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Vector fonts (including, and sometimes used as a synonym for, outline fonts) use Bézier curves, drawing instructions and mathematical formulae to describe each glyph, which make the character outlines scalable to any size.

Bitmap fonts consist of a matrix of dots or pixels representing the image of each glyph in each face and size.

There are three basic kinds of computer font file data formats: Since the 1990s, many people use the word font as a synonym for typeface.

In HTML, CSS, and related technologies, the font family attribute refers to the digital equivalent of a typeface. (for example, Gill Sans bold 12 point or Century Expanded 14 point), and a typeface refers to the collection of related fonts across styles and sizes (for example, all the varieties of Gill Sans). In the terminology of movable metal type, a font is a set of pieces of movable type in a specific typeface, size, width, weight, slope, etc. A computer font specifically designed for the computer screen, and not for printing, is a screen font. A computer font is designed and created using a font editor. Comparison between printed (top) and digital (bottom) versions of PerpetuaĪ computer font is implemented as a digital data file containing a set of graphically related glyphs.