PCLT table

Contains PCL 5 printer compatibility data — typeface number, pitch, symbol set, and style.

Scope

• Format family: Shared SFNT
• Table tag in JSON: PCLT

Specs

• (No explicit spec URL found in implementation source)
• OpenType table registry: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/opentype/spec/otff#font-tables

JSON Skeleton

This skeleton reflects fields currently parsed/written by Font Flux JS for this table.

{
  "tables": {
    "PCLT": {
      "version": 0,
      "fontNumber": 0,
      "pitch": 0,
      "xHeight": 0,
      "style": 0,
      "typeFamily": 0,
      "capHeight": 0,
      "symbolSet": 0,
      "typeface": null,
      "characterComplement": null,
      "fileName": null,
      "strokeWeight": 0,
      "widthType": 0,
      "serifStyle": 0,
      "reserved": 0,
      "_checksum": 0
    }
  }
}

Top-level Fields

• version - number
• fontNumber - number
• pitch - number (0..65535)
• xHeight - number (0..65535)
• style - number (0..65535)
• typeFamily - number (0..65535)
• capHeight - number (0..65535)
• symbolSet - number (0..65535)
• typeface - implementation-defined
• characterComplement - implementation-defined
• fileName - implementation-defined
• strokeWeight - number (-128..127)
• widthType - number (-128..127)
• serifStyle - number (0..255)
• reserved - number (0..255)

Additional Nested Keys Seen In Implementation

• version
• fontNumber
• pitch
• xHeight
• style
• typeFamily
• capHeight
• symbolSet
• typeface
• characterComplement
• fileName
• strokeWeight
• widthType
• serifStyle
• reserved

Notes

• Preserve _checksum for stable round-tripping.
• If a table is only partially understood, prefer keeping unknown bytes in _raw instead of dropping data.
• Validate with .validate() after edits.