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Matplotlib needs fonts to work with its text engine, some of which are shipped
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alongside the installation. Users can configure the default fonts, or even
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provide their own custom fonts! Follow this guide.
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alongside the installation. However, users can configure the default fonts, or
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even provide their own custom fonts! For more details, see :doc:`Customizing
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text properties </tutorials/text/text_props>`.
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However, Matplotlib also provides an option to offload text rendering to a TeX
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engine (``usetex=True``). Consult this guide.
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engine (``usetex=True``),
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see :doc:`Text rendering with LaTeX </tutorials/text/usetex>`.
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Font Specifications
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Fonts have a long and sometimes incompatible history in computing, leading to
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different platforms supporting different types of fonts. In practice, there are
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3 types of font specifications Matplotlib supports (in addition to 'core
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January 2023. `Read more here. <https://helpx.adobe.com/fonts/kb/postscript-type-1-fonts-end-of-support.html>`_
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Special Mentions
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Other font specifications which Matplotlib supports:
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- Generally contain a much larger character set!
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- Limited Support with Matplotlib
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Matplotlib is able to generate documents in multiple different formats. Some of

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