M-Kit™.
An open source solution to activate type across embedded environments.
Delight users with amazing experiences. M-Kit™ modules deliver font rendering IP technology for any open source environment that uses FreeType libraries – including Android devices – and the popular text shaping tool Harfbuzz.
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Dynamic text.
Enhance responsiveness with M-Kit's Edge™ Module.
Deliver crisp, dynamic text and anti-aliasing with our edge-tuning, hinting and grayscale rendering technology in 2D and 3D environments — and enhance responsiveness to viewing conditions — in real time.
Efficiency.
Maximize efficiency with M-Kit's FontLinker™ Module.
Make your on-screen type extraordinarily efficient by linking a font into several sets and only loading data once — whether in multiple languages, regions, or scale.
Unstoppable benefits to your organization.
Technical benefits
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Configuration head-start
Monotype’s in-house embedded type expertise offers optimal rasterization parameters
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Resource efficiency
Minimal storage and power use help you keep a small footprint and low overhead, even in the smallest, most memory-constrained devices
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Implementation flexibility
M–Kit’s support for open source libraries expands integration even further, to popular text shaping tool HarfBuzz
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Design for fragmentation
Put an end to multiple SKUs for the same product, even in multiple languages or versions. Build once, and M–Kit handles variations in type
Business benefits
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Brand continuity
M–Kit allows your UI to stay true to your intended vision, keeping your brand intact on billions of devices and displays
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Enhanced user experience
Tight appearance handling and pin-sharp text give both design engineers and brands more control over how text looks, even in suboptimal conditions, giving end-users the best possible UX experience
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Global deployment
Deliver a compelling, on-brand user interface that includes global font support, and reach a cross-platform, worldwide audience with a single application
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Optimized costs
Subsequent releases (or after-market inventory) won’t require new development or a redesign to display new content. Create your text once, and you’re good to go-to-market
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Tencent expands global presence.
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Alibaba Groupʼs new typeface brings beauty and simplicity to company’s ecosystem.
This custom-designed font family, Alibaba Sans, will help partners and customers power on-brand designs.