Fonts/Use fonts distributed with ConTeXt
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First, have a look at the 21 provided fonts and the associated typescript name:
Use one the provided fonts, out of the box
- #1. Declare the font you want to use for your document with \setupbodyfont and the associated typescript name.
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\setupbodyfont[thetypescriptname]
- #2. Specify the font size
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\setupbodyfont[xxpt]
To learn how to use different alternative styles of a given font, like regular / bold / italic, see the Font_Switching in the Basics.
Example
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Let see what give the defaults:
\setupbodyfont[12pt] {\rm The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}\\ {\it The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}\\ {\bf The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}\\ {\bi The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}\\
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And let's view the difference with Tex Gyre Pagella Serif font:
\setupbodyfont[12pt] \setupbodyfont[pagella] {\rm The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}\\ {\it The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}\\ {\bf The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}\\ {\bi The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}\\
How to mix the provided fonts
- #1. With \definefontfamily, give a name to the set of fonts you want to use, and indicate a first font.
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- Let's start with a Serif font, for which TeX practice is to refer to them as rm for Roman
\definefontfamily[MyFontIdentifier][rm][familynameoftheseriffont]
- !!! WARNING !!!, , it's not the typescript name that we have to use, but the family name of the font
- see under each preview in the overview table
- or use
mtxrun --script font --list --file -pattern=*typescriptname*
likemtxrun --script font --list --file -pattern=*pagella*
- !!! WARNING !!!, , it's not the typescript name that we have to use, but the family name of the font
- #2. For the other fonts, just continue to add them to your font family.
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- ss for Sans Serif, tt for TypewriTer, mm for MatheMatics.
\definefontfamily[MyFontIdentifier][ss][familynameofthesansseriffont] \definefontfamily[MyFontIdentifier][tt][familynameofthemonospacedfont] \definefontfamily[MyFontIdentifier][mm][familynameofthemathfont]
- As you see, a limit here is that in TeX practice, we only have one roman, one sans serif... per font family.
- in order to use more fonts, like width variation ("condensed",...), and weight variation ("light",...), we have to define other font family (MyFontIdentifier-condensed, MyFontIdentifier-light), and we switch between them along the document, with \switchtobodyfont.
- #3. Declare your font family as the default for your document with \setupbodyfont, as you would do for a typescript.
\setupbodyfont[MyFontIdentifier]
Example
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This basic input is typeset with the default font, Latin Modern:
\setupbodyfont[12pt] {\rm The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}\\ {\rm\bf The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}\\ {\rm\it The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}\\ \\ {\ss The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}\\ {\ss\bf The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}\\ {\ss\it The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}\\ \\ {\tt The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}\\ {\tt\bf The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}\\ {\tt\it The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}\\ \\ Inline math: $x = \frac{y}{2z} + x_{\text{center}}$\\
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And by adding the two lines discussed above, and using the reference to Tex Gyre Pagella Serif font (texgyrepagella) we obtain:
\setupbodyfont[12pt] \definefontfamily [MyFontIdentifier] [rm] [texgyrepagella] \definefontfamily [MyFontIdentifier] [ss] [texgyreadventor] \definefontfamily [MyFontIdentifier] [tt] [texgyrecursor] \definefontfamily [MyFontIdentifier] [mm] [stixtwomath] \setupbodyfont[MyFontIdentifier] {\rm The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}\\ {\rm\bf The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}\\ {\rm\it The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}\\ \\ {\ss The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}\\ {\ss\bf The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}\\ {\ss\it The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}\\ \\ {\tt The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}\\ {\tt\bf The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}\\ {\tt\it The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}\\ \\ Inline math: $x = \frac{y}{2z} + x_{\text{center}}$\\