Comments on: Blackletter typeface in Windows?

Question: Blackletter typeface in Windows?

Utilitaritron — Sat, 07 Feb 2004 15:06:29 -0800

Is there a blackletter typeface in default Windows installations? – or at least a fairly common one? I've got an idea for a website with blackletter drop caps and the occasional heading. I'd rather not resort to images since it's otherwise all C.S.S.

By: wackybrit

wackybrit — Sat, 07 Feb 2004 17:05:27 -0800

I think you're going to be out of luck in covering at least 90% of viewers, and will have to bow to graphics. However, you don't need to panic too much, CSS can still do the hard work for you.

By: Utilitaritron

Utilitaritron — Sun, 08 Feb 2004 10:27:59 -0800

Hey, that looks decent. Thanks for the answer.

By: trondant

trondant — Sun, 08 Feb 2004 20:55:56 -0800

You can do font detection using a combination of Java and Javascript.