fontinfo.plist

File Format

XML Property List

This file contains information about the font itself, such as naming and dimensions. This file is optional. Not all values are required for a proper file.

Specification

The property list data consists of a dictionary at the top level. The keys and values are as follows.

key	value type	description
ascender	integer or float	Ascender value.
capHeight	integer or float	Cap height value.
copyright	string	Copyright statement.
createdBy	string	Creator of the font, for example the foundry.
descender	integer or float	Descender value.
defaultWidth	integer or float	Value for the width of new glyphs.
designer	string	Name of the designer
designerURL	string	URL for the designer.
familyName	string	Family name.
fondID	integer	Macintosh OS FOND resource number.
fondName	string	Macintosh OS FOND name.
fontName	string	Font name.
fontStyle	integer	Style code. 64=regular, 1=italic, 32=bold and 33=bold italic.
fullName	string	Full name.
italicAngle	float	Italic angle.
license	string	License text.
licenseURL	string	URL for the license.
menuName	string	Menu name.
msCharSet	integer	MS Char Set flag.
note	string	Arbitrary notes about the font.
notice	string	A notice about the font.
otFamilyName	string	OpenType specific family name.
otStyleName	string	OpenType specific style name.
otMacName	string	Macintosh and OpenType specific name.
slantAngle	string	Slant angle.
styleName	string	Style name.
trademark	string	Trademark statement.
ttUniqueID	string	Unique ID for TrueType fonts.
ttVendor	string	Four character vendor code.
ttVersion	string	TrueType version.
uniqueID	integer	PostScript ID number.
unitsPerEm	integer or float	Units per em.
vendorURL	string	URL for the font vendor.
versionMajor	integer	Major version.
versionMinor	integer	Minor version.
weightName	string	The width “name.” This corresponds with the OpenType OS/2 table usWeightClass field names.
weightValue	integer	Value for the weight. This corresponds with the OpenType OS/2 table usWeightClass field values.
widthName	string	This corresponds with the OpenType OS/2 table usWidthClass field names.
xHeight	integer or float	x-height value.
year	integer	The year in which the font was produced.

Example

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN"
"http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
  <key>ascender</key>
  <integer>750</integer>
  <key>capHeight</key>
  <integer>750</integer>
  <key>copyright</key>
  <string>(C)2008 Some Designer</string>
  <key>createdBy</key>
  <string>Some Foundry</string>
  <key>defaultWidth</key>
  <integer>500</integer>
  <key>descender</key>
  <integer>-250</integer>
  <key>familyName</key>
  <string>Some Family</string>
  <key>fontStyle</key>
  <integer>64</integer>
  <key>italicAngle</key>
  <real>0.0</real>
  <key>slantAngle</key>
  <real>0.0</real>
  <key>styleName</key>
  <string>Regular</string>
  <key>ttVersion</key>
  <string>Version 000.001 2006</string>
  <key>unitsPerEm</key>
  <integer>1000</integer>
  <key>versionMajor</key>
  <integer>0</integer>
  <key>versionMinor</key>
  <integer>1</integer>
  <key>weightName</key>
  <string>Black</string>
  <key>weightValue</key>
  <integer>700</integer>
  <key>widthName</key>
  <string>Condensed</string>
  <key>xHeight</key>
  <integer>492</integer>
  <key>year</key>
  <integer>2008</integer>
</dict>
</plist>