FreeType

FreeType
Developer(s)	David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, Werner Lemberg and FreeType contributors
Initial release	1996
Stable release	2.13.2 / 25 August 2023
Repository	gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype ;
Written in	C
Operating system	Cross-platform
Type	Software development library: Font rasterization
License	GNU General Public License / FreeType License
Website	freetype.org

FreeType is a software development library used to render text onto bitmaps, and which provides support for other font-related operations. The FreeType font rasterization engine is free and open-source software with the source code dual-licensed under a BSD-like license and the GPL. FreeType supports a number of font formats, including TrueType, Type 1, and OpenType.

Lower case e, is, and w subpixel rendered with FreeType

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