Does macOS provide a pre-installed font that is metric-compatible to Times New Roman (which is pre-installed on Windows) and Liberation Serif (which is pre-installed in most Linux distros)? I need it because I work on HTML/CSS tutorial which is hightly depends on font metrics. Specifically, the width of each letter (I don’t care about the … Read more
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I am looking for alternative fonts to use on a web site that are similar to DINPro Bold, Light and Medium. They don’t have to be free fonts, but can be through a service such as TypeKit or Fonts.com. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Answer Not an exact match but the feel is quite … Read more
I’m looking for typefaces that have a lot of discretionary ligatures, more specifically a serif or calligraphic font of the fancy/classical sort. I am already aware of: Mrs. Eaves DTL Fleischmann Hoefler Text Requiem Am I missing any big names? Answer Calligraphic: Bickham Script Pro Caflisch Script Pro Brioso Pro Ex Ponto Pro Poetica Std … Read more
I can’t find anything about the Segoe WP licensing in Microsoft’s website. So I was wondering if I could use it or no? Probably I can’t and what I want to achieve is this: I would appreciate it if you guys know about any similarities to this font! And there are some big differences between … Read more
Closed. This question is opinion-based. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it can be answered with facts and citations by editing this post. Closed 6 years ago. Improve this question Hi i am looking for a free alternative to Frutiger that closely matches the font in … Read more
I’m struggling to research and find some literature regarding guidelines when it comes to using fonts that would be used inside sales pamphlets or on a website/email. Whenever I search I get fonts that are on sale or on promotion. Are there particular font qualities that are used in sales advertising (pamphlets, newletters etc)? If … Read more
I’m a fan of Impallari Type’s Quattrocentro. It has a certain classic elegance that I like, and it is very readable on screens. Unfortunately it lacks italic variants, making it difficult to use in many places. What free fonts might capture what I like about Quattrocento, but offer me proper italics in addition to a … Read more
Have you come across a font with good ticks and crosses? The reason I ask is that I’m making a sprite for the uniform.js form plugin (http://uniformjs.com/) and they use Lucida Grande for their checkbox ticks. They look great but I don’t have the font and want to increase the size of the checkboxes. So, … Read more
There are plenty medieval gothic fonts with latin characters, but I can’t find one with cyrillic characters. Can you recommend some? Answer The Cyrillic alphabet has a somewhat different genealogy from blackletter, although they share some common ancestry. From a typographic standpoint, Cyrillic blackletter seems to me something of an oxymoron, but if you really … Read more
