PANOSE  O5LFU4 

The PANOSE structure describes the PANOSE font-classification values for a TrueType font. These characteristics are then used to associate the font with other fonts of similar appearance but different names.

typedef struct tagPANOSE {  // pnse

    BYTE bFamilyType;

    BYTE bSerifStyle;

    BYTE bWeight;

    BYTE bProportion;

    BYTE bContrast;

    BYTE bStrokeVariation;

    BYTE bArmStyle;

    BYTE bLetterform;

    BYTE bMidline;

    BYTE bXHeight;

} PANOSE

 

Members

bFamilyType

For Latin fonts, bFamilyType can have one of the following values:

Value

Meaning

PAN_ANY

Any

PAN_NO_FIT

No fit

PAN_FAMILY_TEXT_DISPLAY

Text and display

PAN_FAMILY_SCRIPT

Script

PAN_FAMILY_DECORATIVE

Decorative

PAN_FAMILY_PICTORIAL

Pictorial

 

bSerifStyle

Specifies the serif style. For Latin fonts, bSerifStyle can have one of the following values:

Value

Meaning

PAN_ANY

Any

PAN_NO_FIT

No fit

PAN_SERIF_COVE

Cove

PAN_SERIF_OBTUSE_COVE

Obtuse cove

PAN_SERIF_SQUARE_COVE

Square cove

PAN_SERIF_OBTUSE_SQUARE_COVE

Obtuse square cove

PAN_SERIF_SQUARE

Square

PAN_SERIF_THIN

Thin

PAN_SERIF_BONE

Bone

PAN_SERIF_EXAGGERATED

Exaggerated

PAN_SERIF_TRIANGLE

Triangle

PAN_SERIF_NORMAL_SANS

Normal sans serif

PAN_SERIF_OBTUSE_SANS

Obtuse sans serif

PAN_SERIF_PERP_SANS

Perp sans serif

PAN_SERIF_FLARED

Flared

PAN_SERIF_ROUNDED

Rounded

 

bWeight

For Latin fonts, bWeight can have one of the following values:

Value

Meaning

PAN_ANY

Any

PAN_NO_FIT

No fit

PAN_WEIGHT_VERY_LIGHT

Very light

PAN_WEIGHT_LIGHT

Light

PAN_WEIGHT_THIN

Thin

PAN_WEIGHT_BOOK

Book

PAN_WEIGHT_MEDIUM

Medium

PAN_WEIGHT_DEMI

Demibold

PAN_WEIGHT_BOLD

Bold

PAN_WEIGHT_HEAVY

Heavy

PAN_WEIGHT_BLACK

Black

PAN_WEIGHT_NORD

Nord

 

bProportion

For Latin fonts, bProportion can have one of the following values:

Value

Meaning

PAN_ANY

Any

PAN_NO_FIT

No fit

PAN_PROP_OLD_STYLE

Old style

PAN_PROP_MODERN

Modern

PAN_PROP_EVEN_WIDTH

Even width

PAN_PROP_EXPANDED

Expanded

PAN_PROP_CONDENSED

Condensed

PAN_PROP_VERY_EXPANDED

Very expanded

PAN_PROP_VERY_CONDENSED

Very condensed

PAN_PROP_MONOSPACED

Monospaced

 

bContrast

For Latin fonts, bContrast can have one of the following values:

Value

Meaning

PAN_ANY

Any

PAN_NO_FIT

No fit

PAN_CONTRAST_NONE

None

PAN_CONTRAST_VERY_LOW

Very low

PAN_CONTRAST_LOW

Low

PAN_CONTRAST_MEDIUM_LOW

Medium low

PAN_CONTRAST_MEDIUM

Medium

PAN_CONTRAST_MEDIUM_HIGH

Medium high

PAN_CONTRAST_HIGH

High

PAN_CONTRAST_VERY_HIGH

Very high

 

bStrokeVariation

For Latin fonts, bStrokeVariation can have one of the following values:

Value

Meaning

PAN_ANY

Any

PAN_NO_FIT

No fit

PAN_STROKE_GRADUAL_DIAG

Gradual/diagonal

PAN_STROKE_GRADUAL_TRAN

Gradual/transitional

PAN_STROKE_GRADUAL_VERT

Gradual/vertical

PAN_STROKE_GRADUAL_HORZ

Gradual/horizontal

PAN_STROKE_RAPID_VERT

Rapid/vertical

PAN_STROKE_RAPID_HORZ

Rapid/horizontal

PAN_STROKE_INSTANT_VERT

Instant/vertical

 

bArmStyle

For Latin fonts, bArmStyle can have one of the following values:

Value

Meaning

PAN_ANY

Any

PAN_NO_FIT

No fit

PAN_STRAIGHT_ARMS_HORZ

Straight arms/horizontal

PAN_STRAIGHT_ARMS_WEDGE

Straight arms/wedge

PAN_STRAIGHT_ARMS_VERT

Straight arms/vertical

PAN_STRAIGHT_ARMS_SINGLE_SERIF

Straight arms/single-serif

PAN_STRAIGHT_ARMS_DOUBLE_SERIF

Straight arms/double-serif

PAN_BENT_ARMS_HORZ

Nonstraight arms/horizontal

PAN_BENT_ARMS_WEDGE

Nonstraight arms/wedge

PAN_BENT_ARMS_VERT

Nonstraight arms/vertical

PAN_BENT_ARMS_SINGLE_SERIF

Nonstraight arms/single-serif

PAN_BENT_ARMS_DOUBLE_SERIF

Nonstraight arms/double-serif

 

bLetterform

For Latin fonts, bLetterform can have one of the following values:

Value

Meaning

PAN_ANY

Any

PAN_NO_FIT

No fit

PAN_LETT_NORMAL_CONTACT

Normal/contact

PAN_LETT_NORMAL_WEIGHTED

Normal/weighted

PAN_LETT_NORMAL_BOXED

Normal/boxed

PAN_LETT_NORMAL_FLATTENED

Normal/flattened

PAN_LETT_NORMAL_ROUNDED

Normal/rounded

PAN_LETT_NORMAL_OFF_CENTER

Normal/off center

PAN_LETT_NORMAL_SQUARE

Normal/square

PAN_LETT_OBLIQUE_CONTACT

Oblique/contact

PAN_LETT_OBLIQUE_WEIGHTED

Oblique/weighted

PAN_LETT_OBLIQUE_BOXED

Oblique/boxed

PAN_LETT_OBLIQUE_FLATTENED

Oblique/flattened

PAN_LETT_OBLIQUE_ROUNDED

Oblique/rounded

PAN_LETT_OBLIQUE_OFF_CENTER

Oblique/off center

PAN_LETT_OBLIQUE_SQUARE

Oblique/square

 

bMidline

For Latin fonts, bMidline can have one of the following values:

Value

Meaning

PAN_ANY

Any

PAN_NO_FIT

No fit

PAN_MIDLINE_STANDARD_TRIMMED

Standard/trimmed

PAN_MIDLINE_STANDARD_POINTED

Standard/pointed

PAN_MIDLINE_STANDARD_SERIFED

Standard/serifed

PAN_MIDLINE_HIGH_TRIMMED

High/trimmed

PAN_MIDLINE_HIGH_POINTED

High/pointed

PAN_MIDLINE_HIGH_SERIFED

High/serifed

PAN_MIDLINE_CONSTANT_TRIMMED

Constant/trimmed

PAN_MIDLINE_CONSTANT_POINTED

Constant/pointed

PAN_MIDLINE_CONSTANT_SERIFED

Constant/serifed

PAN_MIDLINE_LOW_TRIMMED

Low/trimmed

PAN_MIDLINE_LOW_POINTED

Low/pointed

PAN_MIDLINE_LOW_SERIFED

Low/serifed

 

bXHeight

For Latin fonts, bXHeight can have one of the following values:

Value

Meaning

PAN_ANY

Any

PAN_NO_FIT

No fit

PAN_XHEIGHT_CONSTANT_SMALL

Constant/small

PAN_XHEIGHT_CONSTANT_STD

Constant/standard

PAN_XHEIGHT_CONSTANT_LARGE

Constant/large

PAN_XHEIGHT_DUCKING_SMALL

Ducking/small

PAN_XHEIGHT_DUCKING_STD

Ducking/standard

PAN_XHEIGHT_DUCKING_LARGE

Ducking/large