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= How to use one of the provided fonts =
 
= How to use one of the provided fonts =
  
; #1. First, be aware of the [[ConTeXt distribution's Fonts|21 fonts provided]] and their "nickname".
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First, be aware of the [[ConTeXt distribution's Fonts|21 fonts provided]] and their "nickname".
  
; #2. Give a name to the set of fonts you want to use and select a first font
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; #1. Give a name to the set of fonts you want to use and select a first font
 
:* Use the command {{cmd|definefontfamily}}.
 
:* Use the command {{cmd|definefontfamily}}.
 
:* Let's take an example, for a Serif font, for which TeX practice is to refer to them as '''roman''' (=rm)
 
:* Let's take an example, for a Serif font, for which TeX practice is to refer to them as '''roman''' (=rm)
 
:* <texcode>\definefontfamily[MyFontIdentifier][rm][nickname of the serif font]</texcode>
 
:* <texcode>\definefontfamily[MyFontIdentifier][rm][nickname of the serif font]</texcode>
  
; #3. Declare it as your default font family for your document
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; #2. Declare it as your default font family for your document
 
:* Use the command with {{cmd|setupbodyfont}}
 
:* Use the command with {{cmd|setupbodyfont}}
 
:* <texcode>\setupbodyfont[MyFontIdentifier]</texcode>
 
:* <texcode>\setupbodyfont[MyFontIdentifier]</texcode>
  
; #4. Specify the font size
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; #3. Specify the font size
 
:* <texcode>\setupbodyfont[xxpt]</texcode>
 
:* <texcode>\setupbodyfont[xxpt]</texcode>
  

Revision as of 14:25, 1 June 2020

How to use one of the provided fonts

First, be aware of the 21 fonts provided and their "nickname".

#1. Give a name to the set of fonts you want to use and select a first font
  • Use the command \definefontfamily.
  • Let's take an example, for a Serif font, for which TeX practice is to refer to them as roman (=rm)
  • \definefontfamily[MyFontIdentifier][rm][nickname of the serif font]
#2. Declare it as your default font family for your document
#3. Specify the font size
  • \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

  • Let see what give the defaults:
    \setupbodyfont[12pt]
    {The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}\\
    {\bf The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}\\
    {\it The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}\\
    
  • And let's add the two lines, using Tex Gyre Pagella Serif font (ref:texgyrepagella):
    \definefontfamily [MyFontIdentifier] [rm] [texgyrepagella]
    \setupbodyfont[MyFontIdentifier]
    \setupbodyfont[12pt]
    {The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}\\
    {\bf The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}\\
    {\it The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}\\
    

How to use more than one of the provided fonts

#1. Very similarly to above, just add more font in your font family.
  • for a Sans Serif font, for which TeX practice is to refer to them as Sans Serif (=ss)
  • \definefontfamily[MyFontIdentifier][ss][refcode to the sans serif font]
  • for a monospaced font, for which TeX practice is to refer to them as TypewriTer (=tt)
  • \definefontfamily[MyFontIdentifier][tt][refcode to the monospaced font]
  • for a math font, for which TeX practice is to refer to them as MatheMatics (=mm)
  • \definefontfamily[MyFontIdentifier][mm][refcode to the math font]
  • the limit is that in TeX practice, we only have one roman, one sans serif, per font family.
  • in order to use more (like variation condensed, extralight etc...) we have to define other font family (MyFontIdentifier-condensed, MyFontIdentifier-light)

Example

  • 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}\\
    
  • And by adding the two lines discussed above, and using the reference to Tex Gyre Pagella Serif font (texgyrepagella) we obtain:
    \definefontfamily [MyFontIdentifier] [rm] [texgyrepagella]
    \definefontfamily [MyFontIdentifier] [ss] [texgyreadventor]
    \definefontfamily [MyFontIdentifier] [tt] [texgyrecursor]
    \setupbodyfont[MyFontIdentifier]
    \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}\\