
This means designers can include not only special characters, but also glyphs (specific character shape, design, or representation) and ligatures (joined letters), as well as alternate characters and old-style figures.

The package includes the display and printer font data, and the format allows for storing up to 65,000 characters. This was created by Adobe and Microsoft so they can have typefaces that work across their platforms. What are they and what difference do they make in design? Two of the common terms you will encounter are OTF and TTF. But understanding typography terms can help you choose between a great font, and a really awesome font with a lot of features. See the Apple Support article Contact a third-party vendor.When downloading fonts for DIY cards or for your blog, you probably don’t think twice about what file to pick. If you want the inactive copies to go in the Trash, select “Resolve duplicates by moving duplicate font files to the Trash.”įor help using fonts in third-party apps, such as Microsoft Word, check with the developer. To review other copies, select one.Ĭlick Resolve This Duplicate or, if there’s more than one duplicate, Resolve All Duplicates. The copy that Font Book recommends keeping is labeled “Active” and is selected. Resolve Manually: Continue to the next step to review and handle duplicates yourself.Įxamine the duplicates and their copies, then select a copy to keep. Resolve Automatically: Font Book deactivates duplicates or moves them to the Trash, depending on the option selected in Font Book settings.

In the Font Book app on your Mac, choose File > Resolve Duplicates. You can also check for duplicate fonts manually.

You can choose whether to keep both versions, skip font installation, or replace the existing font with the new font. Font Book automatically checks for duplicates when you install a font, and shows a message if the font is already installed.
