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Where can I get information on the mechanics of fonts?

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Mar 15, 2026481 views
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Following my line of "simple" questions: where can I find information about how fonts are made/rendered, and details like what hinting is? Edit: I'd like more details about font rendering.

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There is an open source font creation app fontforge, that has a very helpful help page describing many of the fundamentals of font construction: http://fontforge.sourceforge.net/overview.html#TOC and hinting specifically is here: http://fontforge.so…

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