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Here is a table of the categories and possible values for the Latin
Text family:
Serif Style Cove, Obtuse Cove, Square Cove, Obtuse Square Cove, Square, Thin,
Oval, Exaggerated, Triangle, Normal Sans, Obtuse Sans,
Perpendicular Sans, Flared, Rounded
Weight Very Light, Light, Thin, Book, Medium, Demi, Bold, Heavy, Black,
Extra Black
Proportion
Old Style, Modern, Even Width, Extended, Condensed, Very
Extended, Very Condensed, Monospaced
Contrast
None, Very Low, Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High, High,
Very High
Stroke
Variation
No Variation, Gradual/Diagonal, Gradual/Transitional,
Gradual/Vertical, Gradual/Horizontal, Rapid/Vertical,
Rapid/Horizontal, Instant/Vertical, Instant/Horizontal
Arm Style Straight Arms/Horizontal, Straight Arms/Wedge, Straight
Arms/Vertical, Straight Arms/Single Serif, Straight Arms/Double
Serif, Non-Straight Arms/Horizontal, Non-Straight Arms/Wedge,
Non-Straight Arms/Vertical, Non-Straight Arms/Single Serif, Non-
Straight Arms/Double Serif
Letterform Normal/Contact, Normal/Weighted, Normal/Boxed,
Normal/Flattened, Normal/Rounded, Normal/Off Center,
Normal/Square, Oblique/Contact, Oblique/Weighted,
Oblique/Boxed, Oblique/Flattened, Oblique/Rounded, Oblique/Off
Center, Oblique/Square
Midline
Standard/Trimmed, Standard/Pointed, Standard/Serifed,
High/Trimmed, High/Pointed, High/Serifed, Constant/Trimmed,
Constant/Pointed, Constant/Serifed, Low/Trimmed, Low/Pointed,
Low/Serifed
X-height
Constant/Small, Constant/Standard, Constant/Large,
Ducking/Small, Ducking/Standard, Ducking/Large
A detailed description of the PANOSE categories and values (the so-called
Gray Book) may be found on the PANOSE web site at: