![]() To get started, I’ve gone ahead and installed all 16 font styles of Linux Libertine. The approach taken in this tutorial applies to all fonts not just the example font Linux Libertine. This tutorial will review some of the more common reasons and solutions, which are present using Linux Libertine as an example. There may be several reasons why you may want to change the name of a font or a group of fonts. Linux Libertine Bold, Linux Libertine Italic, Lovers Quarrel Regular Windows name for Font family + font style Lovers Quarrel has one (1) font style and as a group this is a font family called Lovers Quarrel.īold, italic, small caps, regular, display capitals etc. Linux Libertine has 16 font styles and as a group (family name + font styles) this is a font family called Linux Libertine. Linux Libertine, or Goodlight, or Lovers Quarrel.įont family name + the group of font styles associated with this Font family name Given font naming can be a little confusing, the following definitions will be used for this tutorial.Detailed information on naming conventions can be found at Fontforge, Microsoft, Adobe. This tutorial is shown on a Windows 10 computer with Fontforge version 03142020. It’s a free font for personal and commercial use with an open source license. The font used in this tutorial is called Linux Libertine. You can download Fontforge for Windows, Mac, or Linux from here. Finally, I’ll provide tips on why it may not be working for you.Next, we’ll generate our re-named font.Then we’ll change the font name and review error messages.From here, we’ll open Fontforge and select a font file. ![]() We’ll start by defining terms and discussing the reasons why you may want to change a font’s name.This tutorial will show you how to name font families, so that they all group together in your operating system’s font location, as well as in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop font previews, using Fontforge.
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