Font Info default and fallback values ↩

• General font info
  • Identification
  • Dimensions
  • Legal
  • Parties
  • Note
• OpenType
  • gasp table
  • head table
  • name table
  • hhea table
  • vhea table
  • OS/2 table
• PostScript
  • Identification
  • Hinting
  • Dimensions
  • Characters
• WOFF
  • Identification
  • Vendor
  • Credits
  • Description
  • Legal
• Miscellaneous
  • FOND Data

The tables below show the default and fallback values for all fields in the Font Info sheet.

• required
• recommended

General font info

Identification

option	default	fallback
Family Name	empty	no fallback
Style Name	empty	no fallback
Style Map Family Name	empty	Preferred Family Name followed by Preferred Subfamily Name
Style Map Style	empty	regular
Version Major	empty	0
Version Minor	empty	0

Dimensions

option	default	fallback
Units Per Em	1000	no fallback
Descender	-250	no fallback
x-height	500	no fallback
Cap-height	750	no fallback
Ascender	750	no fallback
Italic Angle	empty	0

When a new font is created with Python without the UI, its vertical metrics are empty.

Legal

option	default	fallback
Copyright	empty	no fallback
Trademark	empty	no fallback
License	empty	no fallback
License URL	empty	no fallback

Parties

option	default	fallback
Designer	empty	no fallback
Designer URL	empty	no fallback
Manufacturer	empty	no fallback
Manufacturer URL	empty	no fallback

Note

option	default	fallback
Note	empty	no fallback

OpenType

gasp table

option	default	fallback
gasp records	empty	no fallback

head table

option	default	fallback
created	empty	Current date/time.
lowestRecPPEM	empty	6
flags	empty	0, 1

name table

option	default	fallback
Preferred Family Name	empty	Family Name
Preferred Subfamily Name	empty	Style Name
Compatible Full Name	empty	Style Map Family Name followed by Style Map Style Name. If Style Map Style Name is Regular, it is not used.
WWS Family Name	empty	no fallback
WWS Subfamily Name	empty	no fallback
Version	empty	Version Major followed by Version Minor in the form 0.000.
Unique ID	empty	A string in the form OpenType Version;OS/2 Vendor ID;Style Map Family Name + Style Map Style Name
Description	empty	no fallback
Sample Text	empty	no fallback
Name records	empty	no fallback

hhea table

option	default	fallback
Ascender	empty	Units Per Em value + Descender value
Descender	empty	Descender value
LineGap	empty	200
caretSlopeRise	empty	1
caretSlopeRun	empty	0
caretOffset	empty	0

vhea table

option	default	fallback
vertTypoAscender	empty	no fallback
vertTypoDescender	empty	no fallback
vertTypoLineGap	empty	no fallback
caretSlopeRise	empty	no fallback
caretSlopeRun	empty	no fallback
caretOffset	empty	no fallback

OS/2 table

option	default	fallback
usWidthClass	empty	5
usWeightClass	empty	400
fsSelection	empty	empty
achVendID	empty	NONE
fsType	empty	2
ulUnicodeRange	empty	empty
ulCodePageRange	empty	empty
sTypoAscender	empty	Units Per Em value + Descender value
sTypoDescender	empty	Descender value
sTypoLineGap	empty	200
usWinAscent	empty	Maximum y value of the font. If not available, the Ascender value.
usWinDescent	empty	Minimum y value of the font. If not available, the Descender value.
ySubscriptXSize	empty	Calculated by the AFDKO.
ySubscriptYSize	empty	Calculated by the AFDKO.
ySubscriptXOffset	empty	Calculated by the AFDKO.
ySubscriptYOffset	empty	Calculated by the AFDKO.
ySuperscriptXSize	empty	Calculated by the AFDKO.
ySuperscriptYSize	empty	Calculated by the AFDKO.
ySuperscriptXOffset	empty	Calculated by the AFDKO.
ySuperscriptYOffset	empty	Calculated by the AFDKO.
yStrikeoutSize	empty	Calculated by the AFDKO.
yStrikeoutPosition	empty	Calculated by the AFDKO.
Panose	empty	0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0

PostScript

Identification

option	default	fallback
FontName	empty	A combination of the OpenType Preferred Family Name and the OpenType Preferred Subfamily Name, stripping out any invalid characters.
FullName	empty	A combination of the OpenType Preferred Family Name, a space, and the OpenType Preferred Subfamily name.
WeightName	empty	Looks at the OS/2 usWeightClass value and picks the description that best matches the value.
Unique ID Number	empty	no fallback

Hinting

option	default	fallback
BlueValues	empty	no fallback
OtherBlues	empty	no fallback
FamilyBlues	empty	no fallback
FamilyOtherBlues	empty	no fallback
StemSnapH	empty	no fallback
StemSnapV	empty	no fallback
BlueFuzz	empty	0
BlueShift	empty	7
BlueScale	empty	.039625 (10pt at 300dpi)
ForceBold	empty	False

Dimensions

option	default	fallback
SlantAngle	empty	The italic angle, if set. Otherwise, 0.
UnderlineThickness	empty	no fallback
UnderlinePosition	empty	no fallback
isFixedPitched	empty	Off
DefaultWidthX	empty	200
NominalWidthX	empty	0

Characters

option	default	fallback
Default Character	empty	no fallback
Microsoft Character Set	empty	no fallback

WOFF

Identification

option	default	fallback
Major Version	empty	Major Version
Minor Version	empty	Minor Version
Unique ID	empty	openTypeNameUniqueID

Vendor

option	default	fallback
Name	empty	no fallback
URL	empty	no fallback
Dir	empty	no fallback
Class	empty	no fallback

Credits

option	default	fallback
Name	empty	no fallback
Role	empty	no fallback
URL	empty	no fallback
Dir	empty	no fallback
Class	empty	no fallback

Description

option	default	fallback
URL	empty	no fallback
Text	empty	no fallback
Language	empty	no fallback
Dir	empty	no fallback
Class	empty	no fallback

Legal

option	default	fallback
Copyright Text	empty	no fallback
Trademark Text	empty	no fallback
License URL	empty	no fallback
License ID	empty	no fallback
License Text	empty	no fallback
Licensee Name	empty	no fallback
Licensee Dir	empty	no fallback
Licensee Class	empty	no fallback

Miscellaneous

FOND Data

option	default	fallback
Font Name	empty	no fallback
Family ID Number	empty	no fallback