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| Category | Symbol |
|---|---|
| Designer(s) | Virginia Howlett et al. |
| Foundry | Microsoft |
| Date released | 1995 |
| Classification | Pi font |
|---|---|
| Other related encoding(s) | Webdings |
Marlett is a TrueType font that has been used in Microsoft Windows since Windows 95. The operating system uses this font to create user interface icons that are used in the menus and windows.[1] Examples are the close, maximize and minimize buttons that are made from the individual glyphs in the font. This was important to allow the users to scale the user interface and have the icons scale with the elements.[2]
- ^ "Description of and Troubleshooting the Marlett TrueType Font". Microsoft Support. Microsoft. 2006-11-15. Archived from the original on 2010-12-28.
- ^ Chen, Raymond (2012-01-16). "Why was there a font just for drawing symbols on buttons?". The Old New Thing. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 2012-01-20.