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Computer Modern
Typeface Computer Modern
Category Serif
Classifications Didone
Designer(s) Donald Knuth
Sample
Computer Modern sample text

Computer Modern is the family of typefaces used by default by the typesetting program TeX. In Typography, a typeface is a set of one or more Fonts designed with stylistic unity each comprising a coordinated set of Glyphs A typeface usually comprises In Typography, a typeface is a set of one or more Fonts designed with stylistic unity each comprising a coordinated set of Glyphs A typeface usually comprises Origins & etymology Serifs are thought to have originated in the Roman alphabet with inscriptional lettering —words carved into stone in Roman antiquity Didone is a typeface classification recognized by the Association Typographique Internationale (AtypI A type designer is a person who designs Typefaces Some type designers are employed by Type foundries, or operate them Donald Ervin Knuth (kəˈnuːθ (born 10 January 1938) is a renowned computer scientist and Professor Emeritus of the Art of Computer In Typography, a typeface is a set of one or more Fonts designed with stylistic unity each comprising a coordinated set of Glyphs A typeface usually comprises TeX (ˈtɛx as in Greek, often /ˈtɛk/ in English; written with a lowercase 'e' in imitation of the logo is a Typesetting system designed and mostly It was created by Donald Knuth with his METAFONT program, and was most recently updated in 1992. Donald Ervin Knuth (kəˈnuːθ (born 10 January 1938) is a renowned computer scientist and Professor Emeritus of the Art of Computer Metafont is a Programming language used to define vector fonts. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) However, the family font was superseded by CM-Super (Computer Modern-super), the latest release dating 2002. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The latter was complemented by CM-LGC, which provides support for Latin, Greek and Cyrillic, with the latest release dating 2005. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Both CM-Super and CM-LGC are included in TeXLive, a modern TeX distribution. TeX Live is a TeX distribution which is advised as the replacement of its no-longer supported counterpart teTeX.

The Computer Modern typefaces are described in great detail (including full source code) in the book Computer Modern Typefaces, volume E in the Computers and Typesetting series, which is unique in the history of font design. Computers and Typesetting is a 5-volume set of books by Donald Knuth published 1986 describing the TeX and Metafont systems for Digital

As implied by the name, Computer Modern is a modern font. Modern, or "Didone", fonts have high contrast between thick and thin elements, and their axis of "stress" or thickening is perfectly vertical. Didone is a typeface classification recognized by the Association Typographique Internationale (AtypI Computer Modern, specifically, is based on Monotype Modern 8a, and like its immediate model it has a large x-height relative to the length of ascenders and descenders. Monotype Imaging Inc is a Typesetting and Typeface design company ( Type foundry) responsible for many developments in Printing technology In Typography, the x-height or corpus size refers to the distance between the baseline and the Mean line in a Typeface. Typography, an ascender is the portion of a letter in a Latin-derived alphabet that extends above the Mean line of a font. Typography, a descender is the portion of a letter in a Latin alphabet that extends below the baseline of a font.

The most unusual characteristic of Computer Modern, however, is the fact that it is a complete type family designed with the METAFONT system. The Computer Modern source files are governed by 62 distinct parameters, controlling the widths and heights of various elements, the presence of serifs or old-style numerals, whether dots such as the dot on the "i" are square or rounded, and the degree of "superness" in the bowls of lowercase letters such as "g" and "o". Origins & etymology Serifs are thought to have originated in the Roman alphabet with inscriptional lettering —words carved into stone in Roman antiquity Text figures (also known as non-lining, lowercase, old-style, ranging or hanging figures or numerals are numerals The superellipse (or Lamé curve) is the geometric figure defined in the Cartesian coordinate system as the set of all points ( x, y) with Computer Modern is by no means the only METAFONT-designed typeface, but it is the most mature and widely used by far.

The advance of printer technology has reduced the need for software rasterizers like METAFONT. Outline fonts (to be rendered by the printer or display system) are now generally preferred. As a result, many users have now migrated to Postscript-based replacements, mostly Type 1 implementation of Computer Modern, maintained by the American Mathematical Society, or Latin Modern, instead of the original METAFONT-based Computer Modern. PostScript fonts are Outline font specifications developed by Adobe for professional digital typesetting, which uses PostScript file format to The American Mathematical Society (AMS is an association of professional Mathematicians dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and scholarship which

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