Hinting

What is it?

Fine-tuning digital scalable fonts to generate great letter images at small sizes.

Hand-picked Links

 • Adobe Systems: Basic Type 1 Hinting, by David Lemon
 • FontLab: FontLab Manual
 • Microsoft: Basic hinting philosophies and TrueType instructions, by Vincent Connare
 • Microsoft: Hinting and production guidelines specification Hinting and production guidelines specification
 • Microsoft: How does TrueType hinting differ from other outline font formats?
 • Microsoft: Introduction to [TrueType] Hinting
 • Microsoft: The Raster Tragedy at Low Resolution, by Beat Stamm
 • Microsoft: Visual TrueType
 • SIL: Notes on Hinting with FontLab, by Victor Gaultney
 • TrueType Typography: TrueType Hinting, by Laurence Penney
 • Will-Harris: Get The Hint! Tom Rickner interview

People in the field of Hinting

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