Linux Libertine

Linux Biolinum
Category	Sans-serif
Classification	Humanist
Designer(s)	Philipp H. Poll
Foundry	Libertine Open Fonts Project
Date released	March 21, 2009
Characters	2,400
Glyphs	2,403
License	GPL / OFL
	Sample
Shown here	Version 5.3.0
Latest release version	5.3.0
Latest release date	February 2, 2016

Linux Libertine
Category	Serif
Classification	Transitional
Designer(s)	Philipp H. Poll
Foundry	Libertine Open Fonts Project
Date released	September 23, 2003
Characters	2,673
Glyphs	2,676
License	GPL / OFL
Shown here	Version 5.3.0
Website	sourceforge.net/projects/linuxlibertine/
Latest release version	5.3.0
Latest release date	July 6, 2012

Linux Libertine is a typeface created by the Libertine Open Fonts Project, which aims to create free and open alternatives to proprietary typefaces such as Times New Roman. It was developed with the free font editor FontForge and is licensed under the GNU General Public License and the SIL Open Font License.^[1]

In 2009, the project released Linux Biolinum: it is a sans serif font designed to pair well with Libertine.^[2] It resembles Optima.

In 2012, a monospaced serif font face was released, Linux Libertine Mono.^[3]

Derivative works include the following.

The Libertinus font family forked in 2012, including:
- Libertinus Serif, based on Linux Libertine.
- Libertinus Sans, based on Linux Biolinum and Optima.
- Libertinus Mono, based on Linux Libertine Mono.
- Libertinus Math, based on Linux Libertine with additional glyphs for mathematics.
Common Serif, based on Libertinus Serif.

^ Byfield, Bruce (August 28, 2006). "Linux Libertine Open Fonts offers free Times Roman alternative". Linux.com. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
^ Poll, Philipp (March 21, 2009). "Libertine Open Fonts Project releases version 4.4.1". LWN.
^ Poll, Philipp (July 7, 2012). "Version 5.3.0 of the Linux Libertine OS Font Family". LWN.