Questions tagged [truetype-fonts]
Use for questions about TrueType fonts, including for example, fonts or characters, the TrueType font format, rendering of TrueType fonts, or TrueType font files (.ttf, .ttc, .tte, etc.).
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What exactly makes a TrueType font a "symbol" font?
I am working with an application that uses so-called "symbol fonts", a specific type of TrueType font. From what I've gathered, these fonts behave a bit different than usual, specifically in how the ...
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Replacing Type1 fonts in PDF with TrueType1 fonts
I have an old PDF with Type1 fonts. I can't copy paste text from this PDF - there are no copyright issues, this is simply some old document - not even sure how it was created.
How do I replace these ...
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How can I change font line size in MS Word?
I installed a google font (.otf) to use it in MS Word. The problem is that with the same font size (11px), the selection highlight is much bigger, and also the line space is different.
font size ...
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How I can dynamically subset a ttf font?
Let's say I have a long text:
Latebrae agente praefuit imperator nec praefuit ducens insidiarum sunt insidiarum emensis fatorum ubi milites rebus Noricorum viam sorte rebus suis emensis tristissima ...
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Unable to embed fonts in PowerPoint
I'm trying to embed fonts on a PowerPoint template I'm working on, but every time I try to save it, I get an error saying that the font cannot be embedded because it's not truetype. I've looked ...
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Missing Font files in Centos/Linux server (pfb/afm files)
I have a pdf file which needs to be printed from a Centos machine to the Windows printer. On executing the print command, the file doesn't print and it throws some error for the missing fonts. Arial ...
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How do I use google fonts reliably with Mac version of Office 365 Word?
I would like to use some google fonts with an Office 365 Word document. I have a Mac OS version of Office 365. I understand the usual method is to set an option to embed font files when you save the ...
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Font oddity - is this a bug?
I have Windows 7 Ultimate Home Edition, installed some new fonts recently (I do graphic design etc.) and have noticed some of them don't display in Windows/Fonts via the control panel, Appearance and ...
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Microsoft TTF fonts (like Tahoma) refuse to display on Centos 6.2
I've followed the instructions here:
http://blog.whatgeek.com.pt/2011/11/install-core-fonts-centos-6/
All of the msttcorefonts fonts are extracted into the /usr/share/fonts/msttcorefonts directory ...
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Kerning bug with Verdana in Firefox and Chrome at 15 pixels
I asked this question originally on stackoverflow, but it was suggested that it would be more relevant here:
I noticed a kerning issue with Verdana at 15 pixels in Firefox and Chrome on Windows. In ...
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Converting font families w\Fontforge
I'm using Fontforge to convert some fonts to Truetype. However, when installed, not all variants of the converted fonts appear in Photoshop; generally only Bold and Italic variants show up. (Usually ...
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How to make Debian bookworm prefer a newer font version whenever at least two versions of the same font are available?
For the sake of an example, consider two fonts files of the same font:
$ fc-scan /usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts/cour.ttf --format='%{family} %{fontversion}\n'
Courier New 184812
$ egrep -ao &...
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evince + apparmor + local fonts = some font thing failed
I made my Debian GNU/Linux 12 “bookworm” aware of locally installed fonts in a non-root partition:
$ la -la /usr/local/share/fonts/
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lrwxrwxrwx 1 root staff 40 8. Feb 22:16 Folder1 -&...
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How to rename font (family) name of variable font to comply OFL?
I downloaded this variable font from google fonts. Since I convert the font to the WOFF2 format using this tool, I would change the font name due to the OFL as suggested in this post.
The problem is ...
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Chromium browsers showing wrong font in Windows 11
On some websites, chromium-based browsers (Edge and Chrome tested) on Windows 11 will display a font that looks exactly like Courier New instead of the correct font. Firefox will display it correctly.
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How can I use the rand feature in a font?
I want to use the feature specified here in a similar way like the kern, liga or any other feature.
I am completely new to fonts but currently using FontForge to import .fea into my font. Does this ...
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Using a font from fontforge in command prompt
I want to have a character usable in command prompt that is a right facing triangle with the full height of the line, the same height as the block character. I first tried with the private character ...
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How do I merge two fonts using FontTools?
More specifically,
Using FontTools, how do I merge an OpenType font with a TrueType font (or a TrueType font with a TrueType font, if there is any difference in the command),
"Losslessly" or ...
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TrueType font not displaying as expected in some desktop applications
So I have a TTF of the font "Woodcut" (you can get it here) and it works completely fine in HTML and SVGs, as you can see below.
But when I try to view it in Gnome Font Viewer, it just shows black ...
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How can one use a .tff font in Word 2013 as unpriviliged user without PowerShell?
I would like to use a font I have available as a .ttf file for one of my texts.
The obvious way to do that is to install the font system wide and use it that way.
Is there a different path one could ...
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Get Photoshop Font as TTF
I recently used photoshop to design a UI mockup for an audio plugin I am developing, only to find that the font I am using is not available on my computer outside of photoshop. I am wondering if there ...
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Problems with X11 and Inkscape
How do i get X11 and Inkscape to work together?
I cannot seem to locate X11 from Inkscape application when asked to find it.
Is X11 a new terminal altogether.
In simple, I need to know how to ...
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How to a add a Unicode Range in FontForge?
I would like to add '🖁' to an existing font. It is in Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs (Range: 1F300–1F5FF).
But while the Range is listed in: I can't find it in:
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Edit characater spacing (tracking) in TTF font
I want to edit character spacing of a TTF font. I mean when you write "Hello", I need to change the font so that it was looking like "H e l l o". I have installed TTFEdit and in advanced I have found ...
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Glyph overview of True Type Font
Similarly to this question, I would like to have an overview of all glyphs of a True Type Font (TTF). I know how to achieve this for Type 1 fonts (via LaTeX), and for Open Type Fonts (OTF) via
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Deleting Windows 7 Fonts safely, Required for normal OS operation only English
In windows 7 there are an array of fonts that are not used by the operating system, Fonts that are more nessisary for other languages, or for displaying languages in things like the browser, or some ...
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keyboard layout on English keyboard for Utsaah hindi font
I want to know where can I get Hindi keyboard map for Utsaah hindi font.
I know typing in Hindi with Kruti dev font using English keyboard.
[url]https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/font-list/...