For nearly 15 years, web designers had two frustrating choices when it came to type on the web: use one of the few “web safe” fonts preinstalled on major operating systems, or substitute text with images and Flash/JavaScript® hacks. Not anymore. Recent developments in web standards and font formats make it possible to render HTML text in typefaces other than the same old default fonts. Today, FSI FontShop® International is leading the charge to offer fonts designed specifically for web use. More than 30 of the most successful FontFont families are now available as Web FontFonts®, including FF DIN®, FF Meta®, FF Dax®, and FF Kievit®.

This long-awaited step enables a more seamless and effective transition from print design to the web. An organization whose identity uses FF DIN, for example, can now deliver that experience on the web, using true HTML text.

Any web developer will tell you that HTML text is far more flexible and easier to update than an image. Using Web FontFonts gives you type that is both customized and dynamic.

Search engines don’t like images nearly as much as text. Now all the branded typography on a page can be found and indexed. Text is also more accessible to users with disabilities.

Because HTML text can be resized, copied, and edited by website visitors, you can create stylized interfaces, forms, and applications without relying on Flash or other hacks.

Why Web FontFonts?

• They look great. Great care was taken to optimize Web FontFonts for display on nearly any screen, whether that screen is connected to a Mac or driven by Windows with ClearType switched on.
• They are easy to buy. Buying a Web FontFont is as easy as licensing a conventional desktop font. There is no subscription to sign up for and you pay only for the font you need. Pricing is determined not by domain or bandwidth, but by the average monthly pageviews for all websites in the licensed organization.
• They work on most major browsers. Web FontFonts are delivered in EOT Lite and WOFF, the two formats supported by the most commonly used browsers: Internet Explorer® and Firefox®, covering more than 90% of all web visitors. We expect other browsers to join in implementing WOFF soon. A free Typekit hosting option extends compatibility to Safari® and Chrome® users.
• No DRM. Because webfonts are essentially shared with everyone who visits a webpage that uses them, some font makers may want to use some sort of DRM to prevent unauthorized use. Not us. Web FontFonts come in formats that work only on websites (not in any desktop app), and do so without crippleware or user interruptions.
• They speak more languages. The FontFont library has always offered top class language support, extending many of the most popular families to include character sets like Central European, Cyrillic, and Greek. Web FontFonts are no exception. The Pro versions contain the same language support as their desktop companions.

Learn more.

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FF DIN Web & FF DIN Web Condensed

We know a lot of you have been waiting for this one. With its straight sides and open forms, FF DIN was made for the pixel-grid restrictions of the screen. This web-optimized version looks great and reads well whether it’s used for a headline or text. Albert-Jan Pool’s interpretation of the old German road sign typeface is truly poised to take its next historical step: onto the web.

Add Central European, Latin Extended, Greek, and Cyrillic language support with FF DIN Web Pro.

Add Central European, Latin Extended, and Cyrillic language support with FF DIN Web Pro Condensed.

FF Meta Web, &
FF Meta Serif Web

The web version of Erik Spiekermann’s superfamily already got its online debut on the Firefox 3.6 welcome page. Mozilla was thrilled to finally style their website with their corporate typeface, FF Meta. And dozens of Typekit-enabled sites are proving that FF Meta Serif Web is a fine text and display replacement for the tired serif standby Georgia.

Add Central European, Latin Extended, Greek, and Cyrillic language support in selected weights with FF Meta Web Pro.

Add Central European and Latin Extended language support with FF Meta Serif Web Pro.

FF Super Grotesk Web

Web designers have wished for a geometric sans serif that would work on their pages. There is Futura, but it’s not installed on nearly enough systems to be a reliable option. Enter FF Super Grotesk, a clean, no-nonsense sans in three weights and two widths.

FF Kievit Web

If you’re a fan of contemporary, humanist sans serifs like Lucida Sans/Grande, Verdana/Tahoma, or Trebuchet, FF Kievit is the ideal professional replacement. After making use of its eight weights with true italics and small caps, you’ll wonder how you ever built a website with those default fonts.

Add Central European, Latin Extended, Greek, and Cyrillic language support with FF Kievit Web Pro.

FF Netto Web

Just over two years old, FF Netto was born before webfonts even started to look like a reality. Still, both its name and its design make it feel right at home on the web. Soft, rounded ends defy its stark, rigid structure.

FF Clifford Web & FF Clifford Web Pro

FF Trixie Web & FF Trixie Web Pro

FF Market Web

FF Speak Web

FF Brokenscript Web

More than 30 Web FontFont families are available.

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