Font
Properties
Name
Type
Access
Min Version
Description
designVector
number[]
R
27.0
For Variable fonts will return an ordered array with a length matching the number of design axes defined by the font. Returns
undefined for non-variable fonts.designVectorIsDefault
boolean
R
27.0
When
true, this Font instance represents the default design-vector instance of a variable font. When false, it represents a non-default named instance sharing the same font dictionary. undefined for non-variable fonts.familyName
string
R
27.0
The family name of the font, in the ASCII character set.
familyPrefix
string
R
27.0
The family prefix of the variable font. For example, the family of the PostScript name "SFPro-Bold" is "SFPro". Returns
undefined for non-variable fonts.fontID
number
R
27.0
A unique number assigned to the Font instance when it is created, greater than or equal to 1. It never changes during the application session but may differ across subsequent launches. Can be used to compare two Font instances to see if they refer to the same underlying native font instance.
fullName
string
R
27.0
The full name of the font, in the ASCII character set. Usually composed of the family name and the style name.
hasDesignAxes
boolean
R
27.0
When
true, the font is a variable font.isFromAdobeFonts
boolean
R
27.0
When
true, the font is from Adobe Fonts.isSubstitute
boolean
R
27.0
When
true, this font instance represents a font reference which was missing on project open.location
string
R
27.0
The location of the font file on your system. Not guaranteed to be returned for all font types; may be an empty string for some kinds of fonts.
nativeFamilyName
string
R
27.0
The native family name of the font in full 16-bit Unicode. Often different than
familyName for non-Latin fonts.nativeFullName
string
R
27.0
The native full name of the font in full 16-bit Unicode. Often different than
fullName for non-Latin fonts.nativeStyleName
string
R
27.0
The native style name of the font in full 16-bit Unicode. Often different than
styleName for non-Latin fonts.otherFontsWithSameDict
Array
R
27.0
Returns an array of Font instances which share the same font dictionary as this Font. Returns an empty array if this Font is not a variable font, or the variable font only has one instance.
postScriptName
string
R
27.0
The postscript name of the font.
styleName
string
R
27.0
The style name of the font, in the ASCII character set.
technology
number
R
27.0
The technology used by the font.
type
number
R
27.0
The internal type of the font.
version
string
R
27.0
The version number of the font.
writingScripts
number[]
R
27.0
The supported character sets of the font.
designAxesData
{ min: number; max: number; default: number; name: string; tag: string }[] | undefined
R
27.0
Returns an array of objects containing the design axes data from the font. Each object is composed of the axis name, tag, min value, max value, and default value. Returns
undefined for non-variable fonts.Instance Methods
hasGlyphsFor
Returns: boolean
Since: 27.0
Fonts do not contain glyphs for all possible ranges of Unicode - this method lets the caller query the Font for support of one or more characters. Returns true if the font has a glyph for every character in the given string. Character order does not matter, and for a multi-character string it's not possible to determine which character had no glyph support.
Parameters
Name
Type
Description
arg0
string
Text that will be checked for support in the Font object.
hasSameDict
Returns: boolean
Since: 27.0
Returns true if the Font object passed as an argument shares the same variable font dictionary as the Font this is called on. Can only return true when called on a variable Font with the argument also being a variable Font.
Parameters
Name
Type
Description
arg0
object
The Font object to check.
postScriptNameForDesignVector
Returns: string
Since: 27.0
Returns the postscript name of the variable font for the specific design vector passed as the argument.
Parameters
Name
Type
Description
designVector
number[]
An array of design-axis values, matching the length of
designAxesData, to check against this font's designVector.