![]() That warning you’re seeing in your publishing software is there because after January 2023, even if you have Type 1 fonts installed, you’ll come up against the following, according to Adobe: Until January of 2023, you can expect to work with your Type 1 fonts without any changes (except those continued warnings from Adobe). The Discontinuation of Type 1 Fonts: What You Can Expect As an example, iOS, iPadOS, web browsers, and Android do not work with these older font types. While you may still be using Type 1 and TrueType fonts in your desktop operating and publishing systems, recent software developers find it unnecessary to support these outdated font formats. They created an alternative font type called TrueType which they then offered to license to Microsoft at no cost, and Microsoft quickly jumped on board.Īpple’s TrueType fonts allowed designers to create typefaces with all of the same features of Adobe’s Type 1 fonts, plus the added benefit of being able to add more modern additions.įortunately for all of us, by 2000, everyone decided to work together to create a cross-platform (Mac and Windows) font type called OpenType that is still in use today. In 1991, Apple was fed up with the hierarchy of Adobe-imposed limitations and decided to go their own way as Apple often does. Type 1 originally contained 13 base fonts initially reserved as Adobe-only, while Type 3 was intended for more general use. The vector technology of these fonts helped create and ensure the print quality that publications desired.Īt the time, Adobe only had two types of fonts, respectfully labeled after their internal specifications as Type 1 and Type 3 fonts. ![]() Or, in other words, the purpose of these fonts was for professional typesetting. Type 1 fonts (also known as PostScript, PS1, T1, Adobe Type 1, Multiple Master, or MM) were developed in 1984 to encode vector-based design into a specific file format. While it’s not a fontpocalypse, it is worth paying attention to and may require action on your part before Type 1 fonts are completely removed in 2023. If you’ve been in an Adobe product as of late, you may have seen warnings flash on your screen telling you the end is near for Type 1 fonts.īut what’s the deal? Should you be worried?
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