How to get Wikipedia W from Linux Libertine?

Question

How can I get the Wikipedia-looking crossing-w from Linux Libertine font?

They talk about it on their homepage and in the wikipedia article, but I can't find an example of how to actually produce it.

Fyi I'm using xetex with fontspec.

@cgnieder You could turn this into an answer. (And it assumes you've loaded the libertineotf package.) Is there a way to do it without? — Alan Munn, Mar 08 '12 at 21:21
@AlanMunn: It should be possible with fontspec's Alternate feature. — Andrey Vihrov, Mar 08 '12 at 21:22

score 24 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 09 '12 at 00:51

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The “official” way, is to activate stylistic set 5 feature, StylisticSet=5 fontspec option. If you to use it locally then you can define a “font family” with that option, and if you want it globally you should pass it to \setmainfont. This is also the most portable way, as the glyph name (W.alt) or the private use area code point (U+E02F) can change in the future since they are “internal” to the font and should not concern its users, only the OpenType features are the “public” interface.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\setmainfont{Linux Libertine O}
\newfontfamily\libertinew[StylisticSet=5]{Linux Libertine O}
\begin{document}
\textsc{Wikipedia}\par
\textsc{\libertinew Wikipedia}
\end{document}

answered Mar 09 '12 at 00:51

خالد حسني

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How did you know to use 5 as the StylisticSet? – Alan Munn Mar 09 '12 at 00:57
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I couldn't find it in the documentation (not mentioned explicitly, but I don't know German anyway), so I opened the font in FontForge and checked the alternates of the W glyph :). – خالد حسني Mar 09 '12 at 01:06
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Man, there is got to be an easier way of doing these things... – Andriy Drozdyuk Mar 09 '12 at 01:12
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@drozzy: yes, it is called proper documentations (which reminds me to properly document my own fonts :p). – خالد حسني Mar 09 '12 at 01:21
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What would be the official way if one doesn't use XeLaTeX? \libertineGlyph works with pdflatex as well... – cgnieder Mar 09 '12 at 08:21
@cgnieder: If one can’t use an OpenType cabable engine, then accessing the glyph directly would be the only way AFAIK (unless it is made into a fake ligature in the TFM files, which is very unlikely). – خالد حسني Mar 09 '12 at 12:05
@AlanMunn (+ drozzy): You could also examine the Stylistic Sets as described in How to find out which glyphs are different in an OpenType style set?. – doncherry Dec 01 '12 at 08:56
Interestingly I receive a warning with Linux Libertine O (fontspec warning: "icu-feature-not-exist-in-font" OpenType feature 'Variant=5' (+ss05) not available for font 'LinuxLibertineO/B' with script 'Latin' and language 'Default'.), but the W shows as expected. – 0xC0000022L Jun 22 '15 at 16:54

cgnieder · Answer 2 · 2012-03-08T22:00:06.117

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The character is accessible through \libertineGlyph{W.alt} or \libertineGlyph{uniE02F}

\documentclass{scrartcl}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\usepackage{libertineotf}
\setmainfont{Linux Libertine O}

\begin{document}

\libertineGlyph{W.alt}\textsc{ikipedia} \libertineGlyph{uniE02F}\textsc{ikipedia}

\end{document}

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As Andrey Vihrov pointed out in his comment you can also access the glyph with \char"E02F without having to load libertineotf.

\documentclass{scrartcl}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\setmainfont{Linux Libertine O}

\begin{document}

\char"E02F\relax\textsc{ikipedia}

\end{document}

edited Mar 08 '12 at 22:00

answered Mar 08 '12 at 21:50

cgnieder

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I found out that Alternate doesn't quite work. But you can get the glyph with \char"E02F\relax, then libertineotf is not needed. – Andrey Vihrov Mar 08 '12 at 21:52
@AndreyVihrov Ah, I should have thought of that. It's quite obvious, actually... – cgnieder Mar 08 '12 at 21:54
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Does it work as well if you put the W in the \textsc? The way it is, the kerning looks a little off, repositioning it might help. – doncherry Mar 08 '12 at 22:43
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Well, one probably wants to put everything in a macro called \WikipediaMark, say, so you stick a manual \kern -0.05em or something in there. – kahen Mar 08 '12 at 22:54
@doncherry I haven't tried it out (I can't say why, actually) but I guess it does. But if it doesn't there's still kahen's suggestion. – cgnieder Mar 08 '12 at 23:04
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@cgnieder: Hmm, with the \libertineGlyph versions, it fixes the kerning, but the W appears strangely, I'd say it's italic. No idea why. \textsc{\char"E02F\relax ikipedia} looks good -- correct letter and right kerning. – doncherry Mar 08 '12 at 23:17
@AndreyVihrov How in the world did you find the code for that letter? Can you share your wizard ways... – Andriy Drozdyuk Mar 08 '12 at 23:27
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@drozzy You find it in the libertine manual in the »Glyphs« section – cgnieder Mar 08 '12 at 23:32

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