# man > Image::ExifTool::Font(3pm)

## NAME
    [Image::ExifTool::Font](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Image%3A%3AExifTool%3A%3AFont/markdown) - Read meta information from font files

## SYNOPSIS
    This module is used by [Image::ExifTool](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Image%3A%3AExifTool/markdown)

## DESCRIPTION
    This module contains the routines required by [Image::ExifTool](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Image%3A%3AExifTool/markdown) to read meta information from
    various format font files. Currently recognized font file types are OTF, TTF, TTC, DFONT, PFA,
    PFB, PFM, AFM, ACFM and AMFM. As well, WOFF and WOFF2 font files are identified, but metadata is
    not currently extracted from these formats.

## AUTHOR
    Copyright 2003-2022, Phil Harvey (philharvey66 at gmail.com)

    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as
    Perl itself.

## REFERENCES
    <<http://developer.apple.com/textfonts/TTRefMan/RM06/Chap6.html>>
    <<http://www.microsoft.com/typography/otspec/otff.htm>>
    <<http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/opentype/index_font_file.html>>
    <<http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/font/5178.PFM.pdf>>
    <<http://opensource.adobe.com/svn/opensource/flex/sdk/trunk/modules/compiler/src/java/flex2/compi>
    ler/util/MimeMappings.java>
    <<http://www.adobe.com/devnet/font/pdfs/5004.AFM_Spec.pdf>>

## SEE ALSO
    "Font Tags" in [Image::ExifTool::TagNames](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Image%3A%3AExifTool%3A%3ATagNames/markdown), Image::[ExifTool(3pm)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ExifTool/3pm/markdown)