XITS font project explained
| XITS font project |
| Style: | Various |
| Classifications: | Transitional |
| Prop: | Proportional |
| Releasedate: | 2019 |
| Foundry: | Alif Type |
| Creationdate: | 2010 |
| Latest Release Version: | 1.302 |
| Latest Release Date: | 2 July 2020 |
| Creator: | Khaled Hosny |
| License: | SIL Open Font License |
| Based On: | STIX Fonts project |
| Aka: | XITS Math |
| Website: | https://github.com/aliftype/xits |
The XITS font project is an OpenType implementation of STIX fonts version 1.x with math support for mathematical and scientific publishing.[1] The main mission of the Times-like XITS typeface is to provide a version of STIX fonts enriched with the OpenType MATH extension.
Features
- OpenType mathematical layout features needed for use with new formula editor in MS Office 2007 and the new TeX engines XeTeX and LuaTeX, providing high quality mathematical typesetting.
- Right to left and Arabic mathematical notation support (since version 1.011[2]).
- General OpenType features in text fonts (Kerning, Standard Ligatures, Fractions, Small Caps, and Inferior, Superior and Oldstyle Figures).[3]
See also
Other OpenType fonts with mathematical layout extensions:
XITS is shipped with:
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: First STIX and now XITS خالد حسني . https://web.archive.org/web/20161111031411/http://www.khaledhosny.org/node/143 . 2016-11-11 . 2025-08-04 . www.khaledhosny.org . ar.
- http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg04081.html Version 1.011 announcement
- Web site: The LaTeX Font Catalogue – XITS . 2025-08-04 . tug.org.
- Web site: CTAN: Package xits . 2025-08-04 . ctan.org.
