Exactformat
Exactformat is a proposed data format and rendering approach designed to encode exact typographic and layout information for text documents. It aims to preserve precise whitespace, line breaks, font metrics, and page composition across rendering environments.
Core concepts include whitespace preservation, explicit line and page layout instructions, font metrics and fallback rules,
History and development: The concept emerged in the mid-2010s from researchers in digital typography and document
Usage and tools: exactformat has seen use in archival digitization, software testing for deterministic rendering, and
Reception and status: Proponents argue that exactformat enables reproducible rendering and exact capture of authorial intent.