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This library can be used to retrieve information from font files.

It can open a font files and parse the binary metadata to retrieve information about the fonts like the names in the font table.

Quick example

<?php

namespace Pronamic\Typos;

include 'library/bootstrap.php';

$font = Typos::loadFromFile('fonts/Pecita/Pecita.otf');

$query = array();
$query[] = new NameRecordQuery(NameTable::PLATFORM_MICROSOFT, Microsoft\Encodings::UNICODE_BMP, Microsoft\Languages::ENGLISH_UNITED_STATES);
$query[] = new NameRecordQuery(NameTable::PLATFORM_MACINTOSH, Macintosh\Encodings::ROMAN, Macintosh\Languages::ENGLISH);

echo $font->getFullFontName($query);

References

Microsoft

• Microsoft Typography - Free font information, TrueType, OpenType, ClearType
• Microsoft Typography - OpenType Specification
• Microsoft Typography - Features of TrueType and OpenType
• The OpenType Font File

Apple

• TrueType Reference Manual

Other

• Difference Between TTF and OTF
• ycTIN - TTF Info (font, ttf) - PHP Classes
• An Introduction to TrueType Fonts: A look inside the TTF format
• PHP: Ascii to Mac Roman
• Typus - Vicipaedia