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What Do Those Abbreviations in Font Names Mean?

Written by Foster D. Coburn III
March 23, 2012
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How many times have you looked at a font name and noticed a few extra characters in there that didn’t make any sense? Most likely they are an abbreviation for something. For example, Corel gets many of the fonts for CorelDRAW from Bitstream and so they’ll contain BT at the end of their name. The folks at Extensis put together a comprehensive list called Abbreviations in Font Names Explained.

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Foster D. Coburn III

Foster D. Coburn III built his first Web site in 1995 and he has been working exclusively in WordPress since 2013. He has used the Divi theme exclusively since 2015. Earlier in his career he was the author of 13 best-selling books on CorelDRAW and has been a contributor to numerous technology and graphics-related magazines. Foster has taken many projects, including this Web site, from the early design stage through to a finished piece. He has been a featured speaker at many graphics conferences.

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