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| Category | Script |
|---|---|
| Classification | Calligraphy |
| Designer(s) | Carl Reissberger |
| Foundry | Monotype |
| Date created | 1962 |
| Glyphs | 253 |
Forte is ascripttypeface designed byAustriancommercial artist Carl Reissberger on May 8, 1962,[citation needed] for theMonotype Corporation. It started in Windows Vista and ended in 8.1.[citation needed]
The idea for the script face came from the study of plants, individual letterforms being inspired by the long stems and furry heads of the reed.[1] It is intended to give a contrast tosans-serif and classical modern types.[1] Adobe suggests the optimal viewing size to 18.0 points.[2]
Forte has characters in the followingUnicode ranges:[3]
| Block | Glyphs |
|---|---|
| Basic Latin | 95 |
| Latin-1 Supplement | 95 |
| Latin Extended-A | 6 |
| Latin Extended-B | 1 |
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