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Font subsetting

Meaning in graphic design, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In graphic design, font subsetting means: Embedding only the glyphs needed from a font rather than the entire font.

In Turkish: font alt kümesi oluşturma

How it is used

Use when discussing document size and the characters available in an exported file.

Example sentences

  1. Font subsetting kept the brochure PDF smaller.

    Unused glyph data need not be included in the exported document.

  2. The printer checked font subsetting after new characters were added.

    A subset must contain the glyphs needed by the actual document.

Common collocations

  • font subsetting
  • subset embedded fonts
  • fontOne specific style and weight of a typeface, such as Arial Bold, usually stored as a file you install on your computer. In everyday speech it often means the typeface itself.
  • exportTo save a copy of a design from your software in another file format, such as PDF, PNG or JPEG, so it can be printed, shared or used online.

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