---
name: "unibdf2hex"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "unifont-bin"
version: "1:15.1.01-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/unibdf2hex"
---

# unibdf2hex(1)

Convert BDF font glyphs into Unifont .hex glyphs

## NAME

unibdf2hex - Convert BDF font glyphs into Unifont .hex glyphs

## SYNOPSIS

**unibdf2hex** \< *input-font.bdf* \> *output-font.hex*

## DESCRIPTION

**unibdf2hex** reads a BDF font file, extracting selected code points and printing them on stdout in Unifont .hex format.  This program was used to extract CJK ideographs from the 16x16 version of Wen Quan Yi's BDF font.  Currently the program is hard-coded to only extract those code points that comprise the "wqy.hex" source font file used to build "unifont.hex" but this source code could easily be modified.

## FILES

\*.hex GNU Unifont font files

## SEE ALSO

[**bdfimplode**(1)](/bdfimplode/1.md), [**hex2bdf**(1)](/hex2bdf/1.md), **hex2otf**(1), [**hex2sfd**(1)](/hex2sfd/1.md), [**hexbraille**(1)](/hexbraille/1.md), [**hexdraw**(1)](/hexdraw/1.md), [**hexkinya**(1)](/hexkinya/1.md), [**hexmerge**(1)](/hexmerge/1.md), **johab2syllables**(1), [**johab2ucs2**(1)](/johab2ucs2/1.md), [**unibmp2hex**(1)](/unibmp2hex/1.md), [**unibmpbump**(1)](/unibmpbump/1.md), [**unicoverage**(1)](/unicoverage/1.md), [**unidup**(1)](/unidup/1.md), [**unifont**(5)](/unifont/5.md), **unifont-johab631**(5), [**unifont-viewer**(1)](/unifont-viewer/1.md), [**unifont1per**(1)](/unifont1per/1.md), [**unifontchojung**(1)](/unifontchojung/1.md), [**unifontksx**(1)](/unifontksx/1.md), [**unifontpic**(1)](/unifontpic/1.md), **unigen-hangul**(1), [**unigencircles**(1)](/unigencircles/1.md), [**unigenwidth**(1)](/unigenwidth/1.md), [**unihex2bmp**(1)](/unihex2bmp/1.md), [**unihex2png**(1)](/unihex2png/1.md), [**unihexfill**(1)](/unihexfill/1.md), [**unihexgen**(1)](/unihexgen/1.md), **unihexpose**(1), [**unihexrotate**(1)](/unihexrotate/1.md), **unijohab2html**(1), [**unipagecount**(1)](/unipagecount/1.md), [**unipng2hex**(1)](/unipng2hex/1.md)

## AUTHOR

**unibdf2hex** was written by Paul Hardy.

## LICENSE

**unibdf2hex** is Copyright © 2008 Paul Hardy.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

## BUGS

No known bugs exist.