from PDF Reference p.319
Standard Type 1 Fonts
The PostScript names of 14 Type 1 fonts, known as the standard fonts, are as
follows:
1 Helvetica "Sans-Serif"
2 Helvetica?Bold
3 Helvetica?Oblique
4 Helvetica?BoldOblique
5 Times?Roman "Serif"
6 Times?Bold
7 Times?Italic
8 Times?BoldItalic
9 Courier "MonoSpaced
10 Courier?Bold
11 Courier?Oblique
12 Courier?BoldOblique
"Symbol"
13 Symbol
14 ZapfDingbats
These fonts, or their font metrics and suitable substitution fonts, are
guaranteed
to be available to the viewer application.
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| Postscript Fonts | XSL:FO properties
| | |
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| F1 |Helvetica | "Helvetica" | "sans-serif", "normal",
"normal" |
| F2 |HelveticaOblique | "Helvetica" | "sans-serif", "oblique",
"normal" |
| | | "Helvetica" | "sans-serif", "italic",
"normal" |
| F3 |HelveticaBold | "Helvetica" | "sans-serif", "normal",
"bold" |
| F4 |HelveticaBoldOblique | "Helvetica" | "sans-serif", "oblique",
"bold" |
| | | "Helvetica" | "sans-serif", "italic",
"bold" |
| F5 |TimesRoman | "Times" | "serif", "normal", "normal"
|
| F6 |TimesItalic | "Times" | "serif", "oblique",
"normal" |
| | | "Times" | "serif", "italic", "normal"
|
| F7 |TimesBold | "Times" | "serif", "normal", "bold"
|
| F8 |TimesBoldItalic | "Times" | "serif", "oblique", "bold"
|
| | | "Times" | "serif", "italic", "bold"
|
| F9 |Courier | "Courier | "monospace", "normal",
"normal" |
| F10 |CourierOblique | "Courier | "monospace", "oblique",
"normal" |
| | | "Courier | "monospace", "italic",
"normal" |
| F11 |CourierBold | "Courier | "monospace", "normal",
"bold" |
| F12 |CourierBoldOblique | "Courier | "monospace", "oblique",
"bold" |
| | | "Courier | "monospace", "italic",
"bold" |
| F13 |Symbol | "Symbol" |
|
| F14 |ZapfDingbats | "ZapfDingbats" |
|
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from PDF Reference p.319
Table H.3 shows the complete list of font names that are accepted as the
names of standard fonts. In each group, the ?rst name (for example,
Helvetica) is the proper one; the others (Arial, ArialMT) are alternatives.
TABLE H.3 Names of standard fonts
Times?Roman Helvetica Courier
TimesNewRoman Arial CourierNew
TimesNewRomanPS ArialMT CourierNewPSMT
TimesNewRomanPSMT
Times?Bold Helvetica?Bold Courier?Bold
TimesNewRoman?Bold Helvetica,Bold Courier,Bold
TimesNewRoman,Bold Arial?Bold CourierNew?Bold
TimesNewRomanPS?Bold Arial,Bold CourierNew,Bold
TimesNewRomanPS?BoldMT Arial?BoldMT CourierNewPS?BoldMT
Times?Italic Helvetica?Oblique Courier?Oblique
TimesNewRoman?Italic Helvetica?Italic Courier,Italic
TimesNewRoman,Italic Helvetica,Italic CourierNew?Italic
TimesNewRomanPS?Italic Arial?Italic CourierNew,Italic
TimesNewRomanPS?ItalicMT Arial,Italic CourierNewPS?ItalicMT
Arial?ItalicMT
Times?BoldItalic Helvetica?BoldOblique Courier?BoldOblique
TimesNewRoman?BoldItalic Helvetica?BoldItalic Courier,BoldItalic
TimesNewRoman,BoldItalic Helvetica,BoldItalic CourierNew?BoldItalic
TimesNewRomanPS?BoldItalic Arial?BoldItalic CourierNew,BoldItalic
TimesNewRomanPS?BoldItalicMT Arial,BoldItalic
CourierNewPS?BoldItalicMT
Arial?BoldItalicMT
Symbol ZapfDingbats
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Conclusion: just use standard fonts unless you are going for a beauty
contest.
Hansuli Anderegg
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