HB-SUBSET(1)

NAME
hb-subset - Subset font to specification.

DESCRIPTION

  Usage:

    hb-subset [OPTION???] [FONT-FILE] [TEXT]

Subset font to specification.

  Help Options:

-h, --help
    Show help options

--help-all
    Show all help options

--help-face
    Options for the font face

--help-subset-glyphset
    Subsetting glyph-set options

--help-subset-other
    Subsetting other options

--help-subset-flags
    Subsetting boolean options

--help-output
    Options for the destination & form of the output

  Font-face options:

--font-file=filename
    Set font file-name

-y, --face-index=index
    Set face index (default: 0)

--face-loader=loader
    Set face loader to use (default: ot)

    Supported face loaders are: ot/ft

--list-face-loaders
    List available face loaders and quit

  Subset glyph-set option:

-g, --gids=list of glyph indices/ranges or *
    Specify glyph IDs or ranges to include in the subset. Use --gids-=... to subtract codepoints from the current set.

--gids-file=filename
    Specify file to read glyph IDs or ranges from

--glyphs=list of glyph names or *
    Specify glyph names to include in the subset. Use --glyphs-=... to subtract glyphs from the current set.

--glyphs-file=filename
    Specify file to read glyph names from

-t, --text=string
    Specify text to include in the subset. Use --text-=... to subtract codepoints from the current set.

--text-file=filename
    Specify file to read text from

-u, --unicodes=list of hex numbers/ranges or *
    Specify Unicode codepoints or ranges to include in the subset. Use * to include all codepoints. --unicodes-=... can be used to subtract codepoints from the current set. For example: --unicodes=* --unicodes-=41,42,43 would create a subset with all codepoints except for 41, 42, 43.

--unicodes-file=filename
    Specify file to read Unicode codepoints or ranges from

  Subset other option:

--gid-map=List of pairs old_gid1:new_gid1,old_gid2:new_gid2,...
    Specify a glyph mapping to use, any unmapped gids will be automatically assigned.

--name-IDs=list of int numbers or *
    Subset specified nameids. Use --name-IDs-=... to subtract from the current set.

--name-languages=list of int numbers or *
    Subset nameRecords with specified language IDs. Use --name-languages-=... to subtract from the current set.

--layout-features=list of string table tags or *
    Specify set of layout feature tags that will be preserved. Use --layout-features-=... to subtract from the current set.

--layout-scripts=list of string table tags or *
    Specify set of layout script tags that will be preserved. Use --layout-scripts-=... to subtract from the current set.

--drop-tables=list of string table tags or *
    Drop the specified tables. Use --drop-tables-=... to subtract from the current set.

--variations=list of comma separated axis-locations.
    (Partially|Fully) Instantiate a variable font. A location consists of the tag of a variation axis, followed by '=', followed by a number or the literal string 'drop'. For example: --variations="wdth=100 wght=200" or --variations="wdth=drop"

  Subset boolean option:

--keep-everything
    Keep everything by default. Options after this can override the operation.

--no-hinting
    Whether to drop hints

--retain-gids
    If set don't renumber glyph ids in the subset.

--desubroutinize
    Remove CFF/CFF2 use of subroutines

--downgrade-cff2
    Convert instantiated variable fonts from CFF2 to CFF1

--name-legacy
    Keep legacy (non-Unicode) 'name' table entries

--set-overlaps-flag
    Set the overlaps flag on each glyph.

--notdef-outline
    Keep the outline of '.notdef' glyph

--no-prune-unicode-ranges
    Don't change the 'OS/2 ulUnicodeRange*' bits.

--no-layout-closure
    Don't perform glyph closure for layout substitution (GSUB).

--no-bidi-closure
    Don't perform bidi closure (adding mirrored variants) for input codepoints.

--glyph-names
    Keep PS glyph names in TT-flavored fonts.

--passthrough-tables
    Do not drop tables that the tool does not know how to subset.

--preprocess
    If set preprocesses the face with the add accelerator option before actually subsetting.

--optimize
    Perform IUP delta optimization on the resulting gvar table's deltas

  Output destination & format options:

-o, --output-file=filename
    Set output file-name (default: stdout)

  Application Options:

--version
    Show version numbers

-n, --num-iterations=N
    Run subsetter N times (default: 1)

Subsets font file to a specified set of glyphs, Unicode codepoints, or text, design-space limiting, and other reductions.

EXIT CODES

    0: Success.

    1: Option parsing failed.

    2: Failed loading font face.

ENVIRONMENT

    HB_FACE_LOADER=face-loader; Overrides the default face loader.

SEE ALSO

    hb-view(1), hb-shape(1), hb-raster(1), hb-vector(1), hb-subset(1), hb-info(1)

Find more information or report bugs at <https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz>