---
name: "showglyphs"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "texlive-font-utils"
version: "2009-10+squeeze1"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/showglyphs"
---

# showglyphs(1)

create a pdf file that shows all glyphs in a font

## NAME

showglyphs - create a *pdf* file that shows all glyphs in a font

## SYNOPSIS

showglyphs *fontfile*

## DESCRIPTION

This program creates a *pdf* file that shows all glyphs in a given font.

## FILES

- *font*

  This can be any Type 1 or TrueType font; OpenType fonts are not (yet?) supported.

## RESTRICTIONS

- **-**

  **showglyphs** only works on Unix/Linux systems.\

- **-**

  **showglyphs** needs a working, TDS-compliant Tex installation

## SEE ALSO

*afm2afm*, *autoinst*, *cmap2enc*, *pfm2kpx*, *enc2etx*,  *etx2enc*, *ot2kpx*.

## AUTHOR

Marc Penninga \<marc@penninga.info\>

## HISTORY

- *2005-04-28*

  First version\

- *2005-04-29*

  A few bugfixes; **showglyphs** now works with glyphnames containing underscores\

- *2005-05-24*

  Another bugfix\

- *2005-07-29*

  A few updates to the documentation