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* [[Amiga bitmap font]] | * [[Amiga bitmap font]] | ||
* [[BDF]] | * [[BDF]] | ||
| + | * [[BRFNT]] | ||
| + | * [[ByteMap font format]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20171031202737/http://bmf.wz.cz/bmf-format.htm] | ||
* [[Calamus Font]] (.cfn) | * [[Calamus Font]] (.cfn) | ||
| + | * [[CHET font]] | ||
* [[ChiWriter font]] | * [[ChiWriter font]] | ||
* [[CHR (Borland font)]] | * [[CHR (Borland font)]] | ||
* [[CID]], [[TFM]], [[OFM]], [[OVF]], [[OVP]], [[Metafont]] - TeX Fonts and support data | * [[CID]], [[TFM]], [[OFM]], [[OVF]], [[OVP]], [[Metafont]] - TeX Fonts and support data | ||
* [[CPI]] | * [[CPI]] | ||
| + | * [[Daisy-Dot font]] | ||
* [[Data Fork Suitcase font]] (OS X, .dfont) | * [[Data Fork Suitcase font]] (OS X, .dfont) | ||
* [[dfont]] | * [[dfont]] | ||
* [[Embedded OpenType]] (EOT) | * [[Embedded OpenType]] (EOT) | ||
* [[F3 font]] | * [[F3 font]] | ||
| + | * [[FIGlet font]] | ||
* [[FNT (Windows Font)]] | * [[FNT (Windows Font)]] | ||
| + | * [[FONTASY font]] (.fy*) | ||
| + | * [[FontLab]] (.vfb) | ||
| + | * [[Font Mania (REXXCOM)]] | ||
| + | * [[Fontographer]] (.fog) | ||
* [[FON]] (Windows Font with NE/PE container) | * [[FON]] (Windows Font with NE/PE container) | ||
* [[Font Suitcase]] (Mac pre-OS X, uses resource fork) | * [[Font Suitcase]] (Mac pre-OS X, uses resource fork) | ||
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* [[GEOS Font]] | * [[GEOS Font]] | ||
* [[GRASP font]] | * [[GRASP font]] | ||
| + | * [[HEX (Unifont)]] | ||
* [[IntelliFont]] | * [[IntelliFont]] | ||
| + | * [[Interlace Character Editor font]] | ||
| + | * [[MPlayer bitmap font]] | ||
* [[Open Font Format]] | * [[Open Font Format]] | ||
* [[OpenType]] (.otf) | * [[OpenType]] (.otf) | ||
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* [[PC Screen Font]] | * [[PC Screen Font]] | ||
* [[PCF]] | * [[PCF]] | ||
| + | * [[PCR font]] | ||
* [[PFF2]] (.pf2) | * [[PFF2]] (.pf2) | ||
| + | * [[PFR]] (TrueDoc) | ||
* [[PK font]] | * [[PK font]] | ||
* [[PostScript font]] | * [[PostScript font]] | ||
| + | * [[Raw Bitmap Font]] (.rbf) | ||
* [[sfnt]] | * [[sfnt]] | ||
* [[Signum font]] | * [[Signum font]] | ||
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* [[Speedo]] (.spd) | * [[Speedo]] (.spd) | ||
* [[Spline Font Database]] (.sfd) | * [[Spline Font Database]] (.sfd) | ||
| + | * [[TexFont]] (.txf) | ||
* [[TheDraw font]] (.tdf) | * [[TheDraw font]] (.tdf) | ||
* [[TrueType]] (.ttf) | * [[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 | ||
== Font metrics == | == Font metrics == | ||
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== Glyph formats == | == Glyph formats == | ||
* [[Glyph Interchange Format]] (.glif) | * [[Glyph Interchange Format]] (.glif) | ||
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| + | == Other formats == | ||
| + | * [[Adobe Font List]] (.lst) | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
Latest revision as of 02:59, 1 October 2023
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.
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[edit] Font formats
- Acorn Font
- Adobe Type 1 (PostScript Type 1, ATM, .pfb, .pfm, .afm)
- Amiga bitmap font
- BDF
- BRFNT
- ByteMap font format [1]
- 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)
