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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.  
 
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.  
  
* [[Adobe Type 1]]
 
 
* [[Acorn Font]]
 
* [[Acorn Font]]
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* [[Adobe Type 1]] ([[PFB]], [[PFM (Printer Font Metrics)|PFM]], [[AFM]])
 
* [[BDF]]
 
* [[BDF]]
 
* [[ChiWriter font]]
 
* [[ChiWriter font]]
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* [[OpenType]] (.otf)
 
* [[OpenType]] (.otf)
 
* [[Open Font Format]]
 
* [[Open Font Format]]
* [[PFB]], [[PFM (Printer Font Metrics)|PFM]], [[AFM]], [[BDF]] (Adobe font formats)
 
 
* [[sfnt]]
 
* [[sfnt]]
 
* [[TheDraw font]] (.tdf)
 
* [[TheDraw font]] (.tdf)
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* [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]
 
* [http://thenextweb.com/dd/2013/12/23/science-behind-fonts-make-feel/ The science behind fonts (and how they make you feel)]
 
* [http://thenextweb.com/dd/2013/12/23/science-behind-fonts-make-feel/ The science behind fonts (and how they make you feel)]
 
[[Category:Fonts| ]]
 

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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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