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following 21 glyphs are missing (some of them already covered by #21):\r\n\r\n      Ĉĉ Ĝĝ Ĥĥ Ĳĳ Ĵĵ ĸ Ŀŀ ŉ Ŝŝ Ţţ Ŭŭ ♪\r\n\r\nMES-1 is a character set standardized by the European Union that covers all characters that usually appear in European people's names (if they are written using the Latin alphabet), i. e. on ID cards, and therefore coverage is mandated in some EU countries for software used in the European public sector (I do not know if it makes sense to apply such a standard to a source code font, but you know bureaucracy...).\r\n\r\n(there is also MES-2, which also covers some more Latin (letters usually not appearing in names), and some Greek and Cyrillic, and is voluntary to cover, but for that you would need to add 365 more glyphs - including those that are missing for MES-1)\r\n\r\n----\r\n\r\nFor reference, MES-1 is defined as\r\n\r\n    |ASCII uppercase letters        |0041-5A(26)|ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ|-----|\r\n    |ASCII lowercase letters        |0061-7A(26)|abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz|-----|\r\n    |ASCII decimal digits           |0030-39(10)|0123456789|---------------------|\r\n    |ASCII special characters       |0020-2F(16)| !\"#$%&'()*+,-./|---------------|\r\n    |'->                |003A-40,5B-60,7B-7E(17)|:;<=>?@[\\]^_`{|}~|--------------|\r\n    \r\n    |Latin-1 symbols                |00A0-BF(32)| ¡¢£¤¥¦§¨©ª«¬°±²³´µ¶·¸¹º»¼½¾¿|\r\n    |Latin-1 uppercase letters      |00C0-DF(32)|ÀÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈÉÊËÌÍÎÏÐÑÒÓÔÕÖ×ØÙÚÛÜÝÞß|\r\n    |Latin-1 lowercase letters      |00E0-FF(32)|àáâãäåæçèéêëìíîïðñòóôõö÷øùúûüýþÿ|\r\n    |Latin extended                 |0100-13(20)|ĀāĂăĄąĆćĈĉĊċČčĎďĐđĒē|-----------|\r\n    |'->                            |0116-2B(22)|ĖėĘęĚěĜĝĞğĠġĢģĤĥĦħĨĩĪī|---------|\r\n    |'->                            |012E-4D(32)|ĮįİıĲĳĴĵĶķĸĹĺĻļĽľĿŀŁłŃńŅņŇňŉŊŋŌō|\r\n    |'->                            |0150-67(24)|ŐőŒœŔŕŖŗŘřŚśŜŝŞşŠšŢţŤťŦŧ|-------|\r\n    |'->                            |0168-7E(23)|ŨũŪūŬŭŮůŰűŲųŴŵŶŷŸŹźŻżŽž|--------|\r\n    \r\n    |Accents                        |02C7-C7(01)|ˇ|------------------------------|\r\n    |'->                      |02D8-DB,DD-DD(05)|˘˙˚˛˝|--------------------------|\r\n    |Typographic special characters |2015-15(01)|―|------------------------------|\r\n    |'->                      |2018-19,1C-1D(04)|‘’“”|---------------------------|\r\n    |Euro symbol                    |20AC-AC(01)|€|------------------------------|\r\n    |Trademark symbol               |2122-22(01)|™|------------------------------|\r\n    |Ohm symbol                     |2126-26(01)|Ω|------------------------------|\r\n    |Vulgar fractions               |215B-5E(04)|⅛⅜⅝⅞|---------------------------|\r\n    |Arrow symbols                  |2190-93(04)|←↑→↓|---------------------------|\r\n    |Musical note symbol            |266A-6A(01)|♪|------------------------------|\r\n\r\nAnd MES-2 also covers (the ones marked with `(*)` are not covered by Microsoft's \"Windows Glyph List\")\r\n\r\n    |Latin extended                 |0114-15(02)|Ĕĕ|-----------------------------|\r\n    |'->                      |012C-2D,4E-4F(04)|ĬĭŎŏ|---------------------------|\r\n    |'->                      |0192-92,FA-FF(07)|ƒǺǻǼǽǾǿ|------------------------|\r\n    |'->                      |1E80-85,F2-F3(08)|ẀẁẂẃẄẅỲỳ|-----------------------|\r\n    |'->                        (*) |01DE-EF(18)|ǞǟǠǡǢǣǤǥǦǧǨǩǪǫǬǭǮǯ|-------------|\r\n    |'->                  (*) |0218-1B,1E-1F(06)|ȘșȚțȞȟ|-------------------------|\r\n    |'->      (*) |1E02-03,0A-0B,1E-1F,40-41(08)|ḂḃḊḋḞḟṀṁ|-----------------------|\r\n    |'->            (*) |1E56-57,60-61,6A-6B(06)|ṖṗṠṡṪṫ|-------------------------|\r\n    |More exotic Latin letters      |017F-7F(01)|ſ|------------------------------|\r\n    |'->                  (*) |018F-8F,B7-B7(02)|ƏƷ|-----------------------------|\r\n    |'->            (*) |0259-59,7C-7C,92-92(03)|əɼʒ|----------------------------|\r\n    |'->                        (*) |1E9B-9B(01)|ẛ|------------------------------|\r\n    |Latin Modifier letters         |02C6-C6(01)|ˆ|------------------------------|\r\n    |'->                      |02C9-C9,DC-DC(02)|ˉ˜|-----------------------------|\r\n    |'->                  (*) |02BB-BD,EE-EE(04)|ʻʼʽˮ|---------------------------|\r\n    \r\n    |Greek uppercase letters        |0391-A1(17)|ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡ|--------------|\r\n    |'->                            |03A3-A9(07)|ΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ|------------------------|\r\n    |Greek lowercase letters        |03B1-C9(25)|αβγδεζηθικλμνξοπρςστυφχψω|------|\r\n    |Greek extended                 |0384-8A(07)|΄΅Ά·ΈΉΊ|------------------------|\r\n    |'->                      |038C-8C,8E-90(04)|ΌΎΏΐ|---------------------------|\r\n    |'->                      |03AA-B0,CA-CE(12)|ΪΫάέήίΰϊϋόύώ|-------------------|\r\n    |'->            (*) |0374-75,7A-7A,7E-7E(04)|ʹ͵ͺ;|---------------------------|\r\n    |'->                  (*) |03D7-D7,DA-E1(09)|ϗϚϛϜϝϞϟϠϡ|----------------------|\r\n    |'->                  (*) |1F00-15,18-1D(28)|ἀἁἂἃἄἅἆἇἈἉἊἋἌἍἎἏἐἑἒἓἔἕἘἙἚἛἜἝ|---|\r\n    |'->                        (*) |1F20-3F(32)|ἠἡἢἣἤἥἦἧἨἩἪἫἬἭἮἯἰἱἲἳἴἵἶἷἸἹἺἻἼἽἾἿ|\r\n    |'->            (*) |1F40-45,48-4D,50-57(20)|ὀὁὂὃὄὅὈὉὊὋὌὍὐὑὒὓὔὕὖὗ|-----------|\r\n    |'->            (*) |1F59-59,5B-5B,5D-5D(03)|ὙὛὝ|----------------------------|\r\n    |'->                        (*) |1F5F-7D(31)|ὟὠὡὢὣὤὥὦὧὨὩὪὫὬὭὮὯὰάὲέὴήὶίὸόὺύὼώ||\r\n    |'->                        (*) |1F80-9F(32)|ᾀᾁᾂᾃᾄᾅᾆᾇᾈᾉᾊᾋᾌᾍᾎᾏᾐᾑᾒᾓᾔᾕᾖᾗᾘᾙᾚᾛᾜᾝᾞᾟ|\r\n    |'->                        (*) |1FA0-B4(21)|ᾠᾡᾢᾣᾤᾥᾦᾧᾨᾩᾪᾫᾬᾭᾮᾯᾰᾱᾲᾳᾴ|----------|\r\n    |'->                  (*) |1FB6-C4,C6-D3(29)|ᾶᾷᾸᾹᾺΆᾼ᾽ι᾿῀῁ῂῃῄῆῇῈΈῊΉῌ῍῎῏ῐῑῒΐ|--|\r\n    |'->                  (*) |1FD6-DB,DD-EF(25)|ῖῗῘῙῚΊ῝῞῟ῠῡῢΰῤῥῦῧῨῩῪΎῬ῭΅`|------|\r\n    |'->                  (*) |1FF2-F4,F6-FE(12)|ῲῳῴῶῷῸΌῺΏῼ´῾|-------------------|\r\n    \r\n    |Cyrillic                       |0400-1F(32)|ЀЁЂЃЄЅІЇЈЉЊЋЌЍЎЏАБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОП|\r\n    |'->                            |0420-3F(32)|РСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯабвгдежзийклмноп|\r\n    |'->                            |0440-5F(32)|рстуфхцчшщъыьэюяѐёђѓєѕіїјљњћќѝўџ|\r\n    |'->                            |0490-91(02)|Ґґ|-----------------------------|\r\n    |'->                        (*) |0492-B1(32)|ҒғҔҕҖҗҘҙҚқҜҝҞҟҠҡҢңҤҥҦҧҨҩҪҫҬҭҮүҰұ|\r\n    |'->                  (*) |04B2-C4,C7-C8(21)|ҲҳҴҵҶҷҸҹҺһҼҽҾҿӀӁӂӃӄӇӈ|----------|\r\n    |'->                  (*) |04CB-CC,D0-EB(30)|ӋӌӐӑӒӓӔӕӖӗӘәӚӛӜӝӞӟӠӡӢӣӤӥӦӧӨөӪӫ|-|\r\n    |'->                  (*) |04EE-F5,F8-F9(10)|ӮӯӰӱӲӳӴӵӸӹ|---------------------|\r\n    \r\n    |Typographic symbols            |2013-14(02)|–—|-----------------------------|\r\n    |'->          |2017-17,1A-1B,1E-1E,20-22(07)|‗‚‛„†‡•|------------------------|\r\n    |'->          |2026-26,30-30,32-33,39-3A(06)|…‰′″‹›|-------------------------|\r\n    |'->          |203C-3C,3E-3E,44-44,7F-7F(04)|‼‾⁄ⁿ|---------------------------|\r\n    |'->                  (*) |204A-4A,82-82(02)|⁊₂|-----------------------------|\r\n    |Currency symbols               |20A3-A4(02)|₣₤|-----------------------------|\r\n    |'->                            |20A7-A7(01)|₧|------------------------------|\r\n    |'->                        (*) |20AF-AF(01)|₯|------------------------------|\r\n    |Business symbols               |2105-05(01)|℅|------------------------------|\r\n    |'->                            |2116-16(01)|№|------------------------------|\r\n    |Arrow symbols                  |2194-95(02)|↔↕|-----------------------------|\r\n    |'->                            |21A8-A8(01)|↨|------------------------------|\r\n    |Mathematical symbols           |2202-02(01)|∂|------------------------------|\r\n    |'->          |2206-06,0F-0F,11-12,19-1A(06)|∆∏∑−∙√|-------------------------|\r\n    |'->                |221E-1F,29-29,2B-2B(04)|∞∟∩∫|---------------------------|\r\n    |'->                |2248-48,60-61,64-65(05)|≈≠≡≤≥|--------------------------|\r\n    |'->                |2302-02,10-10,20-21(04)|⌂⌐⌠⌡|---------------------------|\r\n    |'->            (*) |2200-00,03-03,08-09(04)|∀∃∈∉|---------------------------|\r\n    |'->            (*) |2227-28,2A-2A,59-59(04)|∧∨∪≙|---------------------------|\r\n    |'->            (*) |2282-83,95-95,97-97(04)|⊂⊃⊕⊗|---------------------------|\r\n    |'->                        (*) |2329-2A(02)|〈〉|-----------------------------|\r\n    |Box drawing characters         |2500-00(01)|─|------------------------------|\r\n    |'->                |2502-02,0C-0C,10-10(03)|│┌┐|----------------------------|\r\n    |'->                |2514-14,18-18,1C-1C(03)|└┘├|----------------------------|\r\n    |'->          |2524-24,2C-2C,34-34,3C-3C(04)|┤┬┴┼|---------------------------|\r\n    |'->                            |2550-6C(29)|═║╒╓╔╕╖╗╘╙╚╛╜╝╞╟╠╡╢╣╤╥╦╧╨╩╪╫╬|--|\r\n    |Block graphic characters       |2580-80(01)|▀|------------------------------|\r\n    |'->                |2584-84,88-88,8C-8C(03)|▄█▌|----------------------------|\r\n    |'->                            |2590-93(04)|▐░▒▓|---------------------------|\r\n    |Shapes                         |25A0-A0(01)|■|------------------------------|\r\n    |'->                            |25AC-AC(01)|▬|------------------------------|\r\n    |'->          |25B2-B2,BA-BA,BC-BC,C4-C4(04)|▲►▼◄|---------------------------|\r\n    |'->                      |25CA-CB,D8-D9(04)|◊○◘◙|---------------------------|\r\n    |Miscellaneous symbols          |263A-3C(03)|☺☻☼|----------------------------|\r\n    |'->                      |2640-40,42-42(02)|♀♂|-----------------------------|\r\n    |'->                |2660-60,63-63,65-66(04)|♠♣♥♦|---------------------------|\r\n    |'->                            |266B-6B(01)|♫|------------------------------|\r\n    |Ligatures                      |FB01-02(02)|ﬁﬂ|-----------------------------|\r\n    |Replacement character (*)      |FFFD-FD(01)|�|------------------------------|"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/chrissimpkins/Hack/issues/comments/145663744","html_url":"https://github.com/chrissimpkins/Hack/issues/52#issuecomment-145663744","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/chrissimpkins/Hack/issues/52","id":145663744,"user":{"login":"schierlm","id":1568931,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1568931?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/schierlm","html_url":"https://github.com/schierlm","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/schierlm/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/schierlm/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/schierlm/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/schierlm/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/schierlm/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/schierlm/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/schierlm/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/schierlm/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/schierlm/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-10-05T20:47:22Z","updated_at":"2015-10-05T20:47:22Z","body":"Sorry if I have to disappoint you, but I'm not myself working in the public sector here and know most of it from another person who in 2009 filed a feature request against *my* open source project (which was a Windows utility to show metadata about truetype fonts, and he wanted it to analyze MES-1/2/3 coverage; I got the request by e-mail so I won't quote it here).\r\n\r\nSo I cannot really say which countries it applies to exactly; from the rationale of Johan van Wingen’s Negative ballot in http://www.evertype.com/standards/iso10646/pdf/cwa13873.pdf, I would assume The Netherlands are not in that list.\r\n\r\nAs far as I understand it [as already said, take this with a grain of salt as I'm not personally affected], the rationale for requiring MES-1 in fonts is to avoid situations where unsuspecting/non-technical users see replacement characters in \"everyday life\", e. g. when communicating via e-mail or private messages suddenly one of the sender name's characters (e. g. the ĳ in a Dutch person's name) is replaced by a �, which may cause some confusion when talking to that person later on the phone, for example. Embedding fonts should not fall in that category as the text in a presentation or PDF is already fixed and should not suddenly get more characters (although I have to admit I don't know whether embedding fonts may affect display of texts that users enter in PDF form fields), so if you use a font for a presentation that does not cover your characters, you will hopefully notice it yourself :-) . Also, unlike installing software or fonts, downloading and viewing PDFs does not require  Administrator permissions on Windows, and is therefore harder to regulate :-)\r\n"}}