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Everything about Embedded OpenType
OpenType inherited font format, from Microsoft with MTX compression
Embedded OpenType (EOT) fonts are a compact form of OpenType fonts designed by Microsoft for use as embedded fonts on web pages. These files use the extension .eot. They are supported only by Microsoft Internet Explorer, as opposed to competing WOFF files. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Embedded OpenTypeA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Intelligence BulletinThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Go sideways: Web typographyA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Web Open Font FormatA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
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📚 Books worth reading
Intelligence BulletinUnited States. War Department. Military Intelligence Service · 1942
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