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Fontspector Technical Report

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Summary

🔥 FAIL⚠️ WARNℹ️ INFO✅ PASS⏩ SKIP
5 13 7 110 52
3% 7% 4% 60% 28%

Meaning of check results:

If you get ERRORs, please help us improve the tool by reporting them at our issue tracker.

(but other kinds of bug reports and/or feature requests are also always welcome, of course!)

Fontspector version: 1.5.0

Universal Profile Checks

Ensure variable fonts include an avar table.

Check ID: mandatory_avar_table
⚠️ NotoSansSyriacEastern[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    The font does not include an avar table.

    [code: missing-avar]

Check math signs have the same width.

Check ID: math_signs_width
⚠️ NotoSansSyriacEastern[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    The most common width is 572 among a set of 7 math glyphs. The following math glyphs have a different width, though: width=573: equal, minus, plus

    [code: width-outliers]

Combined length of family and style must not exceed 32 characters.

Check ID: name/family_and_style_max_length
🔥 NotoSansSyriacEastern[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    Name ID 6 'PostScript Name' exceeds 27 characters. This has been found to cause problems with PostScript printers, especially on Mac platforms.

    [code: nameid6-too-long]
  • 🔥 FAIL

    Variable font instance name 'Noto Sans Syriac Eastern ExtraLight' formed by space-separated concatenation of font family name (nameID FAMILY_NAME) and instance subfamily nameID ExtraLight exceeds 32 characters.

    This has been found to cause shaping issues for some accented letters in Microsoft Word on Windows 10 and 11.

    [code: instance-too-long]
  • 🔥 FAIL

    Variable font instance name 'Noto Sans Syriac Eastern SemiBold' formed by space-separated concatenation of font family name (nameID FAMILY_NAME) and instance subfamily nameID SemiBold exceeds 32 characters.

    This has been found to cause shaping issues for some accented letters in Microsoft Word on Windows 10 and 11.

    [code: instance-too-long]
  • 🔥 FAIL

    Variable font instance name 'Noto Sans Syriac Eastern ExtraBold' formed by space-separated concatenation of font family name (nameID FAMILY_NAME) and instance subfamily nameID ExtraBold exceeds 32 characters.

    This has been found to cause shaping issues for some accented letters in Microsoft Word on Windows 10 and 11.

    [code: instance-too-long]

Ensure indic fonts have the Indian Rupee Sign glyph.

Check ID: rupee
⚠️ NotoSansSyriacEastern[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    Font is missing the Indian Rupee Sign glyph. Please add a glyph for Indian Rupee Sign (₹) at codepoint U+20B9.

    [code: missing-rupee]

Checking that the typoAscender exceeds the yMax of the /Agrave.

Check ID: typoascender_exceeds_Agrave
⚠️ NotoSansSyriacEastern[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    OS/2.sTypoAscender value should be greater than 944, but got 926 instead

    [code: typoAscender]

Check font contains no unreachable glyphs

Check ID: unreachable_glyphs
⚠️ NotoSansSyriacEastern[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    The following glyphs could not be reached by codepoint or substitution rules:

    • uni0710.medi.2N
    • uni0308.1
    • uni0307.1
    • uni030A.1
    • tildecomb
    • uni0304.1
    [code: unreachable-glyphs]

Whitespace glyphs have ink?

Check ID: whitespace_ink
🔥 NotoSansSyriacEastern[wght].ttf
  • 🔥 FAIL

    The following glyphs have ink; they should be replaced by an empty glyph:

    • uni070F
    • uni200E
    • uni200F
    [code: has-ink]

Metadata Checks

Check for codepoints not covered by METADATA subsets.

Check ID: googlefonts/metadata/unreachable_subsetting
⚠️ variable-ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    fonts/NotoSansSyriacEastern/googlefonts/variable-ttf/NotoSansSyriacEastern[wght].ttf: The following codepoints supported by the font are not covered by any subsets defined in the font's metadata file, and will never be served. You can solve this by either manually adding additional subset declarations to METADATA.pb, or by editing the glyphset definitions.

    • U+02D8 BREVE: try adding one of: canadian-aboriginal, yi
    • U+02D9 DOT ABOVE: try adding one of: canadian-aboriginal, yi
    • U+02DB OGONEK: try adding one of: canadian-aboriginal, yi
    • U+0302 COMBINING CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT: try adding one of: cherokee, math, tifinagh, coptic
    • U+0306 COMBINING BREVE: try adding one of: tifinagh, old-permic
    • U+030B COMBINING DOUBLE ACUTE ACCENT: try adding one of: osage, cherokee
    • U+030C COMBINING CARON: try adding one of: tai-le, cherokee
    • U+0326 COMBINING COMMA BELOW: try adding math
    • U+0327 COMBINING CEDILLA: try adding math

    Or you can add the above codepoints to one of the subsets supported by the font: latin-ext, latin, syriac

    [code: unreachable-subsetting]

Glyphset Checks

Shapes languages in all GF glyphsets.

Check ID: googlefonts/glyphsets/shape_languages
⚠️ NotoSansSyriacEastern[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    Warning language shaping:

    Message Languages
    Auxiliary orthography codepoints: * fi_Latn (Finnish)
    The following auxiliary characters are missing from the font: Ǥ
    The following auxiliary characters are missing from the font: Ŋ
    The following auxiliary characters are missing from the font: Ŧ
    The following auxiliary characters are missing from the font: Ʒ
    The following auxiliary characters are missing from the font: Ǯ
    The following auxiliary characters are missing from the font: ǥ
    The following auxiliary characters are missing from the font: ŋ
    The following auxiliary characters are missing from the font: ŧ
    The following auxiliary characters are missing from the font: ʒ
    The following auxiliary characters are missing from the font: ǯ
    Auxiliary orthography codepoints: * en_Latn (English)
    The following auxiliary characters are missing from the font: ʻ
    Auxiliary orthography codepoints: * nb_Latn (Norwegian Bokmål)
    The following auxiliary characters are missing from the font: Ŋ
    The following auxiliary characters are missing from the font: Ŧ
    The following auxiliary characters are missing from the font: ŋ
    The following auxiliary characters are missing from the font: ŧ
    Auxiliary orthography codepoints: * nl_Latn (Dutch)
    The following auxiliary characters are missing from the font: IJ
    The following auxiliary characters are missing from the font: ij
    Auxiliary orthography codepoints: * ca_Latn (Catalan)
    The following auxiliary characters are missing from the font: Ŀ
    The following auxiliary characters are missing from the font: ŀ
    Auxiliary orthography codepoints: * de_Latn (German)
    The following auxiliary characters are missing from the font: ſ * fr_Latn (French)
    [code: warning-language-shaping]

Font has correct separator glyphs?

Check ID: googlefonts/separator_glyphs
⚠️ NotoSansSyriacEastern[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    The following separator glyphs are missing:

    • U+2028
    • U+2029
    [code: missing-separator-glyphs]

Font File Checks

Ensure fonts have ScriptLangTags declared on the 'meta' table.

Check ID: googlefonts/meta/script_lang_tags
⚠️ NotoSansSyriacEastern[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    This font file does not have a 'meta' table.

    [code: lacks-meta-table]

Version number has increased since previous release on Google Fonts?

Check ID: googlefonts/version_bump
🔥 NotoSansSyriacEastern[wght].ttf
  • 🔥 FAIL

    Version number 3.001007 is equal to version on Google fonts

    [code: same-version]

Shaping Checks

Ensure soft_dotted characters lose their dot when combined with marks that replace the dot.

Check ID: soft_dotted
⚠️ NotoSansSyriacEastern[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    The dot of soft dotted characters used in orthographies must disappear in the following strings:

    • į̀

    • į̌

    • į́

    • į̄

    • į̂

    • į̃The dot of soft dotted characters should disappear in other cases, for example:

    • ị̇

    • ị̃

    • ị̊

    • i᷺̇

    • ĩ᷺

    • i᷺̊

    • i̠̇

    • ĩ̠

    • i̠̊

    • i̱̇

    • ĩ̱

    • i̱̊

    • ḭ̇

    • ḭ̃

    • ḭ̊

    • i̥̇

    • ĩ̥

    • i̥̊

    • i̮̇

    • ĩ̮

    • i̮̊

    • i̤̇

    • ĩ̤

    • i̤̊

    • i̧̇

    • ĩ̧

    • i̧̊

    • i᷸̇

    • ĩ᷸

    • i᷸̊

    • i̦̇

    • ĩ̦

    • i̦̊

    • i̭̇

    • ĩ̭

    • i̭̊

    • j̣̇

    • j̣̄

    • j̣̈

    • j̣̃

    • j̣̊

    • j᷺̇

    • j᷺̄

    • j᷺̈

    • j᷺̃

    • j᷺̊

    • j̠̇

    • j̠̄

    • j̠̈

    • j̠̃

    • j̠̊

    • j̱̇

    • j̱̄

    • j̱̈

    • j̱̃

    • j̱̊

    • j̰̇

    • j̰̄

    • j̰̈

    • j̰̃

    • j̰̊

    • j̥̇

    • j̥̄

    • j̥̈

    • j̥̃

    • j̥̊

    • j̮̇

    • j̮̄

    • j̮̈

    • j̮̃

    • j̮̊

    • j̤̇

    • j̤̄

    • j̤̈

    • j̤̃

    • j̤̊

    • j̧̇

    • j̧̄

    • j̧̈

    • j̧̃

    • j̧̊

    • j᷸̇

    • j᷸̄

    • j᷸̈

    • j᷸̃

    • j᷸̊

    • j̨̇

    • j̨̄

    • j̨̈

    • j̨̃

    • j̨̊

    • j̦̇

    • j̦̄

    • j̦̈

    • j̦̃

    • j̦̊

    • j̭̇

    • j̭̄

    • j̭̈

    • j̭̃

    • j̭̊

    • į̣̀

    • į̣̌

    • į̣̆

    • į̣̇

    • į̣̋

    • į̣́

    • į̣̄

    • į̣̈

    • į̣̂

    • į̣̃

    • į̣̊

    • į᷺̀

    • į᷺̌

    • į᷺̆

    • į᷺̇

    • į᷺̋

    • į᷺́

    • į᷺̄

    • į᷺̈

    • į᷺̂

    • į᷺̃

    • į᷺̊

    • į̠̀

    • į̠̌

    • į̠̆

    • į̠̇

    • į̠̋

    • į̠́

    • į̠̄

    • į̠̈

    • į̠̂

    • į̠̃

    • į̠̊

    • į̱̀

    • į̱̌

    • į̱̆

    • į̱̇

    • į̱̋

    • į̱́

    • į̱̄

    • į̱̈

    • į̱̂

    • į̱̃

    • į̱̊

    • į̰̀

    • į̰̌

    • į̰̆

    • į̰̇

    • į̰̋

    • į̰́

    • į̰̄

    • į̰̈

    • į̰̂

    • į̰̃

    • į̰̊

    • į̥̀

    • į̥̌

    • į̥̆

    • į̥̇

    • į̥̋

    • į̥́

    • į̥̄

    • į̥̈

    • į̥̂

    • į̥̃

    • į̥̊

    • į̮̀

    • į̮̌

    • į̮̆

    • į̮̇

    • į̮̋

    • į̮́

    • į̮̄

    • į̮̈

    • į̮̂

    • į̮̃

    • į̮̊

    • į̤̀

    • į̤̌

    • į̤̆

    • į̤̇

    • į̤̋

    • į̤́

    • į̤̄

    • į̤̈

    • į̤̂

    • į̤̃

    • į̤̊

    • į̧̀

    • į̧̌

    • į̧̆

    • į̧̇

    • į̧̋

    • į̧́

    • į̧̄

    • į̧̈

    • į̧̂

    • į̧̃

    • į̧̊

    • į᷸̀

    • į᷸̌

    • į᷸̆

    • į᷸̇

    • į᷸̋

    • į᷸́

    • į᷸̄

    • į᷸̈

    • į᷸̂

    • į᷸̃

    • į᷸̊

    • į̨̀

    • į̨̌

    • į̨̆

    • į̨̇

    • į̨̋

    • į̨́

    • į̨̄

    • į̨̈

    • į̨̂

    • į̨̃

    • į̨̊

    • į̦̀

    • į̦̌

    • į̦̆

    • į̦̇

    • į̦̋

    • į̦́

    • į̦̄

    • į̦̈

    • į̦̂

    • į̦̃

    • į̦̊

    • į̭̀

    • į̭̌

    • į̭̆

    • į̭̇

    • į̭̋

    • į̭́

    • į̭̄

    • į̭̈

    • į̭̂

    • į̭̃

    • į̭̊

    • į̆

    • į̇

    • į̋

    • į̈

    • į̊

    [code: soft-dotted]

Outline Checks

Check the direction of the outermost contour in each glyph

Check ID: outline_direction
⚠️ NotoSansSyriacEastern[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    The following glyphs have a counter-clockwise outer contour:

    • uni0719 (U+0719) has a path with no bounds (probably a single point)
    • uni0719.fina has a path with no bounds (probably a single point)
    [code: ccw-outer-contour]

Check there are no overlapping path segments

Check ID: overlapping_path_segments
⚠️ NotoSansSyriacEastern[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    The following glyphs have overlapping path segments:

    • uni0719 (U+0719): Quad(QuadBez { p0: (161.0, 230.0), p1: (161.0, 230.0), p2: (161.0, 230.0) }) has the same coordinates as a previous segment.
    • uni0719 (U+0719): Quad(QuadBez { p0: (161.0, 230.0), p1: (161.0, 230.0), p2: (161.0, 230.0) }) has the same coordinates as a previous segment.
    • uni0719 (U+0719): Quad(QuadBez { p0: (161.0, 230.0), p1: (161.0, 230.0), p2: (161.0, 230.0) }) has the same coordinates as a previous segment.
    • uni0719 (U+0719): Quad(QuadBez { p0: (161.0, 230.0), p1: (161.0, 230.0), p2: (161.0, 230.0) }) has the same coordinates as a previous segment.
    • uni0719 (U+0719): Quad(QuadBez { p0: (161.0, 230.0), p1: (161.0, 230.0), p2: (161.0, 230.0) }) has the same coordinates as a previous segment.
    • uni0719 (U+0719): Quad(QuadBez { p0: (161.0, 230.0), p1: (161.0, 230.0), p2: (161.0, 230.0) }) has the same coordinates as a previous segment.
    • uni0719 (U+0719): Quad(QuadBez { p0: (161.0, 230.0), p1: (161.0, 230.0), p2: (161.0, 230.0) }) has the same coordinates as a previous segment.
    • uni0719.fina: Quad(QuadBez { p0: (161.0, 230.0), p1: (161.0, 230.0), p2: (161.0, 230.0) }) has the same coordinates as a previous segment.
    • uni0719.fina: Quad(QuadBez { p0: (161.0, 230.0), p1: (161.0, 230.0), p2: (161.0, 230.0) }) has the same coordinates as a previous segment.
    • uni0719.fina: Quad(QuadBez { p0: (161.0, 230.0), p1: (161.0, 230.0), p2: (161.0, 230.0) }) has the same coordinates as a previous segment.
    • uni0719.fina: Quad(QuadBez { p0: (161.0, 230.0), p1: (161.0, 230.0), p2: (161.0, 230.0) }) has the same coordinates as a previous segment.
    • uni0719.fina: Quad(QuadBez { p0: (161.0, 230.0), p1: (161.0, 230.0), p2: (161.0, 230.0) }) has the same coordinates as a previous segment.
    • uni0719.fina: Quad(QuadBez { p0: (161.0, 230.0), p1: (161.0, 230.0), p2: (161.0, 230.0) }) has the same coordinates as a previous segment.
    • uni0719.fina: Quad(QuadBez { p0: (161.0, 230.0), p1: (161.0, 230.0), p2: (161.0, 230.0) }) has the same coordinates as a previous segment.
    • uni0719.fina: Quad(QuadBez { p0: (161.0, 230.0), p1: (161.0, 230.0), p2: (161.0, 230.0) }) has the same coordinates as a previous segment.
    [code: overlapping-path-segments]