XITS font project
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| Category | Various |
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| Classification | Transitional |
| Designer(s) | Khaled Hosny |
| Date created | 2010 |
| Date released | 2011 |
| License | SIL Open Font License |
| Design based on | STIX Fonts project |
| Also known as | XITS Math |
| Website | |
The XITS font project is an OpenType implementation of STIX Fonts project fonts with math support for mathematical and scientific publishing.[1] The main mission of the Times-like XITS typeface is to provide a version of STIX fonts enriched with the OpenType MATH extension.
Specimen of XITS Math usage.
Features
- OpenType mathematical layout features needed for use with new formula editor in MS Office 2007 and the new TeX engines XeTeX and LuaTeX, providing high quality mathematical typesetting.
- Right to left and Arabic mathematical notation support (since version 1.011[2]).
- General OpenType features in text fonts (Kerning, Standard Ligatures, Fractions and Oldstyle Figures).
See also
Other OpenType fonts with mathematical layout extensions:
XITS is shipped with:
References
- ↑ First STIX and now XITS, project announcement on 4th of June 2010
- ↑ Version 1.011 announcement
External links
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