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What does the '@' mean when prefixed to Windows font face name?

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fonts

winapi

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With EnumFontFamiliesEx, I get two instances of some fonts, the second of which has '@' prefixed to the face name in the LOGFONT. For example, I get "MS PMincho" and "@MS PMincho". Yet for other fonts, I just get a single instance, like "Arial". What does the at-sign mean in this context?

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Adrian McCarthy Avatar asked Mar 22 '10 22:03

Adrian McCarthy


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These are fonts specifically optimized for vertical text. See for example. If your application does not support writing from top to bottom, you should probably filter out such fonts.

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Alexander Frost Avatar answered Jan 11 '23 23:01

Alexander Frost