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<p>Qt supports a wide range of font formats on embedded Linux including: TrueType, Postscript Type1 and Qt pre-rendered fonts. Qt has extended Unicode support including automatic data extraction at build time and automatic update at runtime.</p>
<p>Plug-ins for custom font formats are also available allowing new font engines to be easily added at runtime. Font sharing capabilities between applications allow for increased memory efficiency.</p>
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