Name String Examples

The following is an example of how name strings would be made for the Arial family.

Font	Name ID 1	Name ID 2	Name ID 4	Name ID 16	Name ID 17
Arial Narrow	Arial Narrow	Regular	Arial Narrow	Arial	Narrow
Arial Narrow Italic	Arial Narrow	Italic	Arial Narrow Italic	Arial	Narrow Italic
Arial Narrow Bold	Arial Narrow	Bold	Arial Narrow Bold	Arial	Narrow Bold
Arial Narrow Bold Italic	Arial Narrow	Bold Italic	Arial Narrow Bold Italic	Arial	Narrow Bold Italic
Arial	Arial	Regular	Arial	Arial
Arial Italic	Arial	Italic	Arial Italic	Arial	Italic
Arial Bold	Arial	Bold	Arial Bold	Arial	Bold
Arial Bold Italic	Arial	Bold Italic	Arial Bold Italic	Arial	Bold Italic
Arial Black	Arial Black	Regular	Arial Black	Arial	Black
Arial Black Italic	Arial Black	Italic	Arial Black Italic	Arial	Black Italic

In addition to name strings, OS/2.usWeightClass, OS/2.usWidthClass, OS/2.fsSelection style bits, and head.macStyle bits are shown. These settings allow the fonts to fit together into a single family of varying weight and compression/expansion.

Font	OS/2 usWeightClass	OS/2 usWidthClass	OS/2 fsSelection Italic	OS/2 fsSelection Bold	OS/2 fsSelection Regular	'head' macStyle Bold	'head' macStyle Italic	'head' macStyle Condensed	'head' macStyle Extended
Arial Narrow	400	3			x			x
Arial Narrow Italic	400	3	x				x	x
Arial Narrow Bold	700	3		x		x		x
Arial Narrow Bold Italic	700	3	x	x		x	x	x
Arial	400	5			x
Arial Italic	400	5	x				x
Arial Bold	700	5		x		x
Arial Bold Italic	700	5	x	x		x	x
Arial Black	900	5		x		x
Arial Black Italic	900	5	x	x		x	x