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Type rendering on the web
This is our first post in an ongoing series about type rendering on the web. Read the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and final posts. Back when web fonts were in their infancy, I asked typophiles...
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Type rendering: operating systems
This is our second post in an ongoing series about type rendering on the web. Read the first, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and final posts. As we dig into type rendering on the web, we’ll begin by...
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Type rendering: web browsers
This is our third post in an ongoing series about type rendering on the web. Read the first, second, fourth, fifth, sixth, and final posts. Every great web browser has a layout engine that explicitly...
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Type rendering: the design of fonts for the web
This is our fourth post in an ongoing series about type rendering on the web. Read the first, second, third, fifth, sixth, and final posts. Now that we’ve talked about operating systems and browsers,...
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Type rendering: font outlines and file formats
This is our fifth post in an ongoing series about type rendering on the web. Read the first, second, third, fourth, sixth, and final posts. Whether a typeface has been designed or adapted for screen...
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A closer look at TrueType hinting
This is our sixth post in an ongoing series about type rendering on the web. Read the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and final posts. As Tim Brown explained in the previous post on font formats,...
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Type rendering: review, and fonts that render well
This is our seventh and final post in an ongoing series about type rendering on the web. Read the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth posts. We’ve done a lot of research on type rendering,...
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CSS properties that affect type rendering
When it comes to type rendering on the web, there’s not much web designers can do. The way fonts appear on screen is mostly due to operating systems, browsers, typeface designs, font files, and how...
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Type Rendering Mix
At Typekit we care a great deal about how type renders on screens. We work hard to apply our research and knowledge to the fonts we serve, but ultimately, there are some differences in how each...
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