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2. Font hinting - Wikipedia

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   A font can be hinted either automatically (through processed algorithms based on the character outlines) or set manually. Most font editors are able to do automatic hinting, and this approach is suitable for many fonts. However, high-quality commercial fonts are often manually hinted to provide the sharpest appearance on computer displays.

3. GNU Unifont - Wikipedia

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   The GNU Unifont .hex format defines its glyphs as either 8 or 16 pixels in width by 16 pixels in height. Most Western script glyphs can be defined as 8 pixels wide, while other glyphs (notably the Chinese–Japanese–Korean, or CJK set) are typically defined as 16 pixels wide. The unifont.hex file contains one line for each glyph.

4. Adobe Glyph List - Wikipedia

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   The Adobe Glyph List (AGL) is a mapping of 4,281 glyph names to one or more Unicode characters. Its purpose is to provide an implementation guideline for consumers of fonts (mainly software applications); it lists a variety of standard names that are given to glyphs that correspond to certain Unicode character sequences.

5. Code page 437 - Wikipedia

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   A legacy of code page 437 is the number combinations used in Windows Alt codes. [6] [7] [8] A DOS user could enter a character by holding down the Alt key and entering the character code on the numpad [6] and many users memorized the numbers needed for CP437 (or for the similar CP850).

6. Windows Glyph List 4 - Wikipedia

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   Windows Glyph List 4, or more commonly WGL4 for short, also known as the Pan-European character set, is a character repertoire on Microsoft operating systems ...

7. World glyph set - Wikipedia

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   The world glyph sets are character repertoires comprising a subset of Unicode characters. Their purpose is to provide an implementation guideline for producers of fonts for the representation of natural languages. Unlike Windows Glyph List 4 (WGL) it is specified by font foundries and not by operating system manufacturers. It is, however, very ...