XITS font project explained

XITS font project
Style:	Various
Classifications:	Transitional
Prop:	Proportional
Releasedate:	2019
Creationdate:	2010
Latest Release Version:	1.302
Latest Release Date:	2 July 2020
Creator:	Khaled Hosny
License:	SIL Open Font License
Based On:	STIX Fonts project
Aka:	XITS Math
Website:	https://github.com/aliftype/xits

The XITS font project is an OpenType implementation of STIX fonts version 1.x with math support for mathematical and scientific publishing.^[1] The main mission of the Times-like XITS typeface is to provide a version of STIX fonts enriched with the OpenType MATH extension.

Features

• OpenType mathematical layout features needed for use with new formula editor in MS Office 2007 and the new TeX engines XeTeX and LuaTeX, providing high quality mathematical typesetting.
• Right to left and Arabic mathematical notation support (since version 1.011^[2]).
• General OpenType features in text fonts (Kerning, Standard Ligatures, Fractions, Small Caps, and Inferior, Superior and Oldstyle Figures).

See also

• STIX Fonts project
• Unicode typefaces
• List of fonts

Other OpenType fonts with mathematical layout extensions:

• Asana Math
• Latin Modern Math

XITS is shipped with:

• TeX Live

External links

• XITS font project official site
• XITS at CTAN

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20161111031411/http://www.khaledhosny.org/node/143 First STIX and now XITS
2. http://www.mail-archive.com/[e-mail]/msg04081.html Version 1.011 announcement