Espy Sans is a
bitmap font
A computer font is implemented as a digital data file containing a set of graphically related glyphs. A computer font is designed and created using a font editor. A computer font specifically designed for the computer screen, and not for print ...
designed by Garrett Boge and Damon Clark of LetterPerfect Fonts for the
Apple Computer user interface group in 1992. The Espy family, consisting of Sans & Serif, Regular & Bold in discrete bitmap sizes of 8, 9, 10, 12 & 14 pt, replaced Apple's previous use of
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
, image_map =
, map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago
, coordinates =
, coordinates_footnotes =
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name ...
and
Geneva
, neighboring_municipalities= Carouge, Chêne-Bougeries, Cologny, Lancy, Grand-Saconnex, Pregny-Chambésy, Vernier, Veyrier
, website = https://www.geneve.ch/
Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevr ...
in Mac OS 7.5 released in 1995. It was also used for the
Newton PDA project and their
eWorld
eWorld was an online service operated by Apple Inc. between June 1994 and March 1996. The services included email (eMail Center), news, software installs and a bulletin board system (Community Center). Users of eWorld were often referred to as ...
online bulletin board service. It was later adapted for use in the
Apple Guide help system and some versions of the
iPod, particularly the
iPod mini. Before the release of the
Charcoal font used for Mac OS 8 and 9, it was a popular replacement system font for reskinnings of Mac OS 7.x, being included in system extensions such as Greg Landweber's Aaron extension.
See also
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Apple typography
Apple Inc. uses a large variety of typefaces in its marketing, operating systems, and industrial design with each product cycle. These change throughout the years with Apple's change of style in their products. This is evident in the design a ...
External links
Using the Espy Fontat LowEndMac.com
Macintosh System Fontsat LowEndMac.com
Web Browsing with Espyat LowEndMac.com
Apple Inc. typefaces
Sans-serif typefaces
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