Asset Fonts(in 10 minutes)

What areAsset Fonts?

Why Resolution Independence?

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@4×@1× @2×@0.5×@0.25× @8×``````

Like Magic!

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Good for Grandma™

Why Asset Fonts?

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How Do ICreate One?

joshe.me/asset-fonts

icomoon.io

How Do IUse It?

.icon:before { content: '\xe012'; font-family: 'Cleardings'; speak: none;}

.icon:before { content: attr(data-icon); font-family: 'Cleardings'; speak: none;}

<a data-icon="&#xe012;" href="http://twitter.com/clearleft">@clearleft</a>

CSS

HTML

[data-icon]:before { content: attr(data-icon); font-family: 'Cleardings'; speak: none;}

<a data-icon="&#xe012;" href="http://twitter.com/clearleft">@clearleft</a>

CSS

HTML

What About Ligature

Asset Fonts?

f fiif fll

symbolset.com

forecast.is

forecast.is

-webkit-font-feature-settings: "liga";-moz-font-feature-settings: "liga=1";-moz-font-feature-settings: "liga";-ms-font-feature-settings: "liga" 1;-o-font-feature-settings: "liga";font-feature-settings: "liga";

climaliga.woff

19kb

Go forth andcreate resolution

independence!

Thanks For Listening

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