Zapfino Extra是一款OpenType格式的字体，有两个版本。Contextual版本包含着大量额外的上下文功能。它创作于2004年，是迄今为止发行的最先进的OpenType字体。通过购买Contextual版本，使用支持OpenType功能应用程序（例如Adobe InDesign）的用户可以通过仅两种字体Zapfino Extra LT Pro（Contextual）和Zapfino Forte LT Pro来访问整个Zapfino家族的所有功能！

不幸的是，大多数非Adobe应用程序目前不支持最近OpenType开发所提供的上下文功能。 Quark XPress和Microsoft Office的用户应该购买Zapfino Extra Pro家族的所有non-contextual字体，以便访问Zapfino家族所有1676个字形。

Zapfino家族的字符集支持48种西欧和中欧语言。

更多关于Zapfino的历史：
当今的数字字体技术使世界知名的字体设计师兼书法家Hermann Zapf终于意识到五十多年前它第一次提出的愿景：创作一种能够捕捉到漂亮书法的自由和活力的字体。基础的Zapfino™字体家族于1998年发布，由四个字母系统和许多其他风格的替代字符组成，可以自由混合在一起以模拟手写文本的变化。
2003年，Herman Zapf完全修订了Zapfino的设计，创作了Zapfino™ Extra。Zapfino家族的这次大规模扩张是在与小林章（Akira Kobayashi）的密切合作下完成的。Zapfino™Extra包含大量的新字符。它的特征在于具有丰富的超花式，优雅的小型大写字母、几十种装饰、更多的替代字符和连字、索引字符以及一个非常有用的黑体版本名为Zapfino™Forte。Zapfino适合用于制作独特且优美的广告、包装和邀请函。Zapfino Extra的内容是如此的丰富，以至于让人忍不住想要放纵一下，因此请务必查看有关如何与各种可能性良好配合的提示！”

ZapfinoExtra is an OpenType format typeface available in two versions. The Contextual version contains a treasure-trove of extra contextual features. When created in 2004, this was the most advanced OpenType font released to date. By purchasing the Contextual version, users of OpenType-supporting applications, such as Adobe InDesign, may access all of the features available in the entire Zapfino family through just two fonts, Zapfino Extra LT Pro (Contextual), and Zapfino Forte LT Pro!
Unfortunately, most non-Adobe applications currently do not support the contextual features made possible by recent OpenType developments. Users of Quark XPress and Microsoft Office should instead purchase all of the non-contextual fonts of Zapfino Extra Pro family, in order to access all of the Zapfino family's 1676 glyphs.
The Zapfino family's character set supports 48 western and central European languages.
More Zapfino History: Today's digital font technology allowed the world-renowned typeface designer/calligrapher Hermann Zapf to finally realize a vision he first had more than fifty years ago: creating a typeface that could capture the freedom and liveliness of beautiful handwriting. The basic Zapfino™ font family, released in 1998, consists of four alphabets with many additional stylistic alternates that can be freely mixed together to emulate the variations in handwritten text.
In 2003, Herman Zapf completely reworked the Zapfino design, creating Zapfino™ Extra. This large expansion of the Zapfino family was designed in close collaboration with Akira Kobayashi. Zapfino™ Extra includes a cornucopia of new characters. It features exuberant hyper-flourishes, elegant small caps, dozens of ornaments, more alternates and ligatures, index characters, and a very useful bold version-named Zapfino™ Forte. Use Zapfino to produce unusual and graceful advertisements, packaging, and invitations. Zapfino Extra is so joyously abundant that it's tempting to over-indulge, so be sure to check out the tips for working well with the possibilities!"