fontname 1.0.0

Read and decode quirk encoded name records from OpenType fonts.

fontname is a lib for reading and decoding quirk encoded name records from OpenType fonts.

It is adept at dealing with CJK fonts and has been tested on over 10000 fonts.

Installation

pip install fontname

fontname requires Python 3.7 and above.

Usage examples

>>> import fontname
>>> fontname.get_display_names("msyh.ttc")
'微软雅黑 & Microsoft Yahei UI'

>>> from fontTools import ttLib
>>> tt = ttLib.TTFont("MO-UDShinGoSCGb4-Bol.otf")
>>> fontname.decode_name(tt['name'].names[19])
('森泽UD新黑 Gb4 B', <IssueLevel.MARK: 1>, 'x_mac_simp_chinese_ttx')
>>> tt.close()

>>> tt = ttLib.TTFont("文鼎粗圆简.TTF")
>>> fontname.decode_name(tt['name'].names[4])
('文鼎粗圆简', <IssueLevel.DATA: 2>, None)
>>> tt.close()

License

fontname is licensed under the MIT license.