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A font is an electronic data file containing a set of glyphs, characters, or symbols such as dingbats. Although the term font first referred to a set of metal type sorts in one style and size, since the 1990s most fonts are digital, used on computers.

Font files contain one or more fonts that can be accessed by the operating system and applications. Most modern fonts are stored in either the OpenType or TrueType formats, which can be used by both Macintosh and Windows computers.

Common font file extensions include .OTF, .TTF, .SVG and .FNT.

1. OpenType Font :

Font format developed by Adobe and Microsoft; combines aspects of PostScript and TrueType font formats; fully scalable, meaning the font can be resized without losing quality.

The OpenType font format is supported by Mac OS X and Windows 2000 and later.

2. TrueType Font :

Font file format created by Apple, but used on both Macintosh and Windows platforms; can be resized to any size without losing quality; also looks the same when printed as it does on the screen.

The TrueType font is the most common font format used by both Mac OS X and Windows platforms.

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  1. Computer-font
  2. TrueType Font
  3. OpenType Font
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JavaFX GraphicsContext change text size

I would like to be able to change the font size and possibly the font itself before the strokeText() method is called. I can change the color but I don't see anyway to change the font. Pane canvas = new Pane(); GraphicsContext gc =…
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is there any way to enlarge the font of menu bar and prompt windows in matlab

i have a laptop with a high resolution. i installed ubuntu(a linux distro) on it, and then enlarged the system fonts. everything seemed perfect. but recently, i installed matlab on ubuntu, and i found that matlab not fall in with the system fonts,…
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Adding new fonts to TinyMCE font options

I have checked out this thread: Google Fonts and TinyMCE and have in fact previously even successfully added new fonts to the TinyMCE font options for users. But I'm not sure what's gone wrong here and why I'm not able to do it any more. I'm trying…
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Base64 Font Encoding for Tumblr on Firefox

I am developing a Tumblr theme, and want to use a font that I have across all browsers. Because Firefox does not allow http requests for other domains for css fonts, right now the font does not work in Firefox, but works in all other browsers using…
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Does Arial support Chinese characters?

Is that right to say that Arial doesn't support Chinese characters? There are a few Chinese websites that uses font-family: Arial. However that doesn't mean that the Chinese characters are in Arial. The English characters will be displayed in Arial…
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Change font of a Non-English TextBox

Please consider the following piece of code With ActivePresentation Set sldNewSlide = .Slides.Add(.Slides.Count + 1, ppLayoutBlank) With sldNewSlide Set shpCurrShape = .Shapes.AddTextbox(msoTextOrientationHorizontal, 25, 50, 50, 200) …
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How to set the font used in the autocomplete dropdown of a ComboBox

In my desktop application, I am using a tamil font (not unicode, but glyphs) in a ComboBox Font property. It displays well when I type into it. But my auto suggestion in the DropDown box is displaying with the default font. How to change that font…
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Figure out width of a String in a certain Font

Is there any way to figure out how many pixels wide a certain String in a certain Font is? In my Activity, there are dynamic Strings put on a Button. Sometimes, the String is too long and it's divided on two lines, what makes the Button look ugly.…
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Wrapped Text Background Overlapping other text on different line

I'm having a problem with line-height + text background styling with css.
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Turn off anti-alias for font in Emacs 23

How to I disable anti-aliasing for fonts in the Windows version of Emacs 23? Thanks.
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Why doesn't matplotlib use the .ttf font that I provide?

I'm trying to use a TTF font in matplotlib; the .ttf file is downloaded and lives locally on my machine. I've followed other instructions on this site for selecting the font using font_manager; however, any text that I generate trying to use the…
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Google Web-fonts vs Actual font files - For all devices

I'm looking to use Joesfin Sans. It's listed on Google web fonts. I also have the .eot, .svg, .ttf and the .woff. This means full compatibility with the files (as far as I know). My main question is: which is better? Does Google Fonts load faster?…
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How can I standardize Helvetica Neue line heights cross-browser (not about bold text)?

So I'm developing a site that'll need to function across a multitude of browsers, be they desktop, mobile, or what have you. The designers, as mac designers will often do, have used Helvetica Neue as the font for the entire site. I'm trying to get…
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Is using the smiley (☺) in @font-face still relevant?

This might be a bit of hasty conclusion, but my question arose when I find that FontSquirrel.com does not generate the smiley (☺) with their @font-face generator. Instead of the usual bulletproof standard (as laid out by Paul Irish regarding the…
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Implementing @font-face as of late 2012

I've been spending a few evenings investigating the best way to implement @font-face with todays modern browsers. I am a full time web/system developer with a background as a graphic designer I find the opportunities and possibilites with web design…
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