OpenType is a format for scalable computer fonts. It was built on its predecessor TrueType, retaining TrueType’s basic structure and adding many intricate data
As we’ve discussed before, PDF files can contain a whole bunch of different fonts, but in the end most of them come down to two categories – Type 1 based formats, and TrueType based formats. All of the formats our font converter generates are OpenType based, which allows you to use either Type 1 glyphs or TrueType glyphs…
Everyone knows a bit about fonts, but understanding them in more detail is a bit of a niche subject. Niche subjects tend to come with their own language, and fonts are no exception – here’s a few common confusions about font terminology. Font vs. Typeface Simply put, ‘Times New Roman’ is a typeface, and ‘TimesNewRoman.otf’…
I do a lot of work with fonts, and when I tell people this they often seem surprised – surely there can’t be that much to them! If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you will have seen plenty of articles on fonts, but I’m going to list a few of the reasons here…
We’ve mentioned the Sanitiser for OpenType (OTS) before, but have never really gone into detail about why it exists, what it does, and why it occasionally makes our lives a little harder. Essentially, it is a library for making sure that the font rendering engines used by browsers don’t crash due to unusual OpenType or…
The PDF format has been around for at least 20 years now, and throughout that time it’s continued to add the latest and greatest technologies – from Unicode to OpenType – to its portfolio. This means that the range of fonts now supported are as follows: Type1 MMType1 Type3 TrueType Type0 CIDFontType0 CIDFontType2 Type1C CIDFontType0C…
