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Using OpenType Fonts

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The OpenType font format is an extension of the TrueType font format. The format was developed by Microsoft and Adobe and supports different glyph variants. For example, a font may have glyph variants for a zero with and without a slash. A single OpenType font may support different variants, which are organised by features.

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van Dongen, M.R.C. (2012). Using OpenType Fonts. In: LaTeX and Friends. X.media.publishing. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23816-1_16

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