How to find a font with Globe symbols

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Which font is used in http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U1F300.pdf?
I'm particular interested in the GLOBE WITH MERIDIANS glyph.

Q: Is there any free font that cover these Unicode block?

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Best Answer

I searched a while but wasn't able to find a suitable font. Nevertheless I want to share my research. Maybe it will help you to identify it on your own.

Use a bookmarklet to see which font is used on a website

  1. Drag the whatfont bookmarklet to your browsers toolbar (works in every browser)
  2. Go to your website and call the bookmarklet
  3. Hover over any text (and click if you need additional infos)

javascript:(function(){var d=document,s=d.createElement('scr'+'ipt'),b=d.body,l=d.location;s.setAttribute('src','http://chengyinliu.com/wf.js?o='+encodeURIComponent(l.href)+'&t='+(new Date().getTime()));b.appendChild(s)})();

Use a screenshot

Where fonts are embedded in images (like in your example) this bookmarklet won't help.
But myfonts.com or whatfontis.com lets you upload screenshots and identifies the font if possible.

Search on font sites

Scroll down on alanwood.net. The site offers a wide range of mathematical symbols.

Use the Unicode identifier

If you know the Unicode identifier, you could use scarfboy.com and search for i.e. "1F30D". 

U+1F30D         U+1F30E           U+1F30F         U+1F310

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Under section Some fonts with this character you'll see at least one containing font.

A second site which has a similar feature is fileformat.info. if you search for 1F30D and click on Fonts that support U+1F30D you get a list of fonts which support your character. Of course each font could have a different interpretation of a character.

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