---
name: "Image::ExifTool::Font"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-image-exiftool"
version: "13.55-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Image::ExifTool::Font"
---

# Image::ExifTool::Font(3pm)

Read meta information from font files

## NAME

Image::ExifTool::Font - Read meta information from font files

## SYNOPSIS

This module is used by Image::ExifTool

## DESCRIPTION

This module contains the routines required by Image::ExifTool to read meta information from various format font files.  Currently recognized font file types are OTF, TTF, TTC, DFONT, PFA, PFB, PFM, AFM, ACFM, AMFM, WOFF and WOFF2.

## AUTHOR

Copyright 2003-2026, Phil Harvey (philharvey66 at gmail.com)

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

## REFERENCES

- \<http://developer.apple.com/textfonts/TTRefMan/RM06/Chap6.html\>

  - \<http://www.microsoft.com/typography/otspec/otff.htm\>

  - \<http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/opentype/index\_font\_file.html\>

  - \<http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/font/5178.PFM.pdf\>

  - \<http://opensource.adobe.com/svn/opensource/flex/sdk/trunk/modules/compiler/src/java/flex2/compiler/util/MimeMappings.java\>

  - \<http://www.adobe.com/devnet/font/pdfs/5004.AFM\_Spec.pdf\>

  - \<https://www.w3.org/TR/WOFF/\>

  - \<https://www.w3.org/TR/WOFF2/\>

  ## SEE ALSO

"Font Tags" in Image::ExifTool::TagNames, [**Image::ExifTool**(3pm)](/Image::ExifTool/3pm.md)