I would like to write the two special characters for Medieval Latin transcriptions of "per" and "pro" (see the attached image). Does anybody know if those characters exist? I do not find them. Thanks!
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The comprehensive symbol list does not mention per or pro by name. I've never seen them before either.– John KormyloOct 21, 2018 at 15:03
1 Answer
Welcome to TeX.SX! The two symbols ꝑ
and ꝓ
are found in the Latin Extended-D Unicode block. In particular, Ꝑ
(U+A750
), ꝑ
(U+A751
), Ꝓ
(U+A752
) and ꝓ
(U+A753
).
Regarding input, a Unicode compile engine is recommended: XeTeX or LuaTeX. Regarding output, you need to choose a typeface/font that supports Latin Extended-D. You can choose Symbola, Quivira or any other fonts you find suitable (see also the MUFI font page). Make sure to read the font license!!
% !TeX program = XeLaTeX
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\setmainfont{Symbola_Hinted.ttf}
\begin{document}
per/par: ꝑ: emꝑere (emperere), ꝑler (parler)
pro: ꝓ: ꝓmis (promis), ꝓdome (prodome)
\end{document}