Inter is a typeface carefully crafted & designed for computer screens. Inter features a tall x-height to aid in readability of mixed-case and lower-case text. Several OpenType features are provided as well, like contextual alternates that adjusts punctuation depending on the shape of surrounding glyphs, slashed zero for when you need to disambiguate "0" from "o", tabular numbers, etc. Using Inter is as easy as downloading & installing the font files. There's of course no absolute right or wrong when it comes to expressing yourself with typography, but Inter Dynamic Metrics provides guidelines for good typography. You simply provide the optical font size, and the tracking and leading is calculated for you to produce the best results. Inter is a free and open source font family. You are free to use this font in almost any way imaginable. Inter comes with many OpenType features that can be used to tailor functionality and aesthetics to your specific needs.
Features
- Contextual alternates feature is usually enabled by default and causes certain characters to adjust themselves or be replaced depending on the surrounding context
- Tabular numbers are useful for tabular data, where comparing columns across rows is desired
- Fractions will convert "words" of numbers separated by forward slash into proper fractions
- Case alternates switches out some glyphs to work better with capital letters and numbers
- Inter provides several custom made glyphs for compositions like A + enclosed-combining-circle
- Alternate style for a few chacters, this feature is usually disabled by default