TrueType
Scalable font technology
TrueType is a font format developed by Apple and Microsoft in the late 1980s, now standard across operating systems.
TrueType fonts use outline-based rendering, allowing them to scale smoothly to any size without pixelation.
The format stores fonts as mathematical curves rather than bitmaps: Make sure you have the TrueType version installed.
Edge-smoothing rendering technique
- hintingSuggesting indirectly
- subpixelPixel's colored subdivision
- ClearTypeFont-smoothing display technology
- rasterizationConverting to pixel grid
bitmap · pixels · resolution · outline · vector · scalable · interpolation · fidelity
Letter terminal flourish
- sans-serifType without terminal strokes
- glyphVisual form of character
- baselineStandard for comparison
- ascenderOne moving upward
descender · kerning · leading · tracking · typeface · ligature · italic · boldface
Able to increase capacity
- outlineSummary of key elements
- vectorQuantity with direction
- glyphsCarved symbolic figures
- cross-platformWorks on multiple systems
Apple · Microsoft · embedded · installable · collection · quadratic · Bézier · contours
antialiasing
Edge-smoothing rendering technique
- hintingSuggesting indirectly
- subpixelPixel's colored subdivision
- ClearTypeFont-smoothing display technology
rasterization · bitmap · pixels · resolution · outline · vector · scalable · interpolation · fidelity · sharpness
serif
Letter terminal flourish
- sans-serifType without terminal strokes
- glyphVisual form of character
- baselineStandard for comparison
ascender · descender · kerning · leading · tracking · typeface · ligature · italic · boldface · roman
scalable
Able to increase capacity
cross-platform · Apple · Microsoft · embedded · installable · collection · quadratic · Bézier · contours
leading
Guiding or pacing type
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- kerningLetter-pair spacing adjustment
margin · justify · baseline · indent · justified · alignment · spacing · column · paragraph · flush