Cyrillic Fonts for PC

The Cyrillic text used in the data sets are encoded using the CP1251 Cyrillic system. Users will require CP1251 fonts to read or print such text correctly. CP1251 is the Cyrillic encoding used in Windows products as developed by Microsoft. The system replaces the underused upper 128 characters of the typical Latin character set with Cyrillic characters, leaving the full set of Latin type in the lower 128 characters. Thus the user may mix Cyrillic and Latin text without changing fonts.

Several CP1251 fonts are available for download on the internet, the most common of which are Gavin Heff's altruistically free ER series of Cyrillic fonts. These fonts are available in a variety of encodings for both Windows and Macintosh platforms in the following styles:

Architect - A decorative script font, very basic.
Bukinist - A serifed variable-width font similar to Times.
Kurier - A san-serif fixed-width font similar to Courier.
Universal - A sans-serif variable-width font similar to Arial or Helvetica.

If you use Windows 95 and above, you do NOT need to obtain fonts or keyboard drivers for Cyrillic. Microsoft includes Cyrillic support in the system software. For the newest versions of Windows, do the following:
Go to "Control Panel" and double-click on "Regional Options". Choose the tab entitled "General". Towards the bottom are the language settings. Check "Cyrillic" and choose "ok."

For older versions of Windows, the process is slightly different. To install Cyrillic do the following:
Open Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs, click the Windows Setup tab, and select the Multilanguage Support check box. (Note: this will also install support for Greek, Central European, etc.) Click "ok" and exit.

Also, don't forget to install a keyboard. In the same Control Panel, double-click on the Keyboard icon. Go to languages and choose the one you need. You will have to restart the computer for the changes to take effect. The keyboard layout provided is based upon the typewriter layout used in each language.

Here you can find detailed and yet simple instructions on how to make your favorite software work with cyrillic characters.

Topics Required Reading: Introduction General info on encodings: KOI8-R and CP-1251, fonts, keyboard layouts: JTsuKENG and YaWERTY (phonetic).

Test russification Test pages KOI8-R and CP-1251 fonts.

MS Windows NT, 98, 95, 3.11, 3.1 Cyrillic fonts, keyboard. Russifying Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Explorer, etc.

X Windows (X11R6 under UNIX) KOI8-R and CP-1251 fonts for X Windows. Keyboard *.xmm files.

MS DOS Fonts, keyboard, converters, Telemate.

OS/2 Fonts and Keyboard.

TeX and LaTeX Cyrillic fonts in ALT encoding, russifying LaTeX2e.

Converters in Source Converters that come in source and therefore can be compiled on any OS.

Apple Macintosh Links to Mac russifiers.

Commodore Amiga Authentic aged Amiga fonts and keyboard!

DEC VT terminals Even dumb green-letter terminals can be russified.

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