Extract the zip file you have downloaded, make sure you have appropriate privileges on target machine to install the new fonts.
Windows 8/7/Vista
Select the font files (.ttf or .otf) then Right-click > Install
OR
Double-click on a font file to open the font preview and then press 'Install' button.
Windows XP
Go to Start > Control Panel > Appearance and Themes > Fonts
From 'File' menu, select 'Install New Font...'
Browse for the fonts you wish to install (font files you extracted earlier)
Click OK
All Windows versions
Put (copy and paste) the font files (.ttf or .otf) into the Fonts folder, usually C:\Windows\Fonts or C:\WINNT\Fonts
Extract the zip file you have downloaded, make sure you have appropriate privileges on target machine to install the new fonts.
Mac OS X 10.3 or above
Double-click on a font file to open the font preview and then press 'Install Font' button.
All Mac OS X versions
Put (copy and paste) the font files (.ttf or .otf) into /Library/Fonts (for all users)
OR
Put (copy and paste) the font files (.ttf or .otf) into /Users/desired_username/Library/Fonts (for one user)
Extract the zip file you have downloaded, make sure you have appropriate privileges on target machine to install the new fonts.
Ubuntu (some other Linux distributions also support font-viewer)
Double-click on a font file to open the font in font-viewer window and then press 'Install Font' button.
All Linux versions
Open /home directory
From the menu select View > Show Hidden Files
Check for '.fonts' hidden folder (if its not there, create it with same name)
Put (copy and paste) the font files there.
- Make sure you have copied/installed the proper font file (.ttf or .otf), and not the zip file itself
- Restart the target application after the new font's installation
- In the worst case, restart the computer (we have seen how often it fixes mysterious problems)
Make sure your correspondant has installed that font on his/her computer too, otherwise he/she will see a application or system default font in replacement.
Some fonts contain limited set of characters, check 'Character Map' section on font's detail page to see what characters are available and how they are mapped.
TrueType is a digital font technology originally developed by Apple Computer in the late 1980s and has become the most common font format on both the Mac OS and Microsoft Windows operating systems.
TrueType fonts are easier to install, scalable to any size, offer highest possible quality on computer screens and printers and holds the screen and printer data in one file, but a different file is needed for each type-styling i.e. normal, bold, italic, bold italic, etc.
For more information, check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TrueType
OpenType is a more recent and advanced font format first introduced in 1997, it is a joint effort from Adobe and Microsoft as an extension of TrueType font format.
OpenType format fonts are based on Unicode which allows support of multiple languages, smallcaps, alternates, old-style numerals, ligatures and more detailed shapes. OpenType format fonts are cross-platform compatible which makes it easier to use same single font file on both operating systems (Windows or Mac OS).
For more information, check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenType
All the fonts listed on this website are either freeware (commercial or non-commercial), demo, shareware, testware or on public domain. Please check attached text file (readme) or your desired font's detail page for copyright/license information before using it. If there is no designer/licence details indicated that's because we don't have it, that doesn't mean it's free.
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