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 |
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