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Scott5ECD
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Aug 9, 2021 3:06 PM UTC
Question

OTF fonts in indesign display as Type 1 in PDF?!?!

As title - I have an OTF font and works as expected in indesign, but when exported to PDF and checking properties is shows as a type! ?!?

Tests show TT fonts show as TT in both indesign and PDF.

 

Any help much appreciated

 

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    Aug 11, 2021 7:36 AM UTC

    It may be alarming, but it's completely normal. Type 1 fonts are not going away from PDF. (There are billions of existing PDF files with type 1 fonts, and they will stay readable). All kinds of fonts are often converted to type 1 as part of making a PDF.

     

    Does mean such fonts will no longer be editable in Acrobat. 

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    assause
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    assauseCommunity Expert
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    Aug 10, 2021 11:29 AM UTC

    OpenType fonts with PostScript outline information will be displayed with Type 1 information when checked through Acrobat properties.
    This should be considered as a specification.

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