External
Web Links
Font Software:
Adobe
Type Manager Light (free)- Mostly for older operating systems
without internal support for PostScript Type 1 fonts. Windows and Macintosh
versions.
Apple
Font Tools - Apple conversion, diagnostic, editors and other
font tools.
FontForge
(free) - This is a versatile open source font editor. It runs under many
UNIX/LINUX like systems. To run inWindows it requires Cygwin
(a UNIX like shell for Windows).
FontCreator
(commercial) - Font creating/editing software for Windows.
BabelPad
(free) - A free Unicode text editor for Windows.
BabelMap
(free) - A free Unicode character map tool for Windows.
Font Information:
Comp.fonts
FAQ - Frequently asked questions about fonts. A wealth
of information here.
TrueType,
PostScript Type 1, & OpenType: What’s the Difference? (PDF)
- Details about the differences between the main outline font formats.
Adobe
Typography resources - Creators of Adobe Type Manager,
Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat and many other software innovations. They
have a large type library. This site has lots of useful font information.
Adobe OpenType
Tour - OpenType information and feature tour video.
Adobe
OpenType FAQ - Answers to common questions about OpenType fonts.
Microsoft
Typography home page - Microsoft typography related information,
news, fonts, tools, links, etc.
Apple
Typography home page - Apple typography related information,
tools, links, etc.
Macintosh
character access chart (PDF) - Key sequences used to access
characters in a standard Macintosh font.
Windows
character access chart (PDF) - Key sequences used to access
characters in a standard Windows font.
Unicode
Character Code Charts - Unicode Character Code Charts for
various scripts.
WhatTheFont
Forum - Others help you identify a particular font from an
uploaded sample.
Identifont
- Identify fonts using search or appearance drill down.
Free Font Sites:
dafont.com
Font Squrrel
1001fonts
1001freefonts
Typoasis
Fontface.com
Filecart
Dr.
Berlin's Foreign Font Archive- International fonts.
FREELANG
Foreign Font Archive - International fonts.
WAZU JAPAN's Gallery
of Unicode Fonts - International fonts.
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