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: What's the meaning of Std and WGL on Typefaces? Taking for example the Rockwell OTF typeface. There are three "classes" inside of it: Rockwell Rockwell Std Rockwell WGL Are those particular

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Taking for example the Rockwell OTF typeface. There are three "classes" inside of it:


Rockwell
Rockwell Std
Rockwell WGL


Are those particular to this typeface, or they mean something in general when we are talking about typefaces? Checking the glyphs I didn't spot any difference between Rockwell and Rockwell WGL Regular, the only difference is between Rockwell Std and the others, as the first one has less glyphs.

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@Nimeshi706

Std means "standard" and can have different meanings depending on the foundry. The difference between Rockwell and Rockwell Std appears to be a difference in symbols included as well as minor differences in letter spacing and line height.

WGL fonts only support Windows Glyph List characters.



For information about other font name abbreviations, I find this list to be helpful.

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