periodic table of the font elements 2
.otf
Flavour
OpenType Font File PostScript = CFF (TrueType = TTF) Glyphs: x³-Bézier splines adobe (microsoft) Mac OS, Windows
TrueType (TTF) Glyphs: x²-Bézier splines microsoft, adobe Mac OS, Windows
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PostScript Font Binary
PostScript Font Metric
PostScript Type 1 Glyph data adobe Windows
PostScript Type 1 Font metric information adobe Windows
PostScript Type 1 Metric information (ascii) adobe Mac OS, Linux
PostScript Type 1 Font information (ascii) adobe Windows, DOS
PostScript Type 1 ascii version of PFB adobe Linux
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Files
.pfb .pfm .afm .inf .pfa Adobe Font Metric
Information
Products
Attributes
exp sc osf lf Expert (Set)
Small Caps
tf
Tabular Figures
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alt text head d Alternates
Text
PostScript, TrueType Standard figures variant adobe et al Mac OS, Windows
PostScript, TrueType Standard figures variant adobe et al Mac OS, Windows
PostScript (TrueType) Glyph variants fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
PostScript Optical size fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
PostScript, TrueType Optical size various Mac OS, Windows
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oT STd pro com w1g WGL glb OpenType
Standard
Professional
OpenType Western languages various manufacturers Mac OS, Windows
OpenType 21+ languages various manufacturers Mac OS, Windows
OpenType 33+ languages various manufacturers Mac OS, Windows
OpenType 48 languages linotype Mac OS, Windows
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Bo Berndal
BE
Communication
Berthold
bt Bitstream
Windows Glyph List 4
Global Font
OpenType 56 languages linotype Mac OS, Windows
OpenType, TrueType 56 languages + DOS-glyphs monotype Mac OS, Windows, DOS
OpenType, TrueType latin + non latin languages urw ++ Mac OS, Windows, DOS
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World Glyph Set 1
ca
Creative Alliance
cs
Castle Systems
ck
Chank Fonts
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Display
Headline
PostScript Standard figures variant adobe et al Mac OS, Windows
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12
PostScript Optical size URW Mac OS, Windows
sh
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Supertype
PostScript, TrueType Optical size scangraphic Mac OS, Windows
sb Bodytype
PostScript, TrueType Optical size scangraphic Mac OS, Windows
Embedded OpenType
Data Fork Suitcase Format
TrueType, PostScript generic Webfont extension ascender Internet Explorer et al
TrueType, PostScript Webfont microsoft, ascender Internet Explorer
TrueType/QuickDraw GX apple Mac OS X
TrueType Multiple fonts container microsoft, adobe Mac OS, Windows
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df dtl
Dutch Type Library
ef
96
fb
97
Font Bureau
Elsner + Flake
fd
Excellent Screen Font
Exhanced Screen Font
.woff, .eot, .otw, … Optimized for screen fontfont et al Firefox, Internet Explorer
OpenType (TTF) Optimized for MS Office fontfont Mac OS, Windows
TrueType Manual hinting ++ linotype Windows
TrueType Manual hinting +++ linotype Windows, Macintosh
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Webfont
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Office
ce balt turk gr cyr ipa
Central European
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TrueType Collection
web offc xsf esq
see OpenType Typographic features
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94
Device Fonts
OpenType Webfont
TrueType, PostScript Webfont van blokland/leming/kew Firefox
24 – 59
see OpenType Language support
93
Web Open Font Format
Baltic
Greek
Turkish
Cyrillic
Int. Phonetic Alphabet
PostScript, TrueType Language variant adobe et al Mac OS, Windows
PostScript, TrueType Language variant fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
PostScript, TrueType Language variant fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
PostScript, TrueType Language variant adobe et al Mac OS, Windows
PostScript, TrueType Language variant adobe et al Mac OS, Windows
PostScript, TrueType Phonetic glyph set various Mac OS, Windows
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Font Diner
ff FontFont
fd
gd
fs
Fonthead
gf
Galápagos Design
Fontsmith
GarageFonts
hi
House Industries
semiotx
bigg, hålet
berthold direct corp.
bitstream
agfa compugraphic
castle type
the chank co
devicefonts
dutch type library
e + f fontinform
the font bureau
font diner
fsi fontshop intern.
fonthead design
fontsmith
galápagos design group
garagefonts
house industries
Galena, Illinois, USA est. 1986
Stockholm, Sweden est. 1994
(Berlin) Chicago est. 1858
Cambridge, MA, USA est. 1981
Wilmington, MA, USA est. 1995
San Rafael, CA, USA est. 1990
Minneapolis, MN, USA est. 1996
London, UK est. 1993
’s-Hertogenbosch, NL est. 1990
Langeln, D est. 1985
Boston, MA, USA est. 1989
Eau Claire, WI, USA est. 1996
Berlin, Germany est. 1990
Wilmington, DE, USA est. 1994
London, UK est. 1999
Littleton, MA USA est. 1994
Sandy Spring, MD, USA est. 1993
Yorklyn, DE, USA est. 1994
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115
116
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HFJ itc
Hoefler Frere-Jones
Libraries
Lining Figures
18
PostScript Standard glyph variant adobe et al Mac OS, Windows
Alphabets
Features
Old Style Figures
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.woff .otw .eot .dfont .ttc
Printer Font ASCII
PostScript Type 1 Special character addition adobe et al Mac OS, Windows
a*i bb
Encodings
.ttf
TrueType Font File
Int. Typeface Corp.
lh
lT
Linotype-Hell
Linotype
mt
ot p22 pn psy pt ptl SG
Monotype
OurType
P22 Type Foundry
Panache
Psy/Ops
primetype
Présence Typo
st t26 tb
ScanGraphic
Stormtype
T.26
tf urw vllg
2Rebels
Treacyfaces
URW++
Village
hoefler & frere-jones
monotype imaging
linotype-hell ag
linotype
monotype imaging
ourtype
castle type
panache graphics
psy/ops type foundry
présence typo
primetype
elsner + flake
storm type foundry
t.26 digital type foundry
2rebels
treacyfaces
design & development
village type & design
New York, NY, USA est. 2004
Woburn, MA, USA est. 1970
(Eschborn) 1990 – 1997
Bad Homburg, D est. 1997
Surrey, GB est. 1887
De Pinte, B est. 2002
Buffalo, NY, USA est. 1994
Essex, UK est. 1993
San Francisco, CA, USA est. 1995
Embrun, F est. 2000
Berlin, D est. 2002
Hamburg, D est. 1989
Praha, CZ est. 1993
Chicago, IL, USA est. 1994
Montréal, CAN est. 1995
West Haven, CT, USA est. 1984
Hamburg, D est. 1996
Brooklyn, NY, USA est. 2005
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N F D I Q K T H u A B O P E L Y C W
Access all alternates
Contextual Alternates
Stylistic Alternates
Standard Ligatures
Contextual Ligatures
Discretionary Ligat.
Historical Forms
Historical Ligatures
Unicase
Small Capitals
Capitals → Small Caps
Capitals → Petite Caps
Petite Capitals
Case Sensitive Forms
Mathematical Greek
Titling
Swash
Contextual Swash
Typographic feature: AALT adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: CALT adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: SALT adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: LIGA adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: CLIG adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: DLIG adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: HIST adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: HLIG adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: UNIC adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: SMCP adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: C2SC adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: C2PC adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: PCAP adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: CASE adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: MGRK adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: TITL adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: SWSH adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: CSWH adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
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G : Z 9 8 4 5 6 1 0 3 2 / s l 7 J ¡ Fractions
Alternative Fractions
Ordinals
Numerators
Denominators
Scientific Inferiors
Superscript
Subscript
Oldstyle Figures
Lining Figures
Proportional Figures
Tabular Figures
Slashed Zero
Optical Size
Localized Forms
Alt. Annotation Forms
Ornaments
Stylistic Set 1 – 20
Typographic feature: FRAC adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: AFRC adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: ORDN adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: NUMR adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: DNOM adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: SINF adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: SUPS adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: SUBS adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: ONUM adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: LNUM adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: PNUM adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: TNUM adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: ZERO adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: SIZE adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: LOCL adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: NALT adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: ORNM adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Typographic feature: SSnn adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
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Ordinal number
R w c e g h k a j
Euro symbol included Currency glyph support adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Western Basic language support adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Central European
Latin Extended
Greek
Greek polytonic
Cyrillic
Arabic
Hebrew
Extended language support adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Extended language support adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Extended language support adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Extended language support adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Extended language support adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Extended language support adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Extended language support adobe, fontfont et al Mac OS, Windows
Name Font format Explanation Company Operating system
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.abr
Abbreviation
TrueType (TTF) Glyphs: x²-Bézier splines microsoft Mac OS, Windows
Abbreviation
v. 1.1, Nov 2009; © FontShop, Design: FontShop; Typefaces FF Unit, FF Unit Rounded, FF Unit Slab
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