Microsoft Typography documentation

Microsoft Typography group researches and develops font technologies and supports the development of OpenType fonts by independent type vendors.

Microsoft Typography

Develop fonts, find existing fonts, and license fonts from registered vendors.

Microsoft Typography

• What is Microsoft Typography?

Fonts and typefaces

• Font library
• Windows 10 font list
• Redistribution FAQ
• Registered font vendors
• Register as a font vendor

OpenType font development

• What is OpenType font?
• Character design standards
• Font variations
• Glyph processing
• Word recognition

OpenType spec

• Latest (1.9.1)
• OpenType font file
• Advanced typographic extensions
• OpenType layout common table formats
• What is OpenType Font Variations?
• OpenType Font Variations common table formats

ClearType

• What is ClearType?
• Backwards compatibility
• ClearType font collection

Legacy font technologies

• What is TrueType?
• History of TrueType

Font tools

• Visual OpenType Layout Tool (VOLT)
• Microsoft Visual TrueType (VTT)
• OpenType font signing tool