How do I change a font's metadata (specifically a title)?

.net fonts truetype
Jarrett picture Jarrett · May 8, 2011 · Viewed 78.4k times · Source

I need a way to dynamically change the name of a font, and I cannot find a way to do so in .net. I am not concerned about the font file type, so otf, fon, ttf are all open.

Things I've tried:

  1. Using dsofile.dll / OleDocument Properties Reader. These are not the same properties used by whatever accesses the name of fonts.
  2. Changing the name directly in the registry.

I've read that .fon files are just dlls in disguise, (one example), so perhaps that is a way to get to it?

Answer

M. Junaid Salaat picture M. Junaid Salaat · Nov 22, 2018
  • Import your font file in the online Glyphrstudio font editor
  • Click the hamburger icon on the top left
  • Select font setting and change title and meta data from there

Hope it helps.

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