

The STIX2 fonts are designed for use with modern TeX engines- LuaTeX and XeTeX-because those engines are capable of using OpenType fonts and both support OpenType-based mathematical typesetting. STIX2/OpenType: for use with XeTeX and LuaTeX only

The latest version of the STIX fonts can be downloaded from GitHub. Together, they provide a uniform set of fonts that can be used throughout the production process, whether that be a traditional print-only process, an entirely electronic one, or a combination of the two.” The STIX Two fonts consist of four text fonts (Regular, Italic, Bold, and Bold Italic) and one Math font. “Version 2.0.0 of the STIX fonts, now known as "STIX Two", is a thorough revision undertaken by the renowned type house Tiro Typeworks.

Included in the version 2 release are 5 OpenType fonts: The current version of the STIX fonts, version 2, were released on 1 December 2016, delivering the latest set of fonts to arise from a project that spans over 2 decades. Version 1.0 of the STIX fonts were released on followed by additional interim releases-the latest version can be downloaded from the GitHub repository.

In this article we take a brief look at the STIX2 fonts, the latest set of high quality OpenType text and math fonts produced by the Scientific and Technical Information Exchange (STIX) font project.
