adobe-fonts/source-han-serif
Source Han Serif
Source Han Serif is a standardized Pan-CJK serif typeface family provided as an OpenType font collection. It provides unified glyphs for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean scripts, following regional orthographic rules to ensure consistent rendering across different language tags.
The project implements a multi-weight visual hierarchy, offering a spectrum of stroke thicknesses ranging from ExtraLight to Heavy. It includes regional glyph variations that adjust the visual appearance of ideographs to match the specific orthographic standards of different East Asian languages.
The repository covers the automated generation of professional OpenType font files from source vectors. This includes processes for glyph-based source composition, parameterized weight generation, and the mapping of regional variants.
Features
- Pan-CJK Typography - Provides a standardized serif typeface family providing unified glyphs for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean scripts.
- Typeface Families - Provides a professional Pan-CJK serif typeface family supporting global languages and variable styles.
- Glyph Mappings - Maps language tags to specific visual representations of ideographs for regional orthographic accuracy.
- Glyph Customization Tools - Adjusts the visual appearance of ideographs to match the specific orthographic standards of East Asian languages.
- Pan-CJK Rendering - Displays standardized serif glyphs for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages for regional consistency.
- Orthographic Standards - Follows regional orthographic rules to ensure consistent rendering across different CJK language tags.
- Orthographic Variant Mappings - Maps language tags to unique glyph versions to ensure correct orthographic representation for different CJK regions.
- Font Build Pipelines - Provides an automated pipeline to compile source vectors into professional binary font formats.
- Font Weight Scaling - Uses mathematical scaling and offsets to generate a spectrum of stroke thicknesses.
- Multi-Weight Systems - Implements a multi-weight visual hierarchy ranging from ExtraLight to Heavy.
- Source Compositions - Implements a system for generating font files by compiling raw vector outlines from a glyph library.
- OpenType Table Encoding - Structures font data into standardized tables for glyph indexing, kerning, and layout rules used by OS renderers.
- Automated Font Generators - Generates professional OpenType fonts from source files using automated build commands.
- Professional Font Generators - Builds professional OpenType font files from source code for high-quality software and print use.
- Typographic Hierarchies - Establishes a visual hierarchy using a broad spectrum of stroke weights from ExtraLight to Heavy.
- Programming Fonts - Open-source serif font family.
- Standard Typefaces - Open-source CJK typeface family for consistent cross-language design.
- Font Collections - Pan-CJK OpenType/CFF font family.
