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+# Font API
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+A library for rendernig text on textures (to be used with display_api for sign creation).
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+**Dependancies**: default
+
+**License**: LGPL
+
+(Default font taken from VanessaE's homedecor/signs_lib, originally under WTFPL)
+
+**API**: See [API.md](https://github.com/pyrollo/display_modpack/blob/master/font_api/API.md) document please.
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+For more information, see the [forum topic](https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?t=13563) at the Minetest forums.
+
+## Extra fonts
+
+You can add fonts by installing fonts mod. Be aware that each font comes with numerous textures. This can result in slowing media downloading and/or client display.
+
+Font mods can be found here:
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+ * [Metro](https://github.com/pyrollo/display_modpack/tree/master/font_metro): A multipurpose font with many chars (uppercase, lowercase and accentuated latin letters, usual signs, cyrillic and greek letters).
+ * [OldWizard](https://github.com/pyrollo/font_oldwizard): An old style gothic font.
+ * [Botic](https://github.com/pyrollo/font_botic): A scifi style font.
+
+ ## Deprecation notice (for modders)
+
+ ### December 2018
+ Following object is deprecate, shows a warning in log when used:
+ * `font_lib` global table (use `font_api` global table instead);
+
+ This object will be removed in the future.