\n    }\n\n    .download-meta-chip {\n      display: inline-block;\n      font-size: 0.9em;\n      line-height: 1;\n      font-weight: 700;\n      letter-spacing: 0.04em;\n      text-transform: uppercase;\n      color: #374151;\n      background: #e8edf2;\n      border-radius: 4px;\n      padding: 0.55em 0.7em;\n    }\n\n    .download-arch-help {\n      text-align: center;\n      margin-top: 1.5em;\n      font-weight: 600;\n    }\n\n    .download-single-heading {\n      margin: 0.2em 0 1.1em;\n      text-align: center;\n      font-weight: 600;\n      font-size: 1.4em;\n      color: #1f2328;\n    }\n\n    .download-single-wrap {\n      text-align: center;\n    }\n\n    .download-single-wrap .btn-download {\n      margin: 0 auto;\n      max-width: 340px;\n    }\n\n    .download-single-wrap .download-meta-chips {\n      margin-top: 1.4em;\n    }\n  <\/style>\n  <h2>Current Version<\/h2>\n  <div class=\"download-single-wrap\">\n    <div class=\"download-single-heading\">Charis 7.000 for All Platforms<\/div>\n   <a class=\"btn btn-default btn-block btn-download\" href=\"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/downloads\/r\/charis\/Charis-7.000.zip\"\n           onClick=\"gtag('event', 'SIL_DOWNLOADS', {\n    'product_name': 'charis',\n    'product_version': 'Charis 7.000',\n    'download_link_type': 'button',\n    'product_os' : 'all platforms'\n    });\">Download Now <i class=\"fa fa-download fa-download-style\"><\/i><\/a>\n    <div class=\"download-meta-chips\">\n              <span class=\"download-meta-chip\">ZIP<\/span>\n                    <span class=\"download-meta-chip\">10.01 MB<\/span>\n                    <span class=\"download-meta-chip\">2 JUN 2025<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n<h2>Announcement List<\/h2>\n<p>If you would like stay informed of updates to Charis and other SIL fonts, please subscribe to the <a href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/a\/groups.sil.org\/forum\/#!forum\/sil-font-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SIL Font News Announcement List<\/a>. For more information see <a href=\"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/charis\/about\/\">About<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Our font announcements are also available through X (formerly Twitter) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/silfonts\">@silfonts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Current Version<\/h2>\n<p>This package contains the fonts, documentation, webfonts (WOFF and WOFF2) and example files. Full source archives are available on <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/silnrsi\/font-charis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Github<\/a>. <strong>Note that the family name has changed from <em>Charis SIL<\/em> to <em>Charis<\/em>. See below for details of other changes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"download\">\n        <p>\n            <a class=\"getfile\" href=\"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/downloads\/r\/charis\/Charis-7.000.zip\" onClick=\"gtag(&#039;event&#039;, &#039;SIL_DOWNLOADS&#039;, {\n  &#039;product_name&#039;: &#039;charis&#039;,\n  &#039;product_version&#039;: &#039;Charis 7.000&#039;,\n  &#039;download_link_type&#039;: &#039;paragraph-font&#039;,\n  &#039;product_os&#039; : &#039;all platforms&#039;\n});\">\n                Charis                                    7.000                                                                                <\/a>\n                        <span class=\"filemeta paragraph-font\">\n                <span>ZIP<\/span> | <span>10.01 MB<\/span>\n                                     | <span>2 Jun 2025<\/span>\n                            <\/span>\n                            <br \/>\n                Mac OS, Linux, Windows                    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/charis\/history\">Version history<\/a> for a list of the changes made in this version of the font. <strong>Since the changes for version 7 are so extensive we have summarized the most important ones in <a href=\"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/charis\/v7changes\">Version 7 Changes<\/a>. Please read this before you upgrade from earlier versions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Charis is also available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/typetunerweb.languagetechnology.org\/ttw\/fonts2go.cgi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TypeTuner Web<\/a> service, which allows you to choose among the smart font features and download a font with those features preset. This enables them to work in many applications that do not fully support OpenType. <strong>Please note that the version 7 fonts available through TypeTuner Web no longer offer line spacing alternatives (Normal, Tight, Loose). If you need Tight or Loose variants the version 6.200 fonts remain available and support line spacing alternatives.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Charis and Charis SIL Versions and Variants<\/h2>\n<p>There are many font families based on the Charis design, as summarized in this table. Current versions are in <strong>bold<\/strong>. Additional information is provided in later sections.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Font Family<\/th>\n<th>Versions<\/th>\n<th>Status and use<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Charis<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7.000<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Current<\/strong>\u2014recommended for all uses and users<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Charis SIL<\/td>\n<td>4.000\u20136.200<\/td>\n<td>No longer recommended\u2014please use current version<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Charis SIL Compact<\/td>\n<td>4.106\u20136.200<\/td>\n<td>Fonts with reduced default line spacing\u2014no longer recommended<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Charis SIL Literacy<\/td>\n<td>4.014\u20136.200<\/td>\n<td>Literacy variants with alternate a and g forms\u2014no longer recommended<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Charis SIL Literacy Comp<\/td>\n<td>4.106\u20136.200<\/td>\n<td>Compact literacy variants\u2014no longer recommended<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Charis SIL Literacy AmArea<\/td>\n<td>5.000\u20136.200<\/td>\n<td>Literacy variants with AmArea features\u2014no longer recommended<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Charis SIL <em>special variant<\/em><\/td>\n<td>5.000\u20136.200<\/td>\n<td>Modified versions for special purposes (AmArea, Mali, Tat)\u2014no longer recommended<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Charis SIL <em>region subset<\/em><\/td>\n<td>5.000<\/td>\n<td>Subsets for particular regions (Afr, Am, APac, Cyr, CyrE, Eur, Phon, Viet)\u2014no longer recommended<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><em>Compact<\/em> Versions<\/h3>\n<p>The Charis version 7 fonts do not have <em>Compact<\/em> variants. The default line spacing has been reduced to be closer, but not identical, to the previous version\u2019s <em>Compact<\/em> line spacing. Most users should use the version 7 fonts and adjust line spacing explicitly within the application if necessary. If your application does not allow control over line spacing, you can use the <a href=\"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/lcgfonts\/download\/\">version 6.200 Charis SIL Compact fonts<\/a>, which remain available. <strong>If you need any of the new version 7 features or characters, but also need them supported in a compact version please <a href=\"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/charis\/about\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Special-Purpose Modified Variants<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/lcgfonts\/download\/\">Modified versions of the Charis SIL version 6.200 fonts<\/a> are available that have been \u2018tuned\u2019 to turn on certain features by default. These are available for some regions and include <em>Literacy<\/em> versions. <strong>These remain at version 6.200 and have not been updated to Charis version 7. If you need any of the new features or characters in this version, but also need them supported in the special-purpose modified fonts please <a href=\"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/charis\/about\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Version 5 Subsets<\/h3>\n<p>In the past, special <em>subset<\/em> versions of Charis SIL version 5 were created for specific uses. Those fonts still work and <a href=\"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/lcgfonts\/font-subsets\/\">remain available<\/a>. These are limited versions of the fonts that support only the characters needed for a particular area or use. Subsets are available for Africa, Americas, Asia\/Pacific, Europe\/Eurasia, Vietnam, Phonetic, Cyrillic (Basic) and Cyrillic Extended. With the exception of the Phonetic font, the font subsets are intended for orthographic use only. We have not put anything in the other subsets for phonetic, transliteration, or transcription use. For those purposes, use the Phonetic subset. We do not intend to update these fonts, however they may still work. <strong>We do not, however, recommend their use. In almost all cases the standard fonts are a better choice. Font size is less of a concern than it was years ago, particularly with improved compression technologies such as woff2.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Previous Versions<\/h2>\n<p>A detailed list of changes for each version of the fonts is on the <a href=\"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/charis\/history\">Version history page<\/a>. Previous versions can be downloaded from our <a href=\"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/charis\/download\/previous-versions\">Previous Versions archive<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Announcement List If you would like stay informed of updates to Charis and other SIL fonts, please subscribe to the SIL Font News Announcement List. 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