Three Japanese font formats are supported: bitmap, TrueType, and Type1. The Japanese Type1 font includes only JIS X 0212 for printing. The Type1 font is also used by UDC.
Japanese bitmap fonts are described in the following table.
Table 4–1 Japanese Bitmap Fonts
Full Family Name |
Subfamily |
Format |
Vendor |
Encoding |
---|---|---|---|---|
sun gothic |
R, B |
PCF(12,14,16,20,24) |
|
JIS X 0208–1983, JIS X 0201–1976 |
sun minchou |
R |
PCF(12,14,16,20,24) |
|
JIS X 0208–1983, JIS X 0201–1976 |
ricoh hg gothic b |
R |
PCF(10,12,14,16,18,20,24) |
RICOH |
JIS X 0208–1983, JIS X 0201–1976 |
ricoh hg mincho l |
R |
PCF(10,12,14,16,18,20,24) |
RICOH |
JIS X 0208–1983, JIS X 0201–1976 |
ricoh gothic |
R |
PCF(10,12,14,16,18,20,24) |
RICOH |
JIS X 0212–1990, JIS X 0213:2004 |
ricoh mincho |
R |
PCF(10,12,14,16,18,20,24) |
RICOH |
JIS X 0212–1990, JIS X 0213:2004 |
ricoh heiseimin |
R |
PCF(12,14,16,18,20,24) |
RICOH |
JIS X 0212–1990 |
Japanese TrueType fonts are described in the following table.
Table 4–2 Japanese TrueType Fonts
Full Family Name |
Subfamily |
Format |
Vendor |
Encoding |
---|---|---|---|---|
ricoh hg gothic b |
Fixed |
TrueType |
RICOH |
JIS X 0208–1983, JIS X 0201–1976 |
ricoh hg mincho l |
Fixed |
TrueType |
RICOH |
JIS X 0208–.1983, JIS X 0201–1976 |
ricoh hg gothicb sun |
Fixed, Proportional |
TrueType |
RICOH |
JIS X 0201–176, JIS X 0208–1983, JIS X 0213–2004 |
ricoh hg minchol sun |
Fixed, Proportional |
TrueType |
RICOH |
JIS X 0201–1976, JIS X 0208–1983, JIS X 0213–2004 |
ricoh heiseimin |
Fixed |
TrueType |
RICOH |
JIS X 0212–1990 |