---
name: "otfinfo"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "texlive-doc"
version: "2026.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/otfinfo"
---

# otfinfo(1)

report information about OpenType fonts

## NAME

otfinfo - report information about OpenType fonts

## SYNOPSIS

**otfinfo** \[**-sfzpvag**\] \[*FILE...*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**Otfinfo** reports information about the named OpenType font *FILE*s (or standard input, if no  *FILE*s are given). Results are printed to standard output. Each line is prefaced with the relevant *FILE* if more than one *FILE* was supplied.

## OPTIONS

With long options, you need type only as many characters as will make the option unique.

### Query options

- **-s**, **--scripts**

  Print supported scripts and language systems. The scripts are printed one per line, with human-readable descriptions; for example:

  ```
    cyrl            Cyrillic
    grek            Greek
    latn            Latin
    latn.TUR        Latin/Turkish
  ```

- **-f**, **--features**

  Print GSUB and GPOS features supported by the selected script (see the **--script** option below). The scripts are printed one per line, with human-readable descriptions; for example:

  ```
    aalt    Access All Alternates
    c2sc    Small Capitals From Capitals
    case    Case-Sensitive Forms
    cpsp    Capital Spacing
    ...
    zero    Slashed Zero
  ```

- **-z**, **--optical-size**

  Print optical size information. For example:

  ```
    design size 11 pt, size range (8.4 pt, 13 pt], subfamily ID 11, subfamily name Semibold Italic
  ```

- **-p**, **--postscript-name**

  Print each font's PostScript name. For example:

  ```
    MinionPro-SemiboldItCapt
  ```

- **-a**, **--family**

  Print each font's family name. For example:

  ```
    Minion Pro
  ```

- **-v**, **--font-version**

  Print font version information, if available. For example:

  ```
    OTF 1.013;PS 001.000;Core 1.0.27;makeotf.lib(1.11)
  ```

- **-i**, **--info**

  Print each font's name, version, designer, vendor, copyright, and license information. For example:

  ```
    Family:              Minion Pro
    Subfamily:           Regular
    Full name:           Minion Pro
    PostScript name:     MinionPro-Regular
    Version:             OTF 1.011;PS 001.000;Core 1.0.27;makeotf.lib1.3.1
    Unique ID:           1.011;ADBE;MinionPro-Regular
    Designer:            Robert Slimbach
    Vendor URL:          http://www.adobe.com/type/
    Trademark:           Minion is either a registered trademark or a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.
    Copyright:           © 2000 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. U.S. Patent Des. 337,604. Other patents pending.
    License URL:         http://www.adobe.com/type/legal.html
  ```

- **-g**, **--glyphs**

  Print the name of every glyph in each font, one per line. For example:

  ```
    .notdef
    space
    exclam
    ...
    ncommaaccent.end
    lje.alt
  ```

- **-u**, **--unicode**

  Print each Unicode code point supported by the font, followed by the glyph number representing that code point (and, if present, the name of the corresponding glyph).

- **--variable**

  Print information about a variable font's variation axes, including their names and parameter ranges. For example:

  ```
    Axis 0:                 wght
    Axis 0 name:            Weight
    Axis 0 range:           300 800
    Axis 0 default:         400
    Axis 1:                 wdth
    Axis 1 name:            Width
    Axis 1 range:           75 100
    Axis 1 default:         100
    Instance 0 name:        Light
    Instance 0 position:    300 100
    Instance 1 name:        Regular
    Instance 1 position:    400 100
  ```

- **-t**, **--tables**

  Print the size and name of every OpenType table in the font. For example:

  ```
         52 BASE
      87723 CFF
       4940 DSIG
      21366 GPOS
    ...
  ```

- **-T** *table*, **--dump-table=***table*

  Print the contents of the font's OpenType table *table*.

### Miscellaneous options

- **--script=***script\[.lang\]*

  Select the script system *script* and language system *lang* used to look up features by **--features**. Examples include "latn" (Latin script), "grek" (Greek script), and "yi.YIC" (Yi script with classic characters). If *lang* is not specified, otfinfo will use the default language system for that script. Defaults to "latn".

- **-V**, **--verbose**

  Write progress messages to standard error.

- **-q**, **--quiet**

  Do not generate any error messages.

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print usage information and exit.

- **--version**

  Print the version number and some short non-warranty information and exit.

## SEE ALSO

[**otftotfm**(1)](/otftotfm/1.md)

*OpenType Specification*, Version 1.4

## AUTHOR

Eddie Kohler (ekohler@gmail.com)