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Font creation for logo [closed]
I have a template and that template has a logo. The logo is something called "Cream". I really like the way it has been set up. I want the same style with different name. How to do that? The problem ...
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Use of rare fonts on the web
I have just been peeking at the source code of a web page.
I notice that there is a CSS rule that defines what seems to be a rare font for some nice-looking subheadings.
Html (Source file)
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1answer
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Unknown CSS font-family oddity with IE7-10 on Windows Vista, 7, 8
I am seeing the following "oddity" with IE7-10 on Windows Vista, 7, 8:
When declaring font-family: serif; I am seeing an old bitmapped serif font that I can't identify (see screenshot below) instead ...
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2answers
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Why is <strong> in Safari significantly bolder than other browsers?
I am just about to go live with a new website - and during cross browser testing i noticed that the bold fonts in safari are FAR bolder (horribly chunky) in Safari than in the other big 4.
The font ...
4
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2answers
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Including Specific Characters with Google Web Fonts
I'm using the Open Sans web font from Google Web Fonts on my website. I only need the basic latin subset, but I do use the Psi (Ψ) character quite often as well and I would like to use the Open Sans ...
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Why The W3C CSS Validation Service is showing Value Error : font / is not a font-family value : 11px / 14px “Trebuchet MS”,sans-serif
I tried to validate my css code using W3C tidy and the w3c website is showing me the error that
Value Error : font / is not a font-family value : 11px / 14px
"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif
So ...
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1answer
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How to overcome browser-specific font rendering differences? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I make fonts render the same way across different web browsers?
So I was working on our website and came across an interesting issue.
I usually work with Chrome ...
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3answers
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Need to use Helvetica in CSS
What's the most suitable font replacement technique - technically, legally and in terms of accessibility - to use a Helvetica font in my website? Up to now I've used sifr as a font replacement method, ...
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1answer
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What free icons fonts are available? [closed]
With the possibility to embed fonts in websites using @font-face CSS, some creative webdesigners developed their way to display icons using fonts, instead of images.
But most of the available icon ...
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2answers
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Curious CSS: “font-family: restore-n8;”
Found some curious CSS in the source for http://contrastrebellion.com/:
font-family: restore-n8, restore-1, restore-2, sans-serif;
Restore-n8 and the like don't seem to be font names. What does ...
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3answers
449 views
Most Popular Fonts used in Webpages and their Fallbacks?
This is a two part question, the second question is dependent on the first:
What are the most popular fonts used on web pages? (the top half dozen will suffice).
Include the proper CSS fallbacks for ...
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is 'bookman old style' web safe
Is 'Bookman Old Style' web safe? If not, is there something that looks similar which is web safer?
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2answers
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Mac font on website on PC
I like how fonts look on a Mac. Is it possible to render something similar in a website and have it work on all operating systems and browsers? I'm aware of font-face but I can't seem to find a clean ...
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1answer
404 views
Custom font not displaying properly
I am trying to install a custom font on my site. The browser will load the font, but the display is not quite right. The character vertical positions/sizes seem to be off a tiny amounts. See examples
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2answers
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Changing default browser font-size affecting 3 divs floated inside a header div
Changing a web browsers default font size from 16px adversely affects the layout of the 3 divs that I have floated within my header div. Considering that the 3 header divs are fixed elements and not ...
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1answer
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Font-size in firefox is bigger than is should
I defined in my CSS file font-size property for the body
body {
font-size : 12px;
}
I wanted to have the size of font the same as in http://www.stackexchange.com site.
It works in chromium ...
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1answer
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How does font-size work in CSS
Could you please explain me or send me a link where is explained how does CSS property font-size work?When you're working with relatives sizes in %. It's the percent of what? What are best practices ...
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1answer
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Fonts: Is changing the default font a good practice?
I've searched PW, but I saw that no one has asked specifically yet. Is changing the default font a good practice for the main body font? What are the pros and cons to using different fonts? This ...
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2answers
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Embedded fonts with polish characters
There are many font banks out there. But where I can fonts with polish characters ?
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3answers
238 views
Symbol fonts using in page design
I wonder if it's safe to use font-face with special dingbats fonts. What are good dingbats that you can recommend to use this way? What are the tips and tricks? Thanks.
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1answer
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How to Conditionally Load @Font-Faces via CSS3? [closed]
Curerntly, when you use a beautiful font, like for example the multiligual Calibri fotn (a win7 font), then it even downloads eventhough a user has the font already installed, when i use the following ...
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5answers
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What do you think is a possessional looking font for a web application
I am creating a website / web application where companies can do there accounting. It is sort of a alternative to the regular desktop accounting program.
I want the application to have a look and ...
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5answers
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How to find the exact font used by the browser
I have used the css style sheet as font-family:arial,helvicta,sans-serif,etc... in a php file when i checked it in browser i dont know which font it is using from the font-family . i wanted to know ...
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1answer
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What's the pro/cons of Adobe TypeKit API? Any best practices?
With all the Open Source fonts I have available, and I can download them via the CSS font directive, what's the benefit of the TypeKit API?
Are there drawbacks of this? How does it work technically? ...
