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This is not a step by step or a how to article. It is a brief summary of what is needed to do anything you want with fonts. The origins of this article come from the need to embed special fonts in a web page and all the issues that arise. | This is not a step by step or a how to article. It is a brief summary of what is needed to do anything you want with fonts. The origins of this article come from the need to embed special fonts in a web page and all the issues that arise. | ||
* If you're using a Windows computer, search the internet for TTF fonts you want, check them out, play with them, etc. | *If you're using a Windows computer, search the internet for TTF fonts you want, check them out, play with them, etc. | ||
* A great PlugIn to use in WordPress, but one needs to have tools to convert fonts to various formats (TTF, WOFF, WOFF, OTF, etc.): Custom Fonts (WordPress, Appearance, Custom Fonts) | *A great PlugIn to use in WordPress, but one needs to have tools to convert fonts to various formats (TTF, WOFF, WOFF, OTF, etc.): Custom Fonts (WordPress, Appearance, Custom Fonts) | ||
** A great tool for converting and manipulating fonts: Font Forge | **A great tool for converting and manipulating fonts: Font Forge | ||
*** File, Generate: To select different formats | ***File, Generate: To select different formats | ||
*** Element, Font Info: To change various meta information | ***Element, Font Info: To change various meta information | ||
*** It will walk you through steps / give hints if settings need to be changed for specific formats | ***It will walk you through steps / give hints if settings need to be changed for specific formats | ||
** A great tool if a TTF Font's "Font Embedability" needs to be changed (from say "Restricted" to "Editable" (which can be viewed by right clicking a TTF File, Details Tab): Embed.exe by Tom 7 | **A great tool if a TTF Font's "Font Embedability" needs to be changed (from say "Restricted" to "Editable" (which can be viewed by right clicking a TTF File, Details Tab): Embed.exe by Tom 7 | ||
** A great tool for converting a TTF to an EOT font (hint, EOT is for Internet Explorer only, and since about version 9, IE can handle OFT and WOFF Fonts, so not a high need): https://www.fontsquirrel.com/tools/webfont-generator | **A great tool for converting a TTF to an EOT font (hint, EOT is for Internet Explorer only, and since about version 9, IE can handle OFT and WOFF Fonts, so not a high need): https://www.fontsquirrel.com/tools/webfont-generator | ||
*** And there are any number of other online websites that will convert fonts. | ***And there are any number of other online websites that will convert fonts: https://onlinefontconverter.com/, etc. | ||
* A great PlugIn to use in WordPress that makes it easy to do everything in one place (but you have to pay for it): Use Any Font | *A great PlugIn to use in WordPress that makes it easy to do everything in one place (but you have to pay for it): Use Any Font | ||
* Which Font to Use (some tips here)?: https://creativemarket.com/blog/the-missing-guide-to-font-formats | *Which Font to Use (some tips here)?: https://creativemarket.com/blog/the-missing-guide-to-font-formats | ||
** In the end, WOFF and OTF are the top picks. | **In the end, WOFF and OTF are the top picks. | ||
Revision as of 11:31, 13 January 2021
This is not a step by step or a how to article. It is a brief summary of what is needed to do anything you want with fonts. The origins of this article come from the need to embed special fonts in a web page and all the issues that arise.
- If you're using a Windows computer, search the internet for TTF fonts you want, check them out, play with them, etc.
- A great PlugIn to use in WordPress, but one needs to have tools to convert fonts to various formats (TTF, WOFF, WOFF, OTF, etc.): Custom Fonts (WordPress, Appearance, Custom Fonts)
- A great tool for converting and manipulating fonts: Font Forge
- File, Generate: To select different formats
- Element, Font Info: To change various meta information
- It will walk you through steps / give hints if settings need to be changed for specific formats
- A great tool if a TTF Font's "Font Embedability" needs to be changed (from say "Restricted" to "Editable" (which can be viewed by right clicking a TTF File, Details Tab): Embed.exe by Tom 7
- A great tool for converting a TTF to an EOT font (hint, EOT is for Internet Explorer only, and since about version 9, IE can handle OFT and WOFF Fonts, so not a high need): https://www.fontsquirrel.com/tools/webfont-generator
- And there are any number of other online websites that will convert fonts: https://onlinefontconverter.com/, etc.
- A great tool for converting and manipulating fonts: Font Forge
- A great PlugIn to use in WordPress that makes it easy to do everything in one place (but you have to pay for it): Use Any Font
- Which Font to Use (some tips here)?: https://creativemarket.com/blog/the-missing-guide-to-font-formats
- In the end, WOFF and OTF are the top picks.