unicode - how to remove characters from a font file?

Question

i've downloaded the DejaVu open source font and want to use it ad a WebFont, but even when converting it, i get a large file, and because the website i'll use will be only in few languages (arabic, french, amazigh) then, i dont need some characters.

so is there a way to browse the font file and delete the unnecessary range of unicode characters that i'll not need?

Answer 1

Using FontForge, you may open Element->Font Info->Unicode Ranges. You will see all available ranges and you can select a whole Unicode range in a single click. Then, you can tune your selection and delete using Encoding->Detach & Remove Glyphs.

Also, you can use Edit->Select->Select by Script.