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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