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9 rows, 5.4 columns per character.
FIGlet font
Greek FIGlet Font
Greek is a 9-row FIGlet font by Bruce Jakeway--based, 1994. It suits README headers and terminal splash screens.
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Samples
_ _ __ __ | | | | \ \ \ \ | |_| |___ \ \ \ \ ___ | _ / __) > \ > \ / _ \ | | | > _) / ^ \ / ^ ( (_) ) |_| |_\___)_/ \_\/_/ \_\___/
___ ______ _____ ___ ___
/ _ \(___ / \__ ) / _ \ / _ \
| |_| | / / __ __/ / | | | ( (_) |
| _ | / / / \/ / / | | | |\__, |
| | | |/ /__ ( () < |__ | |_| | / /
|_| |_/_____) \__/\_\__ \ \___/ /_/
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(_/ Specifications
| Height | 9 rows |
|---|---|
| Baseline | row 7 |
| Widest character | 13 columns |
| Average width | 5.8 columns per character |
| "Hello" renders at | 29 columns |
| Font file | Greek.flf (10.1 KB) |
| Derived from | Standard |
Where it works
At 9 rows it has room for real letterforms, which is what makes a header look deliberate.
About 5.8 columns per character. A five-letter word lands near 29 columns, comfortable in a README.
About this font
Taken from the credits inside Greek.flf:
NTGreek by Bruce Jakeway--based on Standard by Glenn Chappell & Ian Chai
Questions and comments regarding ntgreek.flf to
For figlet release 2.0
Date: 1994 Apr 2
Explanation of first line:
flf2 - "magic number" for file identification
a - should always be `a', for now
$ - the "hardblank" -- prints as a blank, but can't be smushed
9 - height of a character
7 - height of a character, not including descenders
13 - max line length (excluding comment lines) + a fudge factor
15 - default smushmode for this font (like "-m 15" on command line)
30 - number of comment lines
Greek keyboard maps:
All keys map to those in standard except:
alpha = A,a lambda = L,l phi = F,f rough breathing = (
beta = B,b mu = M,m chi = C,c smooth breathing = )
gamma = G,g nu = N,n psi = Y,y acute accent = '
delta = D,d xi = X,x omega = w,w grave accent = `
epsilon = E,e omicron = O,o script theta = J diaresis = ^
zeta = Z,z pi = P,p script phi = j
eta = H,h rho = R,r final sigma = V
theta = Q,q sigma = S,s omega bar = v
iota = I,i tau = T,t raised period = :
kappa = K,k upsilon = U,u iota subscript = _