How Font is related to Character set
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hi all, i am very confused about the relation between Font and character set. can any body provide some information(or useful link) which can describe the relation between Font and character set. Actually i want to know that what is role of Font for any character set?
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hi all, i am very confused about the relation between Font and character set. can any body provide some information(or useful link) which can describe the relation between Font and character set. Actually i want to know that what is role of Font for any character set?
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A character set is a collection of characters which can be used by a particular character encoding, such as ASCII or UTF-8. A font is a complete character set of a single size of a particular typeface
Computafreak wrote:
A font is a complete character set of a single size of a particular typeface
can you explain little more this thing. and what is the typeface
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hi all, i am very confused about the relation between Font and character set. can any body provide some information(or useful link) which can describe the relation between Font and character set. Actually i want to know that what is role of Font for any character set?
Character Set is a set of characters. Meaning, a set of characters grouped by meaning, function, or other needs. A character set is defined by committe. A Font (font set) displays a set of characters. The characters can be from one or more "Character Sets". For instance, the font Arial has 24 character sets. A font is created by an individual. A character can be displayed (or presented) in different ways. Therefore, we have multiple font sets or Fonts. Run charmap or select Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools>Character Map, the "Character Map" application. Play with the different fonts. Notice when a clear- or true-type font is selected, the "Character Set" is highlighted. Play with the different character sets. Try Arial font with the two character sets "Windows: Western" and "Windows: Arabic". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Character_encoding[^] http://www.microsoft.com/typography/AboutFontsOverview.mspx[^]
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Computafreak wrote:
A font is a complete character set of a single size of a particular typeface
can you explain little more this thing. and what is the typeface
sunil goyalG wrote:
what is the typeface
What the characters look like, usually implementing a common style between all character images.
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Character Set is a set of characters. Meaning, a set of characters grouped by meaning, function, or other needs. A character set is defined by committe. A Font (font set) displays a set of characters. The characters can be from one or more "Character Sets". For instance, the font Arial has 24 character sets. A font is created by an individual. A character can be displayed (or presented) in different ways. Therefore, we have multiple font sets or Fonts. Run charmap or select Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools>Character Map, the "Character Map" application. Play with the different fonts. Notice when a clear- or true-type font is selected, the "Character Set" is highlighted. Play with the different character sets. Try Arial font with the two character sets "Windows: Western" and "Windows: Arabic". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Character_encoding[^] http://www.microsoft.com/typography/AboutFontsOverview.mspx[^]
Andy Missico wrote:
A Font (font set) displays a set of characters. The characters can be from one or more "Character Sets". For instance, the font Arial has 24 character sets
whether you mean Arial supprort 24 type of character set like unicode,ascii etc? if yes then how can i find that which font support which type of character set(for example how many character set is supported by Font "Courier New")
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Andy Missico wrote:
A Font (font set) displays a set of characters. The characters can be from one or more "Character Sets". For instance, the font Arial has 24 character sets
whether you mean Arial supprort 24 type of character set like unicode,ascii etc? if yes then how can i find that which font support which type of character set(for example how many character set is supported by Font "Courier New")
Yes, but I do not know the specific answer. I do know the "character set" drop-down list of the "Character Map" application will give you a list of character sets the font supports. Except the first item "Unicode". Think of this item as "show me all characters in any character set".