The reference book on the characters, fonts, especially on the character sets. The expert author and research professor at ENST Bretagne traces the history of print and especially their digital counterparts. It seeks not only to describe the design of Latin characters but also those of other scripts: Greek close to ours, Cyrillic, Arabic etc. Rich numerous examples of programs, it opens the doors of the advanced typography, through the use of software and dedicated software description. A must-read for anyone who wants to use, optimize, modify or create font on their PC or Mac.