{"id":1154,"date":"2025-07-19T14:00:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T18:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mma215-fall25\/?p=1154"},"modified":"2025-08-01T22:26:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T02:26:21","slug":"fonts-on-your-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mma215-fall25\/fonts-on-your-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"Fonts on Your Computer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where are Fonts coming from?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Some fonts are pre-installed on your computer<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT212587\">Preinstalled fonts on Macs<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/typography\/fonts\/windows_10_font_list\">Preinstalled fonts on Windows<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>You can buy individual fonts and install on your computer. <\/strong>Examples<strong>:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fontshop.com\/\">Font Shop<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emigre.com\/\">\u00c9migr\u00e9 Fonts<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linotype.com\/\">Linotype<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>You can download free fonts and install on your computer. <\/strong>Examples<strong>:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/fonts.google.com\/\">Google Fonts<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fontsquirrel.com\/\">Font Squirrel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>You can subscribe to a cloud-based Font library and have access to thousands of fonts<\/strong>. Examples:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/fonts.adobe.com\/\">Adobe Fonts<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monotype.com\/fonts\">Monotype Fonts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Managing Fonts on Your Computer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"849\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mma215-fall25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2860\/2023\/08\/Picture9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mma215-fall25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4332\/2023\/08\/Picture9.png 849w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mma215-fall25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4332\/2023\/08\/Picture9-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mma215-fall25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4332\/2023\/08\/Picture9-768x470.png 768w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mma215-fall25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4332\/2023\/08\/Picture9-570x350.png 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 849px) 100vw, 849px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In Windows 10 or 11<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Settings &gt; Personalization &gt; Fonts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or, type Control Panel in the search field and select it from the results. With Control Panel in Icon View, click the Fonts icon. Windows displays all the installed fonts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"371\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mma215-fall25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2860\/2023\/08\/Picture10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mma215-fall25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4332\/2023\/08\/Picture10.png 371w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mma215-fall25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4332\/2023\/08\/Picture10-300x186.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>On a mac<\/strong>, Open the Font Book app from your Applications folder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Installing Fonts on Your Computer<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Installing fonts is simple and normally just involved downloading the font file, opening the file and clicking \u201cinstall\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomshardware.com\/how-to\/install-fonts-on-windows-11\">Installing a font on Windows<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT201749\">Installing a font on a Mac<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Font Formats<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>TrueType (.ttf)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Developed by Apple and eventually was licensed to Microsoft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TrueType fonts can be unreliable for publishing, so they were used for viewing on-screen, and an additional font type, PostScript, was used for printing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>OpenType (.otf)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OpenType is a newer font format that has replaced TrueType.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is built on the TrueType format and supports an expanded character set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OpenType fonts are cross-compatible and work on Mac OS and Windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They are ideal for print and screen, offering outline and bitmap data for the font in one file, therefore eliminating the need for a separate font PostScript fonts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>OpenType SVG<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An SVG font is a new version of the OpenType format, with SVG standing for Scalable Vector Graphics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SVG glyph format allows the characters to be displayed in multiple colors and different transparencies, and some may even be animated. These attributes are not supported by regular OTF and TTF formats. <a href=\"https:\/\/design.tutsplus.com\/articles\/what-is-an-svg-font-all-about-svg-fonts--cms-35110\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Web open font format (.woff)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Web Open Font Format (WOFF) is a format that is used on web pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is compressed, so content will download quicker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently all browsers support WOFF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Often font vendors don&#8217;t want to license their TrueType or OpenType format fonts for web use, but they&#8217;ll license WOFF.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where are Fonts coming from? Managing Fonts on Your Computer In Windows 10 or 11: In Settings &gt; Personalization &gt; Fonts Or, type Control Panel in the search field and select it from the results. With Control Panel in Icon View, click the Fonts icon. Windows displays all the installed fonts. 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