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Fonts
Fonts are an integral part of desktop publishing. Historically, font refers to a specific typeface in a specific point size and style. Therefore, Times New Roman Bold 12 points is a single font while Times New Roman 10 points is another separate font. Today, in common usage font refers to any digital typeface that can normally be rendered in a variety of sizes.
Purchase quality typefaces from commercial foundries. Find fun free fonts for commercial or personal use. Search for just the right fonts by name, by theme, by identifying characteristics. Pick your category and find some fonts.
Purchase quality typefaces from commercial foundries. Find fun free fonts for commercial or personal use. Search for just the right fonts by name, by theme, by identifying characteristics. Pick your category and find some fonts.
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Free Fonts - Find and Have Fun with Free Fonts
Fun with Free Fonts, find 'em, use 'em.
OpenType Fonts
One of the problems of sharing files cross-platform is font incompatibility. OpenType fonts are Adobe and Microsoft's solution to font sharing. Discover how OpenType fonts differ from other font technologies.
Porting Fonts Across Platforms
In this series of articles at Mike's Sketchpad, learn how to get fonts from PC to Mac or Mac to PC. It starts with a lesson in the differences between Mac and PC fonts then has tutorials for CrossFont, TransType, Fontographer, and FontLab.
Type & Font FAQs
This FAQ answers questions such as "How do I make downloaded fonts show up in my software font list?" "How many Helvetica versions are there? Why do some versions have numbers?" "Why buy fonts when there are so many free fonts on the Web?" and more.