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
empty Preferred Family Name followed by Preferred Subfamily Name
Style Map Style empty regular
empty 0
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.

option default fallback
empty no fallback
empty no fallback
empty no fallback
empty no fallback

Parties

option default fallback
empty no fallback
empty no fallback
empty no fallback
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
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
empty 5
empty 400
fsSelection empty empty
empty NONE
empty 2
empty empty
empty empty
sTypoAscender empty Units Per Em value + Descender value
sTypoDescender empty Descender value
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
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
Last edited on 01/09/2021