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''jrmuizel: what does "arbitrary glyphs" mean?'' /
''jrmuizel: what does "arbitrary glyphs" mean?'' /
''SVG allow to draw anything and define it as a glyph, including shapes that are supposed to be "forbidden" in Opentype glyphs
''SVG allow to draw anything and define it as a glyph, including shapes that are supposed to be "forbidden" in Opentype glyphs. As Roc listed in his SVG OpenType Fonts proposal : Editable text where the glyphs display a "shiver" effect, Draw freehand graphics with self-intersecting curves and use them as glyphs, Japanese "emoji" with colored glyphs. And I can add a blurred character with SVG filters, Animated glyphs, Gradient filled glyphs, Spiro spline curves drawed glyphs...''  
As Roc listed in his SVG OpenType Fonts proposal : Editable text where the glyphs display a "shiver" effect, Draw freehand graphics with self-intersecting curves and use them as glyphs, Japanese "emoji" with colored glyphs. And I can add a blurred character with SVG filters, Animated glyphs, Gradient filled glyphs, Spiro spline curves drawed glyphs...''  


<sup>1</sup> using data: URIs.
<sup>1</sup> using data: URIs.
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