---
name: "t1dotlessj"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "texlive-doc"
version: "2026.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/t1dotlessj"
---

# t1dotlessj(1)

create a dotless-j PostScript Type 1 font

## NAME

t1dotlessj - create a dotless-j PostScript Type 1 font

## SYNOPSIS

**t1dotlessj** \[OPTIONS...\] *font* \[*outputfile*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**T1dotlessj** creates a PostScript Type 1 font whose only character is a dotless 'j' matching the input font's design.  It works simply by removing the dot from the input font's 'j'.  The output font has three characters: '.notdef', 'space', and 'uni0237', where 'uni0237' is the dotless 'j'.  The command fails if the input font already has a dotless 'j' character, or if there seems to be no dot to remove.  T1dotlessj writes the created PFA or PFB font to the standard output (but see the **--output** option); if no input file is supplied, it reads a PFA or PFB font from the standard input.

## OPTIONS

- **--output**=*file*, **-o** *file*

  Send output to *file* instead of standard output.

- **--pfb**, **-b**

  Output a PFB font.  This is the default.

- **--pfa**, **-a**

  Output a PFA font.

- **--name**=*name*, **-n** *name*

  Set the output font's PostScript name to *name*. The default is *InputFontName*LCDFJ.

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

  Do not generate any error messages.

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

  Print usage information and exit.

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

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

## RETURN VALUES

**T1dotlessj** exits with one of the following values:

- 0

  A dotless-j font was successfully generated.

- 1

  The font already contained a dotless-j character.

- 2

  The font's "j" character had no dot to remove.

- 3

  The font had no "j" character.

- \>3

  An error occurred.

## SEE ALSO

*Adobe Type 1 Font Format*

## AUTHOR

Eddie Kohler (ekohler@gmail.com)