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| − | Fonts describe how text looks (as opposed to how the characters are represented in text, which is the area of [[ | + | Fonts describe how text looks (as opposed to how the characters are represented in text, which is the area of [[character encoding]]s). There are a number of formats that describe fonts for computers. |
| + | == Font formats == | ||
* [[Acorn Font]] | * [[Acorn Font]] | ||
| + | * [[Adobe Type 1]] (PostScript Type 1, ATM, .pfb, .pfm, .afm) | ||
| + | * [[Amiga bitmap font]] | ||
* [[BDF]] | * [[BDF]] | ||
| − | * [[CID]], [[TFM]], [[OFM]], [[OVF]], [[OVP]], [[ | + | * [[BRFNT]] |
| + | * [[ByteMap font format]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20171031202737/http://bmf.wz.cz/bmf-format.htm] | ||
| + | * [[Bitstream compressed outline]] (.bco) | ||
| + | * [[Calamus Font]] (.cfn) | ||
| + | * [[CHET font]] | ||
| + | * [[ChiWriter font]] | ||
| + | * [[CHR (Borland font)]] | ||
| + | * [[CID]], [[TFM]], [[OFM]], [[OVF]], [[OVP]], [[Metafont]] - TeX Fonts and support data | ||
| + | * [[CPI]] | ||
| + | * [[Daisy-Dot font]] | ||
| + | * [[Data Fork Suitcase font]] (OS X, .dfont) | ||
* [[dfont]] | * [[dfont]] | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Embedded OpenType]] (EOT) |
| − | * [[FON]] (Windows bitmap | + | * [[F3 font]] |
| + | * [[FIGlet font]] | ||
| + | * [[FNT (Windows Font)]] | ||
| + | * [[FONTASY font]] (.fy*) | ||
| + | * [[FontLab]] (.vfb) | ||
| + | * [[Font Mania (REXXCOM)]] | ||
| + | * [[Fontographer]] (.fog) | ||
| + | * [[FON]] (Windows Font with NE/PE container) | ||
| + | * [[Font Suitcase]] (Mac pre-OS X, uses resource fork) | ||
| + | * [[GEM bitmap font]] (.fnt) | ||
* [[GEOS Font]] | * [[GEOS Font]] | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[GRASP font]] |
| + | * [[HEX (Unifont)]] | ||
| + | * [[IntelliFont]] | ||
| + | * [[Interlace Character Editor font]] | ||
| + | * [[MPlayer bitmap font]] | ||
* [[Open Font Format]] | * [[Open Font Format]] | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[OpenType]] (.otf) |
| + | * [[PaintJet soft font]] (.pjf) | ||
| + | * [[PC Screen Font]] | ||
| + | * [[PCF]] | ||
| + | * [[PCR font]] | ||
| + | * [[PFF2]] (.pf2) | ||
| + | * [[PFR]] (TrueDoc) | ||
| + | * [[PK font]] | ||
| + | * [[PostScript font]] | ||
| + | * [[Raw Bitmap Font]] (.rbf) | ||
* [[sfnt]] | * [[sfnt]] | ||
| + | * [[Signum font]] | ||
| + | * [[SNF]] | ||
| + | * [[Speedo]] (.spd) | ||
| + | * [[Spline Font Database]] (.sfd) | ||
| + | * [[TexFont]] (.txf) | ||
* [[TheDraw font]] (.tdf) | * [[TheDraw font]] (.tdf) | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[TrueType]] (.ttf) |
| − | * [[WOFF|Web Open Font Format]] | + | * [[Unified Font Object]] (.ufo, .ufoz) |
| + | * BSD / Sun [[vfont]] | ||
| + | * [[WOFF|Web Open Font Format]] (WOFF) | ||
| + | * [[WFN (font format)|WFN]] | ||
| + | * [[WGT Font]] (.wfn) | ||
| + | * [[XFT]] Expert 3D Font | ||
| − | See [ | + | == Font metrics == |
| + | * AFM, PFM: See [[Adobe Type 1]] | ||
| + | * [[TeX Font Metrics]] (.tfm) | ||
| − | == | + | == Glyph formats == |
| − | * | + | * [[Glyph Interchange Format]] (.glif) |
| − | * [ | + | |
| − | * [http:// | + | == Other formats == |
| + | * [[Adobe Font List]] (.lst) | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Links == | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Fonts === | ||
| + | * [http://comicneue.com/ Comic Neue: an attempted replacement for Comic Sans] | ||
* [http://opendyslexic.org/ Open Dyslexic font; designed to be more easily readable by dyslexics] | * [http://opendyslexic.org/ Open Dyslexic font; designed to be more easily readable by dyslexics] | ||
| − | * [http:// | + | * [http://reason.com/blog/2013/06/21/dont-want-the-nsa-to-read-your-email-use Don't Want the NSA to Read Your Documents? Use This Font.] |
| + | |||
| + | === Tools === | ||
| + | * [http://www.typesample.com/ Type Sample: tool for identifying and sampling web fonts] | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Commentary === | ||
| + | * [http://www.dustbury.com/archives/18596 Times is on my side] | ||
* [http://www.slant.co/topics/67/~what-are-the-best-programming-fonts What are the best programming fonts?] | * [http://www.slant.co/topics/67/~what-are-the-best-programming-fonts What are the best programming fonts?] | ||
| + | * [http://hivelogic.com/articles/top-10-programming-fonts Top 10 programming fonts] | ||
* [http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-genuinely-offensive-font-choices-that-must-be-stopped/ 5 Genuinely Offensive Font Choices That Must Be Stopped] | * [http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-genuinely-offensive-font-choices-that-must-be-stopped/ 5 Genuinely Offensive Font Choices That Must Be Stopped] | ||
| + | * [http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/25/tech/social-media/image-macros-memes-impact-font/ This font has a big Impact on memes] | ||
| + | * [http://opentype.info/blog/2013/07/03/color-emoji-in-windows-8-1-the-future-of-color-fonts/ Color Emoji in Windows 8.1—The Future of Color Fonts?] | ||
| + | * [http://thenextweb.com/dd/2013/12/23/science-behind-fonts-make-feel/ The science behind fonts (and how they make you feel)] | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Humor === | ||
| + | * [http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-comic-sans-asshole I'm Comic Sans, Asshole!] | ||
| + | * [http://pixelambacht.nl/2015/sans-bullshit-sans/ Sans Bullshit Sans: leveraging the synergy of ligatures] | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Other links === | ||
| + | * O'Reilly, "Fonts and Encodings", Yannis Haralambous, ISBN 978-0-596-10242-5 | ||
* [http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/417863689/travelling-font-salesman-typographic-book Travelling Font Salesman - Typographic Book] | * [http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/417863689/travelling-font-salesman-typographic-book Travelling Font Salesman - Typographic Book] | ||
* [http://boingboing.net/2014/01/30/creatingafont.html Creating a font from a classic comic] | * [http://boingboing.net/2014/01/30/creatingafont.html Creating a font from a classic comic] | ||
| − | + | * [https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/03/07/webfonts-making-wikimedia-projects-readable-for-everyone/ Webfonts: Making Wikimedia projects readable for everyone] | |
| − | [[ | + | * [http://damieng.com/blog/2011/02/20/typography-in-8-bits-system-fonts Typography in 8 bits: System fonts] |
| + | * [http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/tree/docs/formats.txt FreeType 2: Supported Font Formats] | ||
| + | * [https://github.com/file/file/blob/master/magic/Magdir/fonts Magic sequences for font formats recognized by file command] | ||
| + | * [https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-windows_update/kb3013455-ms15-010-causes-font-corruption/8640d38d-19bd-46b6-9af0-6213c05107d3 KB3013455 (MS15-010) causes font corruption (Windows)] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:54, 17 June 2024
Fonts describe how text looks (as opposed to how the characters are represented in text, which is the area of character encodings). There are a number of formats that describe fonts for computers.
Contents |
[edit] Font formats
- Acorn Font
- Adobe Type 1 (PostScript Type 1, ATM, .pfb, .pfm, .afm)
- Amiga bitmap font
- BDF
- BRFNT
- ByteMap font format [1]
- Bitstream compressed outline (.bco)
- Calamus Font (.cfn)
- CHET font
- ChiWriter font
- CHR (Borland font)
- CID, TFM, OFM, OVF, OVP, Metafont - TeX Fonts and support data
- CPI
- Daisy-Dot font
- Data Fork Suitcase font (OS X, .dfont)
- dfont
- Embedded OpenType (EOT)
- F3 font
- FIGlet font
- FNT (Windows Font)
- FONTASY font (.fy*)
- FontLab (.vfb)
- Font Mania (REXXCOM)
- Fontographer (.fog)
- FON (Windows Font with NE/PE container)
- Font Suitcase (Mac pre-OS X, uses resource fork)
- GEM bitmap font (.fnt)
- GEOS Font
- GRASP font
- HEX (Unifont)
- IntelliFont
- Interlace Character Editor font
- MPlayer bitmap font
- Open Font Format
- OpenType (.otf)
- PaintJet soft font (.pjf)
- PC Screen Font
- PCF
- PCR font
- PFF2 (.pf2)
- PFR (TrueDoc)
- PK font
- PostScript font
- Raw Bitmap Font (.rbf)
- sfnt
- Signum font
- SNF
- Speedo (.spd)
- Spline Font Database (.sfd)
- TexFont (.txf)
- TheDraw font (.tdf)
- TrueType (.ttf)
- Unified Font Object (.ufo, .ufoz)
- BSD / Sun vfont
- Web Open Font Format (WOFF)
- WFN
- WGT Font (.wfn)
- XFT Expert 3D Font
[edit] Font metrics
- AFM, PFM: See Adobe Type 1
- TeX Font Metrics (.tfm)
[edit] Glyph formats
- Glyph Interchange Format (.glif)
[edit] Other formats
- Adobe Font List (.lst)
[edit] Links
[edit] Fonts
- Comic Neue: an attempted replacement for Comic Sans
- Open Dyslexic font; designed to be more easily readable by dyslexics
- Don't Want the NSA to Read Your Documents? Use This Font.
[edit] Tools
[edit] Commentary
- Times is on my side
- What are the best programming fonts?
- Top 10 programming fonts
- 5 Genuinely Offensive Font Choices That Must Be Stopped
- This font has a big Impact on memes
- Color Emoji in Windows 8.1—The Future of Color Fonts?
- The science behind fonts (and how they make you feel)
[edit] Humor
[edit] Other links
- O'Reilly, "Fonts and Encodings", Yannis Haralambous, ISBN 978-0-596-10242-5
- Travelling Font Salesman - Typographic Book
- Creating a font from a classic comic
- Webfonts: Making Wikimedia projects readable for everyone
- Typography in 8 bits: System fonts
- FreeType 2: Supported Font Formats
- Magic sequences for font formats recognized by file command
- KB3013455 (MS15-010) causes font corruption (Windows)
