Fontbakery Technical Report

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Summary

💥 ERROR 🔥 FAIL ⚠️ WARN ⏩ SKIP ℹ️ INFO ✅ PASS
1 3 20 37 9 171
1% 2% 11% 21% 5% 96%

Note: The following loglevels were omitted in this report: SKIP, INFO, PASS, DEBUG

Meaning of check results:

If you get ERRORs, please help us improve the tool by reporting them at our issue tracker.

(but other kinds of bug reports and/or feature requests are also always welcome, of course!)

FontBakery version: 0.9.2

Section: Google Fonts

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Checking OS/2 achVendID.

Check ID: <FontBakeryCheck:com.google.fonts/check/vendor_id>
⚠️ DancingScript[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    OS/2 VendorID value 'NONE' is not yet recognized. If you registered it recently, then it's safe to ignore this warning message. Otherwise, you should set it to your own unique 4 character code, and register it with Microsoft at https://www.microsoft.com/typography/links/vendorlist.aspx [code: unknown]

Check for codepoints not covered by METADATA subsets.

Check ID: <FontBakeryCheck:com.google.fonts/check/metadata/unreachable_subsetting>
⚠️ DancingScript[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    The following codepoints supported by the font are not covered by any subsets defined in the font's metadata file, and will never be served. You can solve this by either manually adding additional subset declarations to METADATA.pb, or by editing the glyphset definitions.

    • U+02C7 CARON: try adding one of: tifinagh, canadian-aboriginal
    • U+02C9 MODIFIER LETTER MACRON: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+02D8 BREVE: try adding canadian-aboriginal
    • U+02D9 DOT ABOVE: try adding canadian-aboriginal
    • U+02DB OGONEK: try adding canadian-aboriginal
    • U+02DD DOUBLE ACUTE ACCENT: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+0300 COMBINING GRAVE ACCENT: try adding one of: coptic, cherokee, tai-le
    • U+0301 COMBINING ACUTE ACCENT: try adding one of: coptic, cherokee, tai-le, tifinagh
    • U+0302 COMBINING CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT: try adding one of: coptic, cherokee, tifinagh
    • U+0303 COMBINING TILDE: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+0304 COMBINING MACRON: try adding one of: coptic, cherokee, gothic, tifinagh
    • U+0306 COMBINING BREVE: try adding tifinagh
    • U+0307 COMBINING DOT ABOVE: try adding one of: coptic, tai-le, malayalam, canadian-aboriginal, tifinagh
    • U+0308 COMBINING DIAERESIS: try adding one of: coptic, gothic, tai-le
    • U+0309 COMBINING HOOK ABOVE: try adding tifinagh
    • U+030A COMBINING RING ABOVE: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+030B COMBINING DOUBLE ACUTE ACCENT: try adding cherokee
    • U+030C COMBINING CARON: try adding one of: cherokee, tai-le
    • U+030F COMBINING DOUBLE GRAVE ACCENT: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+0311 COMBINING INVERTED BREVE: try adding coptic
    • U+0312 COMBINING TURNED COMMA ABOVE: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+031B COMBINING HORN: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+0323 COMBINING DOT BELOW: try adding one of: coptic, cherokee, tifinagh, malayalam
    • U+0324 COMBINING DIAERESIS BELOW: try adding cherokee
    • U+0326 COMBINING COMMA BELOW: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+0327 COMBINING CEDILLA: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+0328 COMBINING OGONEK: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+032E COMBINING BREVE BELOW: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+0331 COMBINING MACRON BELOW: try adding one of: gothic, cherokee, tifinagh
    • U+0335 COMBINING SHORT STROKE OVERLAY: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2021 DOUBLE DAGGER: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2030 PER MILLE SIGN: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2116 NUMERO SIGN: try adding cyrillic
    • U+2205 EMPTY SET: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2219 BULLET OPERATOR: try adding tai-tham
    • U+2248 ALMOST EQUAL TO: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2260 NOT EQUAL TO: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2264 LESS-THAN OR EQUAL TO: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2265 GREATER-THAN OR EQUAL TO: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+FB01 LATIN SMALL LIGATURE FI: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+FB02 LATIN SMALL LIGATURE FL: not included in any glyphset definition

    Or you can add the above codepoints to one of the subsets supported by the font: latin, latin-ext, menu, vietnamese [code: unreachable-subsetting]

Check copyright namerecords match license file.

Check ID: <FontBakeryCheck:com.google.fonts/check/name/license>
⚠️ DancingScript[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    Please consider using HTTPS URLs at name table entry [plat=3, enc=1, name=13] [code: http-in-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    For now we're still accepting http URLs, but you should consider using https instead. [code: http]

License URL matches License text on name table?

Check ID: <FontBakeryCheck:com.google.fonts/check/name/license_url>
⚠️ DancingScript[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    Please consider using HTTPS URLs at name table entry [plat=3, enc=1, name=13] [code: http-in-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    Please consider using HTTPS URLs at name table entry [plat=3, enc=1, name=13] [code: http-in-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    Please consider using HTTPS URLs at name table entry [plat=3, enc=1, name=13] [code: http-in-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    Please consider using HTTPS URLs at name table entry [plat=3, enc=1, name=14] [code: http-in-license-info]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    For now we're still accepting http URLs, but you should consider using https instead. [code: http]

Copyright notice on METADATA.pb should not contain 'Reserved Font Name'.

Check ID: <FontBakeryCheck:com.google.fonts/check/metadata/reserved_font_name>
⚠️ DancingScript[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    METADATA.pb: copyright field ("Copyright 2016 The Dancing Script Project Authors (https://github.com/googlefonts/DancingScript), with Reserved Font Name 'Dancing Script'.") contains "Reserved Font Name". This is an error except in a few specific rare cases. [code: rfn]

METADATA.pb: Check URL on copyright string is the same as in repository_url field.

Check ID: <FontBakeryCheck:com.google.fonts/check/metadata/consistent_repo_urls>
🔥 DancingScript[wght].ttf
  • 🔥 FAIL

    Value of repository_url field is

    But font copyright string has: https://github.com/googlefonts/DancingScript [code: mismatch]

Copyright field for this font on METADATA.pb matches all copyright notice entries on the name table ?

Check ID: <FontBakeryCheck:com.google.fonts/check/metadata/nameid/copyright>
🔥 DancingScript[wght].ttf
  • 🔥 FAIL

    Copyright field for this font on METADATA.pb ("Copyright 2016 The Dancing Script Project Authors (https://github.com/googlefonts/DancingScript), with Reserved Font Name 'Dancing Script'.") differs from a copyright notice entry on the name table: "Copyright 2016 The Dancing Script Project Authors (https://github.com/googlefonts/DancingScript), with Reserved Font Name "Dancing Script"." [code: mismatch]

Are there caret positions declared for every ligature?

Check ID: <FontBakeryCheck:com.google.fonts/check/ligature_carets>
⚠️ DancingScript[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    This font lacks caret position values for ligature glyphs on its GDEF table. [code: lacks-caret-pos]

Is there kerning info for non-ligated sequences?

Check ID: <FontBakeryCheck:com.google.fonts/check/kerning_for_non_ligated_sequences>
⚠️ DancingScript[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    GPOS table lacks kerning info for the following non-ligated sequences:

    - b + r
    
    - e + e
    
    - f + i
    
    - i + l
    
    - l + l
    
    - o + r
    
    - t + h
    
    - v + r
    
    - w + r [code: lacks-kern-info]
    

Name table strings must not contain the string 'Reserved Font Name'.

Check ID: <FontBakeryCheck:com.google.fonts/check/name/rfn>
⚠️ DancingScript[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    Name table entry contains "Reserved Font Name" for a family name ("Dancing Script") that differs from the currently used family name (DancingScript), which is fine. [code: legacy-familyname]

A static fonts directory with at least two fonts must accompany variable fonts

Check ID: <FontBakeryCheck:com.google.fonts/check/repo/vf_has_static_fonts>
⚠️ DancingScript[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    Please consider adding a subdirectory called "static/" and including in it static font files. [code: missing]

Ensure METADATA.pb does not use escaped strings.

Check ID: <FontBakeryCheck:com.google.fonts/check/metadata/escaped_strings>
🔥 DancingScript[wght].ttf
  • 🔥 FAIL

    Found escaped chars at 'Dancing Script'. Please use an unicode string instead. [code: escaped-strings]

  • 🔥 FAIL

    Found escaped chars at 'Copyright 2016 The Dancing Script Project Authors (https://github.com/googlefonts/DancingScript), with Reserved Font Name 'Dancing Script'.'. Please use an unicode string instead. [code: escaped-strings]

Ensure fonts have ScriptLangTags declared on the 'meta' table.

Check ID: <FontBakeryCheck:com.google.fonts/check/meta/script_lang_tags>
⚠️ DancingScript[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    This font file does not have a 'meta' table. [code: lacks-meta-table]

Section: Universal

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Check font contains no unreachable glyphs

Check ID: <FontBakeryCheck:com.google.fonts/check/unreachable_glyphs>
⚠️ DancingScript[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    The following glyphs could not be reached by codepoint or substitution rules:

    - IJacute
    
    - Uacute.salt
    
    - Ubreve.salt
    
    - Ucircumflex.salt
    
    - Udieresis.salt
    
    - Ugrave.salt
    
    - Uhorn.salt
    
    - Uhungarumlaut.salt
    
    - Umacron.salt
    
    - Uogonek.salt
    
    - Uring.salt
    
    - Utilde.salt
    
    - eng.calt
    
    - ijacute
    
    - racute.init
    
    - rcaron.init
    
    - sacute.salt
    
    - scaron.salt
    
    - scedilla.salt
    
    - scircumflex.salt
    
    - uni0157.init
    
    - uni0214.salt
    
    - uni0216.salt
    
    - uni0219.salt
    
    - uni1EE4.salt
    
    - uni1EE6.salt
    
    - uni1EE8.salt
    
    - uni1EEA.salt
    
    - uni1EEC.salt
    
    - uni1EEE.salt
    
    - uni1EF0.salt
    

    [code: unreachable-glyphs]

Does the font contain a soft hyphen?

Check ID: <FontBakeryCheck:com.google.fonts/check/soft_hyphen>
⚠️ DancingScript[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    This font has a 'Soft Hyphen' character. [code: softhyphen]

Detect any interpolation issues in the font.

Check ID: <FontBakeryCheck:com.google.fonts/check/interpolation_issues>
⚠️ DancingScript[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    Interpolation issues were found in the font: - Contour 0 start point differs in glyph 'approxequal' between location <fontTools.ttLib.ttGlyphSet._TTGlyphSetGlyf object at 0x107a8eb30> and location <fontTools.ttLib.ttGlyphSet._TTGlyphSetGlyf object at 0x107a8eb00>

    - Contour 1 start point differs in glyph 'approxequal' between location <fontTools.ttLib.ttGlyphSet._TTGlyphSetGlyf object at 0x107a8eb30> and location <fontTools.ttLib.ttGlyphSet._TTGlyphSetGlyf object at 0x107a8eb00> [code: interpolation-issues]
    

Check math signs have the same width.

Check ID: <FontBakeryCheck:com.google.fonts/check/math_signs_width>
⚠️ DancingScript[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    The most common width is 311 among a set of 2 math glyphs. The following math glyphs have a different width, though:

    Width = 408: plus

    Width = 310: less

    Width = 503: equal

    Width = 324: greater

    Width = 667: logicalnot

    Width = 449: plusminus

    Width = 377: multiply

    Width = 460: divide

    Width = 491: minus

    Width = 485: approxequal

    Width = 504: notequal [code: width-outliers]

Check accent of Lcaron, dcaron, lcaron, tcaron (derived from com.google.fonts/check/alt_caron)

Check ID: <FontBakeryCheck:com.google.fonts/check/alt_caron:googlefonts>
💥 DancingScript[wght].ttf
  • 💥 ERROR

    Failed with TypeError: cannot unpack non-iterable float object

Section: fontbakery.profiles.dsig

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Does the font have a DSIG table?

Check ID: <FontBakeryCheck:com.google.fonts/check/dsig>
⚠️ DancingScript[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    This font has a digital signature (DSIG table) which is only required - even if only a placeholder - on old programs like MS Office 2013 in order to work properly. The current recommendation is to completely remove the DSIG table. [code: found-DSIG]

Section: fontbakery.profiles.gdef

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Check glyphs in mark glyph class are non-spacing.

Check ID: <FontBakeryCheck:com.google.fonts/check/gdef_spacing_marks>
⚠️ DancingScript[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    The following spacing glyphs may be in the GDEF mark glyph class by mistake: periodcentered (U+00B7) [code: spacing-mark-glyphs]

Check mark characters are in GDEF mark glyph class.

Check ID: <FontBakeryCheck:com.google.fonts/check/gdef_mark_chars>
⚠️ DancingScript[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    The following mark characters could be in the GDEF mark glyph class: acutecomb (U+0301), dotbelowcomb (U+0323), gravecomb (U+0300), hookabovecomb (U+0309), tildecomb (U+0303), uni0302 (U+0302), uni0304 (U+0304), uni0306 (U+0306), uni0307 (U+0307), uni0308 (U+0308), uni030A (U+030A), uni030B (U+030B), uni030C (U+030C), uni030F (U+030F), uni0311 (U+0311), uni0312 (U+0312), uni0324 (U+0324), uni0326 (U+0326), uni0327 (U+0327), uni032E (U+032E), uni0331 (U+0331) and uni0335 (U+0335) [code: mark-chars]

Check GDEF mark glyph class doesn't have characters that are not marks.

Check ID: <FontBakeryCheck:com.google.fonts/check/gdef_non_mark_chars>
⚠️ DancingScript[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    The following non-mark characters should not be in the GDEF mark glyph class: U+00B7 [code: non-mark-chars]

Section: Shaping Checks

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Ensure dotted circle glyph is present and can attach marks.

Check ID: <FontBakeryCheck:com.google.fonts/check/dotted_circle>
⚠️ DancingScript[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    No dotted circle glyph present [code: missing-dotted-circle]

Ensure soft_dotted characters lose their dot when combined with marks that replace the dot.

Check ID: <FontBakeryCheck:com.google.fonts/check/soft_dotted>
⚠️ DancingScript[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    The dot of soft dotted characters used in orthographies must disappear in the following strings: i̊ i̋ j̀ j́ j̃ j̄ j̈ j̑ į̀ į́ į̂ į̃ į̄ į̌ ị̀ ị́ ị̂ ị̃ ị̄

    The dot of soft dotted characters should disappear in other cases, for example: i̇ ǐ i̒ i̛̇ i̛̊ i̛̋ ǐ̛ i̛̒ i̤̇ i̤̊ i̤̋ ǐ̤ i̤̒ i̦̇ i̦̊ i̦̋ ǐ̦ i̦̒ i̧̇ i̧̊

    Your font does not cover the following languages that require the soft-dotted feature: Lithuanian (Latn, 2,357,094 speakers), Ukrainian (Cyrl, 29,273,587 speakers), Basaa (Latn, 332,940 speakers), Igbo (Latn, 27,823,640 speakers), Navajo (Latn, 166,319 speakers), Aghem (Latn, 38,843 speakers), Dutch (Latn, 31,709,104 speakers), Belarusian (Cyrl, 10,064,517 speakers). [code: soft-dotted]