Computer Fonts
  • is implemented as a digital data file containing a set of graphically related glyphs
  • is designed and created using a font editor
  • is designed for the computer screen, and not for printing, is a screen font

Computer Font - Components

  • typeface
  • size
  • width
  • weight
  • slope

Computer Font - Data File Format Types

Raster Font

the character is defined by a matrix of points

Outline Font

the character’s outline is defined by bezier curves

Stroke-Based Font

the character is defined by vertices of multiple stroke paths and corresponding stroke profiles

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