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# Font Info – Font

## General Properties

## Family Name

The name of the font family as it will appear in a font menu. Fonts carrying the same Family Name will be grouped in the same Style submenu.
You can use a space in the font name, but non-ASCII characters may prevent the font from exporting.

## Units per Em

Number of units per em square (UPM). 1000 is the default. Increasing the UPM value improves the representation of subtle details.
The OpenType allows values up to 16,000 but values greater than 5000 can lead to problems in InDesign and Illustrator.
If you need higher precision, it might be better to deactivate the grid by setting it to zero. (see Font Info – Other settings > Grid Spacing)

Click on the double arrow next to the text field to scale the entire font.

## Version

Glyphs derives the Version string (Name ID 5) from the Version entry.

## Date

The creation date of the font. Will set the Creation and Modification dates in the OpenType head table.

You can add more settings by pressing the plus button in the top right. Following are some of the possible values:

1. #### Designer and Designer URL

   Here, you can enter your name and a URL (including the protocol, i.e. http:// or ftp://), for example:

   - Designer: Jessica Doe

   - Designer URL: http://www.jessicadoefonts.com/

   The entries correspond to OpenType Name IDs 9 and 12. You can check if the URL was entered correctly by clicking on the circled arrow next to it.

2. #### Manufacturer and Manufacturer URL

   Here, you can enter name and URL (including the protocol, i.e. http:// or ftp://) of your font vendor, for example:

   - Manufacturer: Superfontstore

   - Manufacturer URL: http://www.superfontstore.com/

   The entries correspond to OpenType Name IDs 8 and 11. You can check if the URL was entered correctly by clicking on the circled arrow next to it.

3. #### Copyright

   A simple copyright notice. Click the circled arrow next to it to have Glyphs fill it in automatically. This will be recorded as Name ID 0.

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