Given a TTF font file, how do detect if it is an unicode or non-unicode?

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I am trying to convert a txt file that is non-unicode to unicode. TTF font files are the inputs along with the txt file, to learn about the source and target.

How do i get information from the TTF font files about the conversion that needs to take place?

Regardless of the how, why do you think this lets you determine which encoding the file uses? Fonts can support *several* character encodings all in the same file, including "non-unicode" and "unicode" mappings at the same time. — Mike 'Pomax' Kamermans, Aug 13 '16 at 19:27

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 11 '18 at 22:57

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You can use file command, see example bellow:

$ file emoji.ttf 
emoji.ttf: TrueType Font data, 11 tables, 1st "OS/2", 14 names, Macintosh, type 1 
string, emojiVersion 1.1emojimj

answered Dec 11 '18 at 22:57

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Given a TTF font file, how do detect if it is an unicode or non-unicode?

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