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 <title>Cool, though I wouldn’t</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;Cool, though I wouldn&amp;#8217;t use the term &amp;#8217;scalable vector graphic&amp;#8217;, though, as that&amp;#8217;s actually a specific technology (SVG) which differs from font embedding.&lt;/p&gt;
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Downloadable webfonts are not just about replacing Verdana with a fancy freeware font.
Here is an example where a certain text phrase is automatically replaced with a scalable vector glyph from a downloadable font. The underlying text stays untouched, so indexing and copy&amp;paste work like a charm. 

See the full article here: http://opentype.info/blog/2008/05/14/exploring-webfont-possibilities/


Edit: changed &quot;graphic&quot; to &quot;glyph&quot;</description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 02:04:45 -0700</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Ralf Herrmann</dc:creator>
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