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5.45 FONT
5.45 FONT
BIFF2 BIFF3 BIFF4 BIFF5 BIFF8
0031 H 0231 H 0231 H 0031 H 0031 H
This record contains information about a used font, including character formatting. All FONT records occur together in a
sequential list. Other records referencing a FONT record contain an index into this list.
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Record FONT, BIFF2:
The font with index 4 is omitted in all BIFF versions. This means the first four fonts have zero-based indexes, and
the fifth font and all following fonts are referenced with one-based indexes.
Offset Size Contents
0 2 Height of the font (in twips = 1 / 20 of a point)
2 2 Option flags, see below
4 var. Font name (byte string, 8-bit string length, ➜2.5.2)
A FONTCOLOR record (➜5.47) containing the font colour may follow.
Record FONT, BIFF3-BIFF4:
Offset Size Contents
0 2 Height of the font (in twips = 1 / 20 of a point)
2 2 Option flags, see below
4 2 Colour index (➜5.74)
6 var. Font name (byte string, 8-bit string length, ➜2.5.2)
Record FONT, BIFF5-BIFF8:
Offset Size Contents
0 2 Height of the font (in twips = 1 / 20 of a point)
2 2 Option flags, see below
4 2 Colour index (➜5.74)
6 2 Font weight (100-1000). Standard values are 0190 H (400) for normal text and 02BC H
(700) for bold text.
8 2 Escapement type: 0000 H = None
0001 H = Superscript
0002 H = Subscript
10 1 Underline type: 00 H = None
01 H = Single 21 H = Single accounting
02 H = Double 22 H = Double accounting
11 1 Font family: 00 H = None (unknown or don't care)
01 H = Roman (variable width, serifed)
02 H = Swiss (variable width, sans-serifed)
03 H = Modern (fixed width, serifed or sans-serifed)
04 H = Script (cursive)
05 H = Decorative (specialised, for example Old English, Fraktur)
12 1 Character set (used by all cell records containing byte strings), see below
13 1 Not used
14 var. Font name: BIFF5: Byte string, 8-bit string length (➜2.5.2)
BIFF8: Unicode string, 8-bit string length (➜2.5.3)
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