6. Fonts
IBM Font Structure
In IBM AFP terminology, a font has three components. They are:
• Coded font
• Character set
• Code page
• These terms have different meanings in Operating System/400 (OS/400). See p.92 "Operating
System/400 Terms" for what these terms mean in OS/400.
Coded Font
In IBM font structure, a coded font translates your request for type (for example, text you previously
entered at a computer terminal) into characters for printing.
A coded font consists of two parts:
• References to specific character sets
• References to specific code pages
A character must be included in the specified character set and listed on the specified code page before
it can be printed.
A coded font associates a specific code page with a specific character set. A coded font contains one
code-page and one character-set pair.
Character Set
In IBM font structure, a character set corresponds to the definition of a font; it contains the characters of
a single type family, typeface, and type size. In addition, a character set specifies character properties
and printing attributes.
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