XITS font project
{{Short description|Mathematical OpenType typeface}}
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{{Infobox font
| name = XITS font project
| style = Various
| image = XITS_Sample.svg
| classifications = Transitional
| prop = Proportional
| releasedate = 2019
| foundry =
| creationdate = 2010
| latest_release_version = 1.302
| latest_release_date = 2 July 2020
| creator = [https://aliftype.com Khaled Hosny]
| license = SIL Open Font License
| based_on = STIX Fonts project
| aka = XITS Math
| website = https://github.com/aliftype/xits|
}}
The XITS font project is an OpenType implementation of STIX fonts version 1.x with math support for mathematical and scientific publishing.[https://web.archive.org/web/20161111031411/http://www.khaledhosny.org/node/143 First STIX and now XITS], project announcement on 4 June 2010 The main mission of the Times-like XITS typeface is to provide a version of STIX fonts enriched with the OpenType MATH extension.
Features
- OpenType mathematical layout features needed for use with new formula editor in MS Office 2007 and the new TeX engines XeTeX and LuaTeX, providing high quality mathematical typesetting.
- Right to left and Arabic mathematical notation support (since version 1.011[http://www.mail-archive.com/ctan-ann@dante.de/msg04081.html Version 1.011 announcement]).
- General OpenType features in text fonts (Kerning, Standard Ligatures, Fractions, Small Caps, and Inferior, Superior and Oldstyle Figures).
See also
Other OpenType fonts with mathematical layout extensions:
XITS is shipped with:
References
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External links
- [https://github.com/aliftype/xits XITS font project official site]
- [http://ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/xits XITS] at CTAN
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