---
name: "showchar"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "psutils"
version: "1.17.dfsg-4"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/showchar"
---

# showchar(1)

show character with information

## NAME

showchar - show character with information

## SYNOPSIS

**showchar** \[ **fontname** \] \[ **charname** \]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

**showchar** outputs PostScript to draw a character with metric info.

## AUTHOR

Copyright (C) Angus J. C. Duggan 1991-1995

This manual page was written by Uwe Hermann \<uh1763@hermann-uwe.de\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).

## TRADEMARKS

**PostScript** is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

## SEE ALSO

[psbook(1)](/psbook/1.md), [psselect(1)](/psselect/1.md), [pstops(1)](/pstops/1.md), [epsffit(1)](/epsffit/1.md), [psnup(1)](/psnup/1.md), [psresize(1)](/psresize/1.md), [psmerge(1)](/psmerge/1.md), [fixscribeps(1)](/fixscribeps/1.md), [getafm(1)](/getafm/1.md), [fixdlsrps(1)](/fixdlsrps/1.md), [fixfmps(1)](/fixfmps/1.md), [fixpsditps(1)](/fixpsditps/1.md), [fixpspps(1)](/fixpspps/1.md), [fixtpps(1)](/fixtpps/1.md), [fixwfwps(1)](/fixwfwps/1.md), [fixwpps(1)](/fixwpps/1.md), [fixwwps(1)](/fixwwps/1.md), [extractres(1)](/extractres/1.md), [includeres(1)](/includeres/1.md), [showchar(1)](/showchar/1.md)