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Using fonts with TeX was once a Jedi fight, before XeTeX and LuaTeX development. Nowadays, using fonts is simple.
{| class= Using fonts "wikitable" style= "margin:auto; width: 70%;"|-You will find here the preliminary steps before actually playing with the fonts in your input file.! style="width: 50%"| Tutorials (learning) At the end, with one or two commands, you will make your document enable ! style="width: 50%"| How-to use any fonts available on your computer.guides (goals)  {{TwoColumnsHighlight|-
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=== [[Use fonts distributed with ConTeXt| Use fonts distributed with ConTeXt]] === * How to use the [[ConTeXt distribution's Fonts|21 provided fonts]].* These are the basics you may want to start with, in 2 or 3 steps, less than 3 minutes.| === [[Use_the_fonts_you_want| Use any other font ]] === * Case 1: Quick "one shot" (< 5min.)* Case 2: Comprehensive approach (~10min.)}}  The actual use of fonts within your document is detailed in '''[[Font Switching]]''':* how to define font size, * how to use alternative styles like regular / bold / italic / small caps* how to switch between serif, sans serif, monospaced, or to another fonts with {{cmd|switchtobodyfont}}* how to underline, strike... = Advanced stuff = == The Manuals == * [http://www.pragma-ade.nl/general/manuals/fonts-mkiv.pdf 2016 Fonts manual, all the details] for advanced users* [http://context.aanhet.net/svn/contextman/context-reference/en/co-fonts.pdf the 2013 font chapter] as a separate document* [http://pmrb.free.fr/contextref.pdf#&#91;145,{%22name%22:%22Fit%22}&#93; 2013 reference manual] never officially released, with the 2013 font chapter* [https://meeting.contextgarden.net/2021/talks/2021-09-23/typescripts-presentation.pdf ''Handling fonts in ConTEXt (2021)''] ConTEXt-Meeting 15th, 2021, Willi Egger, 38 invaluable slides** Where to Place a New Font in ConTEXt** Using System Fonts** Finding a Fontname** Example: LATO*** Using a Font with \definedfont** Typescripts*** Creating a Typescript for a Third-Party Font*** Font Fallback System*** Setting up a Typescript*** Example: LATO*** Setting up the Lato-Font in a Document*** Font Features*** Switching on and off Font Features** The \definebodyfont command** The \definebodyfontenvironment command** Defining a Typeface** The Complete Typescript File** Font Classes** The command \usebodyfont** References  
* [https://articles.contextgarden.net/journal/2018/83-94.pdf <i>Font installation example: IBM Plex (2018)</i>] by Taco Hoekwater and Pavneet Arora
** Installation
** Fallbacks
** Stylistic alternates and other features
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* [[Fonts/Use fonts distributed with ConTeXt| Use fonts distributed with ConTeXt]]
** How to use the [[Fonts/ConTeXt distribution's Fonts|21 provided fonts]].
** These are the basics you may want to start with, in 2 or 3 steps, less than 3 minutes.
* [[Fonts/Use_the_fonts_you_want| Use any other font ]]
** Case 1: Quick "one shot" (< 5min.)
** Case 2: Comprehensive approach (~10min.)
 
* [[:Category:Fonts | Wiki pages in Fonts category]]
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* [http://www.pragma-ade.nl/general/manuals/fonts-mkiv.pdf 2016 Fonts manual, all the details] for advanced users
* [http://context.aanhet.net/svn/contextman/context-reference/en/co-fonts.pdf the 2013 font chapter] as a separate document
* [http://pmrb.free.fr/contextref.pdf#&#91;145,{%22name%22:%22Fit%22}&#93; 2013 reference manual] never officially released, with the 2013 font chapter
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The [[:Category:Command/Fonts | commands in Fonts category]]
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The actual use of fonts within your document is detailed in '''[[Fonts/Font Switching]]''':
* how to define font size,
* how to use alternative styles like regular / bold / italic / small caps
* how to switch between serif, sans serif, monospaced, or to another fonts with {{cmd|switchtobodyfont}}
* how to underline, strike...
== Deep dive into typescripts ==
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