Japanese Font (International Language Environments Guide)

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Japanese Font

Three Japanese font formats are supported. They are: Bitmap, TrueType and Type1. The Japanese Type1 font includes only JIS X0212 for printing. Type1 font is also used by UDC.

Japanese Bitmap Fonts are shown below.

Table 3-28 Japanese Bitmap Fonts


Full Family Name	Subfamily	Format	Vendor	Encoding
`gothic`	R, B	PCF(12,14,16,20,24)		JISX0208.1983, JISX0201.1976
`minchou`	R	PCF(12,14,16,20,24)		JISX0208.1983, JISX0201.1976
`hg gothic b`	R	PCF(12,14,16,18,20,24)	RICOH	JISX0208.1983, JISX0201.1976
`hg mincho l`	R	PCF(12,14,16,18,20,2)	RICOH	JISX0208.1983, JISX0201.1976
`heiseimin`	R	PCF(12,14,16,18,20,24)	RICOH	JISX0212.1990

Japanese TrueType Fonts are show below.

Table 3-29 Japanese TrueType Fonts


Full Family Name	Subfamily	Format	Vendor	Encoding
`hg gothic b`	R	TrueType	RICOH	JISX0208.1983, JISX0201.1976
`hg mincho l`	R	TrueType	RICOH	JISX0208.1983, JISX0201.1976
`heiseimin`	R	TrueType	RICOH	JISX0212.1990

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