PIXELOKAY / FONT UTILITIES

Font Metadata Inspector

Discover the metadata hiding inside a typeface: real names, glyph counts, OpenType tables, variable axes and Unicode character coverage. Without uploading a single file.

◎ Private by design▤ Table-level insight✳ Unicode-aware
Inspect a font
YOUR WORKSPACE

Inspect typography, precisely.

Add one font or a whole collection to begin.

◈ Nothing leaves your browser
Files0In workspace
Faces0Parsed
Mapped characters0Across faces*
Needs attention0Partial or failed

Font library

Choose fonts to see their technical profile.

Your typefaces, decoded.

Add a font to explore the names, character coverage and data stored inside.

KNOW YOUR TYPE

Everything a font can tell you.

Font files are more than curves and letters. Their metadata describes names, design-space axes, OpenType layout capabilities, Unicode maps and embedding declarations.

01

Bring your font

Select one or many TTF, OTF, WOFF 1.0 or TTC files. Inspection reads limited local slices, never uploading or modifying the original files.

02

Explore its structure

Review family records, table tags, glyph counts, mapped Unicode blocks and variable font axes.

03

Check and export

Test text against a Unicode cmap and download detailed JSON or a CSV summary for documentation and QA.

Frequently asked questions

Does this tool support WOFF2 fonts?

It identifies WOFF2 signatures but does not decode transformed Brotli tables. TTF, OTF and WOFF 1.0 metadata are parsed; font collections (TTC/OTC) are also supported. Preview availability varies by browser.

Is Unicode coverage the same as language support?

No. Unicode cmap tables list code-point mappings. Language support also depends on glyph quality, text shaping, substitutions, mark positioning, variation selectors, composition, and font rendering behavior.

Is the embedding permission authoritative?

Not necessarily. The OS/2 fsType field declares embedding flags, but the licensing agreement governs permitted uses. Review the font license before redistribution, subsetting, or web embedding.

Are my font files sent to PixelOkay?

No. Inspection happens locally in JavaScript, with no upload or backend. The optional preview loads a temporary object URL on your device. Files are retained only in the browser page until you remove or close them.

Why does a malformed font sometimes produce a partial report?

Fonts can contain damaged or unsupported individual metadata tables. The inspector will show available evidence with warnings where possible, or a clear error if structural validation fails.

Using Font Metadata Inspector

Inspect declared font names, mappings and bounded SFNT or WOFF tables, compare collection faces, and export metadata evidence for review.

Workflow

  1. Open a supported TTF, OTF, WOFF or collection file and choose a face
  2. inspect declared names, metrics, axes, cmap and selected checksums
  3. export JSON or CSV evidence and use the optional native preview only as a separate display check.

Example

Compare declared family and style names with cmap coverage and metrics, then export a report that distinguishes recorded metadata from verified licensing or language support.

Limits and data handling

WOFF2 recognition does not mean deep decoding is supported. cmap entries do not prove language coverage. Declared license text or fsType is not permission to use a font. Table checksums are not cryptographic authenticity. Native preview can differ for non-first TTC/OTC faces. Parser bounds and real-font corpus behavior remain unverified.

FAQs

Does a font’s license field grant permission to use it?

No. It is a declared field, not a legal permission decision; review the actual license and rights.

Does cmap coverage prove support for a language?

No. It lists character mappings but does not establish correct shaping or language support.

Related tools