Microsoft Core Fonts
Microsoft has authorized Ascender to sublicense the core fonts from Windows and Internet Explorer (the web core fonts) to end-users, enterprises and developers. These fonts appeal to those who require compatibility with the Microsoft core fonts in their products or documents.
Windows Vista & Office 2007 Fonts
Ascender is pleased to offer the Microsoft ClearType Font Collection - 25 fonts that were introduced by Microsoft in Windows Vista and Office 2007. These fonts are available for for license to individuals, graphic designers and enterprises to address design and document portability requirements.
View more information on the Microsoft ClearType Font Collection.
Original Microsoft Core Fonts
Ascender offers the original Windows Core Fonts (Arial®, Courier New, Symbol and Times New Roman®). These fonts were first introduced with Windows 3.1 and have become some of the most widely used fonts in the world.
Ascender can provide a license to these fonts to developers and enterprises. Please contact us for more information on the Microsoft Core Fonts.
Web Core Fonts
The fonts that ship with Internet Explorer (IE) have become a popular web standard. Included in this font set are:
Andale® Mono
Arial®
Arial Black
Comic Sans®
Courier New
Georgia ®
Impact®
Times New Roman®
Trebuchet®
Verdana®
Webdings®
Ascender can provide a license to these fonts to developers and enterprises. Please contact us for more information on the Web Core Fonts.
Windows Mobile fonts
Nina® was designed to be readable at very small sizes, especially on mobile phones and PDAs. Nina is a sans serif font that is very condensed (it allows more characters per inch than Verdana) and can be found in Windows-powered smartphones.
Please contact us for more information on Nina or other fonts for mobile devices and User Interfaces.
Font Formats & Character Sets
Ascender can provide the Microsoft Core Fonts in a variety of font formats and character sets to meet your needs.
In addition to the two standard scalable font formats, OpenType-TrueType (TTF) and OpenType-PostScript ® (OTF), Ascender can create bitmap versions or other custom font formats.
Most of the Microsoft Core Fonts feature pan-European WGL support, and some also offer Arabic, Hebrew and Thai. Ascender also offers an extensive range of non-Roman fonts from Microsoft. Please contact us to learn more.
Core Font Alternatives
In addition to Arial & Times New Roman, Ascender is proud to offer two new font families designed by Ascender's Steve Matteson to serve as innovative, functional equivalents. The Ascender Sans & Ascender Serif fonts are metrically compatible with Arial & Times New Roman. But the key difference is that Ascender Sans & Serif feature a refreshing design style with improved on-screen readability characteristics.
Ascender Sans & Serif solves the needs of developers looking for width-compatible fonts to address document portability across platforms. These new fonts are available in the OpenType font format with the pan-European WGL character set. Please contact us for more information on Ascender’s fonts for Windows compatibility.
Click here for a PDF data sheet on Ascender Sans.
Click here for a PDF data sheet on Ascender Serif.