The OpenType tab contains information specific to OpenType fonts.

gasp table

The gasp table contains information about the preferred rasterization techniques to be used when the font is rendered.

The gasp table consists of a header followed by groupings of ‘gasp’ records.

Use the +/- buttons to add/remove records to/from the table.

gasp record

Each gasp record consists of an integer and a set of flags:

option description
rangeMaxPPEM Upper limit of range, in PPEM.
Gridfit Use gridfitting.
Grayscale Use grayscale rendering.
Symmetric Gridfit Use gridfitting with ClearType symmetric smoothing. Only supported in version 1 gasp.
Symmetric Smoothing Use smoothing along multiple axes with ClearType. Only supported in version 1 gasp.

head table

The head table gives global information about the font.

option description
created The creation date of the font.
lowestRecPPEM Smallest readable size in pixels. Corresponds to the OpenType head table lowestRecPPEM field.
flags A list of flags which can be set based on the OpenType specification. Most of these flags are related to TrueType hinting.

Flags

flag description
0 Baseline for font at y=0.
1 Left side-bearing point at x=0.
2 Instructions may depend on point size.
3 Force PPEM to integer values for all internal scaler math.
4 Instructions may alter advance width.
11 Font data is “lossless”.
12 Font converted (produce compatible metrics).
13 Font optimized for ClearType.

name table

The name table contains strings with font naming information, copyright notices, version numbers, etc.

The information contained in the name table can be localized using name records.

option description
Preferred Family Name Preferred family name. Corresponds to the OpenType name table name ID 16.
Preferred Subfamily Name Preferred subfamily name. Corresponds to the OpenType name table name ID 17.
Compatible Full Name Compatible full name. Corresponds to the OpenType name table name ID 18.
WWS Family Name WWS family name. Corresponds to the OpenType name table name ID 21.
WWS Subfamily Name WWS Subfamily name. Corresponds to the OpenType name table name ID 22.
Version Version string. Corresponds to the OpenType name table name ID 5.
Unique ID Unique ID string. Corresponds to the OpenType name table name ID 3.
Description Description of the font. Corresponds to the OpenType name table name ID 10.
Sample Text Sample text. Corresponds to the OpenType name table name ID 20. Recommended
Name records A list of name records (see below). This storage area is intended for records that require platform, encoding and/or language localization.

name records

The name table may include translations for multiple languages using name records.

Each name record is made of the following attributes:

option description
NID Name ID
PID Platform ID
EID Encoding ID
LID Language ID
string A string of characters.

Use the buttons +/- buttons at the bottom left to add/remove name records.

hhea table

The hhea table contains information for horizontal layout.

option description
Ascender Ascender value. Corresponds to the OpenType hhea table Ascender field.
Descender Descender value. Corresponds to the OpenType hhea table Descender field.
LineGap Line gap value. Corresponds to the OpenType hhea table LineGap field.
caretSlopeRise Used to set the slope of the text cursor (rise/run). Use 1 for vertical. Corresponds to the OpenType hhea table caretSlopeRise field.
caretSlopeRun Used in conjunction with caretSlopeRise. Use 0 for vertical. Corresponds to the OpenType hhea table caretSlopeRun field.
caretOffset The number of units to shift a slanted highlight to produce the best appearance. Set to 0 for non-slanted fonts. Corresponds to the OpenType hhea table caretOffset field.

vhea table

The vhea table contains information for vertical layout.

option description
vertTypoAscender Vertical ascender value. Distance from the centerline to the previous line’s descent. Corresponds to the OpenType vhea table vertTypoAscender field.
vertTypoDescender Vertical descender value. Distance from the centerline to the next line’s ascent. Corresponds to the OpenType vhea table vertTypoDescender field.
vertTypoLineGap Line gap value. Corresponds to the OpenType vhea table vertTypoLineGap field.
caretSlopeRise Vertical caret slope rise value. A value of 0 for the rise and a value of 1 for the run specifies a horizontal caret. A value of 1 for the rise and a value of 0 for the run specifies a vertical caret. Corresponds to the OpenType vhea table caretSlopeRise field.
caretSlopeRun Vertical caret slope run value. See the caretSlopeRise field. Corresponds to the OpenType vhea table caretSlopeRun field.
caretOffset Vertical caret offset value. The number of units to shift a slanted highlight to produce the best appearance. Set to 0 for non-slanted fonts. Corresponds to the OpenType vhea table caretOffset field.

OS/2 table

The OS/2 table contains a set of metrics and other data that are required in OpenType fonts.

option description
usWidthClass Width class value. Corresponds to the OpenType OS/2 table usWidthClass field. Recommended
usWeightClass Weight class value. Must be a positive integer. Corresponds to the OpenType OS/2 table usWeightClass field. Recommended
fsSelection Options:
achVendID Four character identifier for the creator of the font. Corresponds to the OpenType OS/2 table achVendID field. Recommended
fsType The allowed type of embedding for the font. Recommended
ulUnicodeRange A list of supported Unicode ranges in the font. Corresponds to the OpenType OS/2 table ulUnicodeRange1, ulUnicodeRange2, ulUnicodeRange3 and ulUnicodeRange4 fields. Recommended
ulCodePageRange A list of supported code page ranges in the font. Corresponds to the OpenType OS/2 table ulCodePageRange1 and ulCodePageRange2 fields. Recommended
sTypoAscender Ascender value. Corresponds to the OpenType OS/2 table sTypoAscender field.
sTypoDescender Descender value. Must be 0 or a negative number. Corresponds to the OpenType OS/2 table sTypoDescender field.
sTypoLineGap Line gap value. Corresponds to the OpenType OS/2 table sTypoLineGap field. Recommended
usWinAscent Ascender value. Corresponds to the OpenType OS/2 table usWinAscent field.
usWinDescent Descender value. Must be 0 or a positive number. Corresponds to the OpenType OS/2 table usWinDescent field.
ySubscriptXSize Subscript horizontal font size. Corresponds to the OpenType OS/2 table ySubscriptXSize field.
ySubscriptYSize Subscript vertical font size. Corresponds to the OpenType OS/2 table ySubscriptYSize field.
ySubscriptXOffset Subscript x offset. Corresponds to the OpenType OS/2 table ySubscriptXOffset field.
ySubscriptYOffset Subscript y offset. Corresponds to the OpenType OS/2 table ySubscriptYOffset field.
ySuperscriptXSize Superscript horizontal font size. Corresponds to the OpenType OS/2 table ySuperscriptXSize field.
ySuperscriptYSize Superscript vertical font size. Corresponds to the OpenType OS/2 table ySuperscriptYSize field.
ySuperscriptXOffset Superscript x offset. Corresponds to the OpenType OS/2 table ySuperscriptXOffset field.
ySuperscriptYOffset Superscript y offset. Corresponds to the OpenType OS/2 table ySuperscriptYOffset field.
yStrikeoutSize Strikeout size. Corresponds to the OpenType OS/2 table yStrikeoutSize field.
yStrikeoutPosition Strikeout position. Corresponds to the OpenType OS/2 table yStrikeoutPosition field.
Panose The Panose classification for the font.

usWeightClass values

value description
100 Thin
200 Extra-light (Ultra-light)
300 Light
400 Normal (Regular)
500 Medium
600 Semi-bold (Demi-bold)
700 Bold
800 Extra-bold (Ultra-bold)
900 Black (Heavy)

usWidthClass values

value description
1 Ultra-condensed
2 Extra-condensed
3 Condensed
4 Semi-condensed
5 Medium (normal)
6 Semi-expanded
7 Expanded
8 Extra-expanded
9 Ultra-expanded

fsSelection values

bit definition description
1 UNDERSCORE Characters are underscored.
2 NEGATIVE Characters have their foreground and background reversed.
3 OUTLINED Outlined characters.
4 STRIKEOUT Characters are over-struck.
7 USE_TYPO_METRICS Use OS/2 Typo values for ascender, descender, and line gap.
8 WWS Font has name table strings consistent with a weight/width/slope family without requiring the WWS name values.
9 OBLIQUE Font is oblique.

fsType values

bit description
0 No embedding restrictions
1 No embedding
2 Only preview and print embedding allowed
3 Editable embedding allowed. Additionally, one can choose to allow subsetting and/or only bitmap embedding.
Last edited on 01/09/2021