Fontbakery Technical Report

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Summary

💥 ERROR 🔥 FAIL ⚠️ WARN ⏩ SKIP ℹ️ INFO ✅ PASS
2 8 26 69 17 343
1% 2% 7% 18% 5% 92%

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>
⚠️ PublicSans[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]

⚠️ PublicSans-Italic[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 Google Fonts glyph coverage.

Check ID: <FontBakeryCheck:com.google.fonts/check/glyph_coverage>
🔥 PublicSans[wght].ttf
  • 🔥 FAIL

    Missing required codepoints:

    - 0x0132 (LATIN CAPITAL LIGATURE IJ)
    
    
    - 0x1E9E (LATIN CAPITAL LETTER SHARP S)
    
    
    - 0x0133 (LATIN SMALL LIGATURE IJ)
    

    [code: missing-codepoints]

🔥 PublicSans-Italic[wght].ttf
  • 🔥 FAIL

    Missing required codepoints:

    - 0x0132 (LATIN CAPITAL LIGATURE IJ)
    
    
    - 0x1E9E (LATIN CAPITAL LETTER SHARP S)
    
    
    - 0x0133 (LATIN SMALL LIGATURE IJ)
    

    [code: missing-codepoints]

Check for codepoints not covered by METADATA subsets.

Check ID: <FontBakeryCheck:com.google.fonts/check/metadata/unreachable_subsetting>
⚠️ PublicSans[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: canadian-aboriginal, tifinagh
    • 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: cherokee, tai-le, coptic
    • U+0301 COMBINING ACUTE ACCENT: try adding one of: cherokee, tai-le, tifinagh, coptic
    • U+0302 COMBINING CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT: try adding one of: cherokee, tifinagh, coptic
    • U+0303 COMBINING TILDE: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+0304 COMBINING MACRON: try adding one of: cherokee, gothic, tifinagh, coptic
    • U+0306 COMBINING BREVE: try adding tifinagh
    • U+0307 COMBINING DOT ABOVE: try adding one of: malayalam, tifinagh, canadian-aboriginal, tai-le, coptic
    • U+0308 COMBINING DIAERESIS: try adding one of: gothic, tai-le, coptic
    • 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: cherokee, malayalam, coptic, tifinagh
    • 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+03C0 GREEK SMALL LETTER PI: try adding greek
    • U+2021 DOUBLE DAGGER: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2030 PER MILLE SIGN: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2070 SUPERSCRIPT ZERO: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2075 SUPERSCRIPT FIVE: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2076 SUPERSCRIPT SIX: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2077 SUPERSCRIPT SEVEN: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2078 SUPERSCRIPT EIGHT: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2079 SUPERSCRIPT NINE: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2116 NUMERO SIGN: try adding cyrillic
    • U+2117 SOUND RECORDING COPYRIGHT: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2120 SERVICE MARK: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2126 OHM SIGN: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2153 VULGAR FRACTION ONE THIRD: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2154 VULGAR FRACTION TWO THIRDS: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+215B VULGAR FRACTION ONE EIGHTH: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+215C VULGAR FRACTION THREE EIGHTHS: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+215D VULGAR FRACTION FIVE EIGHTHS: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+215E VULGAR FRACTION SEVEN EIGHTHS: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2202 PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2205 EMPTY SET: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2206 INCREMENT: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+220F N-ARY PRODUCT: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2211 N-ARY SUMMATION: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2219 BULLET OPERATOR: try adding tai-tham
    • U+221A SQUARE ROOT: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+221E INFINITY: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+222B INTEGRAL: not included in any glyphset definition
    • 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+25CA LOZENGE: 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]

⚠️ PublicSans-Italic[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: canadian-aboriginal, tifinagh
    • 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: cherokee, tai-le, coptic
    • U+0301 COMBINING ACUTE ACCENT: try adding one of: cherokee, tai-le, tifinagh, coptic
    • U+0302 COMBINING CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT: try adding one of: cherokee, tifinagh, coptic
    • U+0303 COMBINING TILDE: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+0304 COMBINING MACRON: try adding one of: cherokee, gothic, tifinagh, coptic
    • U+0306 COMBINING BREVE: try adding tifinagh
    • U+0307 COMBINING DOT ABOVE: try adding one of: malayalam, tifinagh, canadian-aboriginal, tai-le, coptic
    • U+0308 COMBINING DIAERESIS: try adding one of: gothic, tai-le, coptic
    • 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: cherokee, malayalam, coptic, tifinagh
    • 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+03C0 GREEK SMALL LETTER PI: try adding greek
    • U+2021 DOUBLE DAGGER: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2030 PER MILLE SIGN: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2070 SUPERSCRIPT ZERO: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2075 SUPERSCRIPT FIVE: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2076 SUPERSCRIPT SIX: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2077 SUPERSCRIPT SEVEN: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2078 SUPERSCRIPT EIGHT: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2079 SUPERSCRIPT NINE: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2116 NUMERO SIGN: try adding cyrillic
    • U+2117 SOUND RECORDING COPYRIGHT: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2120 SERVICE MARK: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2126 OHM SIGN: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2153 VULGAR FRACTION ONE THIRD: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2154 VULGAR FRACTION TWO THIRDS: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+215B VULGAR FRACTION ONE EIGHTH: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+215C VULGAR FRACTION THREE EIGHTHS: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+215D VULGAR FRACTION FIVE EIGHTHS: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+215E VULGAR FRACTION SEVEN EIGHTHS: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2202 PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2205 EMPTY SET: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2206 INCREMENT: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+220F N-ARY PRODUCT: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2211 N-ARY SUMMATION: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2219 BULLET OPERATOR: try adding tai-tham
    • U+221A SQUARE ROOT: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+221E INFINITY: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+222B INTEGRAL: not included in any glyphset definition
    • 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+25CA LOZENGE: 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>
🔥 PublicSans[wght].ttf
  • 🔥 FAIL

    License file OFL.txt exists but NameID 13 (LICENSE DESCRIPTION) value on platform 3 (WINDOWS) is not specified for that. Value was: "This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1. This license is available with a FAQ at: https://scripts.sil.org/OFL. The license for USWDS’s Modified Version, covering USWDS’s modifications to Public Sans, is available at https://github.com/uswds/public-sans/blob/master/LICENSE.md." Must be changed to "This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1. This license is available with a FAQ at: https://scripts.sil.org/OFL" [code: wrong]

🔥 PublicSans-Italic[wght].ttf
  • 🔥 FAIL

    License file OFL.txt exists but NameID 13 (LICENSE DESCRIPTION) value on platform 3 (WINDOWS) is not specified for that. Value was: "This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1. This license is available with a FAQ at: https://scripts.sil.org/OFL. The license for USWDS’s Modified Version, covering USWDS’s modifications to Public Sans, is available at https://github.com/uswds/public-sans/blob/master/LICENSE.md." Must be changed to "This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1. This license is available with a FAQ at: https://scripts.sil.org/OFL" [code: wrong]

METADATA.pb font.name field contains font name in right format?

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

    METADATA.pb font.name field ("Public Sans") does not match correct font name format ("Public Sans Thin"). [code: mismatch]

🔥 PublicSans-Italic[wght].ttf
  • 🔥 FAIL

    METADATA.pb font.name field ("Public Sans") does not match correct font name format ("Public Sans Thin"). [code: mismatch]

Glyphs are similiar to Google Fonts version?

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

    Following glyphs differ greatly from Google Fonts version: * A * AE * AEacute * Aacute * Abreve * Acircumflex * Adieresis * Agrave * Amacron * Aogonek * Aring * Aringacute * Atilde * B * C * Cacute * Ccaron * Ccedilla * Ccircumflex * Cdotaccent * D * Dcaron * Dcroat * E * Eacute * Ebreve * Ecaron * Ecircumflex * Edieresis * Edotaccent * Egrave * Emacron * Eng * Eogonek * Eth * Euro * Euro.tf * F * G * Gbreve * Gcircumflex * Gdotaccent * H * Hbar * Hcircumflex * I * Iacute * Ibreve * Icircumflex * Idieresis * Idotaccent * Igrave * Imacron * Iogonek * Itilde * J * Jcircumflex * K * L * Lacute * Lcaron * Ldot * Lslash * M * N * Nacute * Ncaron * Ntilde * O * OE * Oacute * Obreve * Ocircumflex * Odieresis * Ograve * Ohorn * Ohungarumlaut * Omacron * Oslash * Oslashacute * Otilde * P * Q * R * Racute * Rcaron * S * Sacute * Scaron * Scedilla * Scircumflex * T * Tbar * Tcaron * Thorn * U * Uacute * Ubreve * Ucircumflex * Udieresis * Ugrave * Uhorn * Uhungarumlaut * Umacron * Uogonek * Uring * Utilde * V * W * Wacute * Wcircumflex * Wdieresis * Wgrave * X * Y * Yacute * Ycircumflex * Ydieresis * Ygrave * Z * Zacute * Zcaron * Zdotaccent * a * aacute * abreve * acircumflex * acute * acutecomb * acutecomb.narrow * adieresis * ae * aeacute * agrave * amacron * ampersand * aogonek * approxequal * aring * aringacute * asciicircum * asciitilde * asterisk * at * atilde * b * backslash * bar * braceleft * braceright * bracketleft * bracketright * breve * brokenbar * bullet * c * cacute * caron * ccaron * ccedilla * ccircumflex * cdotaccent * cedilla * cent * cent.tf * circumflex * colon * colonmonetary * colonmonetary.tf * comma * comma.tf * copyright * currency * d * dagger * daggerdbl * dcaron * dcroat * degree * dieresis * divide * dollar * dollar.tf * dong * dong.tf * dotaccent * dotbelowcomb * dotlessi * e * eacute * ebreve * ecaron * ecircumflex * edieresis * edotaccent * egrave * eight * eight.dnom * eight.numr * eight.osf * eight.subs * eight.tf * ellipsis * emacron * emdash * emdash.alt * emptyset * endash * eng * eogonek * equal * eth * exclam * exclamdown * f * fi * five * five.dnom * five.numr * five.osf * five.subs * five.tf * fiveeighths * fl * florin * florin.tf * four * four.dnom * four.numr * four.osf * four.subs * four.tf * fraction * franc * franc.tf * g * g.ss01 * gbreve * gcircumflex * gdotaccent * germandbls * grave * gravecomb * gravecomb.narrow * greater * greaterequal * guillemotleft * guillemotright * guilsinglleft * guilsinglright * h * hbar * hcircumflex * hookabovecomb * hungarumlaut * hyphen * i * i.loclTRK * iacute * ibreve * icircumflex * idieresis * igrave * imacron * infinity * integral * iogonek * itilde * j * jcircumflex * k * kgreenlandic * l * l.ss01 * lacute * lcaron * ldot * less * lessequal * lira * lira.tf * logicalnot * lozenge * lslash * m * macron * minus * multiply * n * nacute * ncaron * nine * nine.dnom * nine.numr * nine.osf * nine.subs * nine.tf * notequal * ntilde * numbersign * o * oacute * obreve * ocircumflex * odieresis * oe * ogonek * ograve * ohorn * ohungarumlaut * omacron * one * one.dnom * one.numr * one.osf * one.subs * one.tf * oneeighth * onehalf * onequarter * ordfeminine * ordmasculine * oslash * oslashacute * otilde * p * paragraph * parenleft * parenright * partialdiff * percent * period * period.tf * periodcentered * perthousand * pi * plus * plusminus * product * q * question * questiondown * quotedbl * quotedblbase * quotedblleft * quotedblright * quoteleft * quoteright * quotesinglbase * quotesingle * r * racute * radical * rcaron * registered * ring * s * sacute * scaron * scedilla * scircumflex * section * semicolon * seven * seven.dnom * seven.numr * seven.osf * seven.subs * seven.tf * seveneighths * six * six.dnom * six.numr * six.osf * six.subs * six.tf * slash * sterling * sterling.tf * summation * t * tbar * tcaron * thorn * three * three.dnom * three.numr * three.osf * three.subs * three.tf * threeeighths * threequarters * tilde * tildecomb * trademark * two * two.dnom * two.numr * two.osf * two.subs * two.tf * u * uacute * ubreve * ucircumflex * udieresis * ugrave * uhorn * uhungarumlaut * umacron * underscore * uni00AD * uni00B2 * uni00B3 * uni00B5 * uni00B9 * uni0122 * uni0123 * uni0136 * uni0137 * uni013B * uni013C * uni0145 * uni0146 * uni0156 * uni0157 * uni0162 * uni0163 * uni018F * uni01D4 * uni01EA * uni01EB * uni0200 * uni0201 * uni0202 * uni0203 * uni0204 * uni0205 * uni0206 * uni0207 * uni0208 * uni0209 * uni020A * uni020B * uni020C * uni020D * uni020E * uni020F * uni0210 * uni0211 * uni0212 * uni0213 * uni0214 * uni0215 * uni0216 * uni0217 * uni0218 * uni0219 * uni021A * uni021B * uni0237 * uni0259 * uni02BB * uni02BC * uni0302 * uni03020300 * uni03020301 * uni03020303 * uni03020309 * uni0304 * uni0306 * uni03060300 * uni03060301 * uni03060303 * uni03060309 * uni0307 * uni0308 * uni030A * uni030B * uni030C * uni030C.alt * uni030F * uni0311 * uni0312 * uni031B * uni0326 * uni0327 * uni0328 * uni1E0C * uni1E0D * uni1E24 * uni1E25 * uni1E44 * uni1E45 * uni1E5A * uni1E5B * uni1E62 * uni1E63 * uni1E6C * uni1E6D * uni1E92 * uni1E93 * uni1EA0 * uni1EA1 * uni1EA2 * uni1EA3 * uni1EA4 * uni1EA5 * uni1EA6 * uni1EA7 * uni1EA8 * uni1EA9 * uni1EAA * uni1EAB * uni1EAC * uni1EAD * uni1EAE * uni1EAF * uni1EB0 * uni1EB1 * uni1EB2 * uni1EB3 * uni1EB4 * uni1EB5 * uni1EB6 * uni1EB7 * uni1EB8 * uni1EB9 * uni1EBA * uni1EBB * uni1EBC * uni1EBD * uni1EBE * uni1EBF * uni1EC0 * uni1EC1 * uni1EC2 * uni1EC3 * uni1EC4 * uni1EC5 * uni1EC6 * uni1EC7 * uni1EC8 * uni1EC9 * uni1ECA * uni1ECB * uni1ECC * uni1ECD * uni1ECE * uni1ECF * uni1ED0 * uni1ED1 * uni1ED2 * uni1ED3 * uni1ED4 * uni1ED5 * uni1ED6 * uni1ED7 * uni1ED8 * uni1ED9 * uni1EDA * uni1EDB * uni1EDC * uni1EDD * uni1EDE * uni1EDF * uni1EE0 * uni1EE1 * uni1EE2 * uni1EE3 * uni1EE4 * uni1EE5 * uni1EE6 * uni1EE7 * uni1EE8 * uni1EE9 * uni1EEA * uni1EEB * uni1EEC * uni1EED * uni1EEE * uni1EEF * uni1EF0 * uni1EF1 * uni1EF4 * uni1EF5 * uni1EF6 * uni1EF7 * uni1EF8 * uni1EF9 * uni2070 * uni2074 * uni2075 * uni2076 * uni2077 * uni2078 * uni2079 * uni20A6 * uni20A9 * uni20B9 * uni20B9.tf * uni20BA * uni20BA.tf * uni2113 * uni2116 * uni2117 * uni2120 * uni2126 * uni2153 * uni2154 * uni2206 * uni2215 * uni2219 * uogonek * uring * utilde * v * w * wacute * wcircumflex * wdieresis * wgrave * x * y * yacute * ycircumflex * ydieresis * yen * yen.tf * ygrave * z * zacute * zcaron * zdotaccent * zero * zero.dnom * zero.numr * zero.osf * zero.subs and zero.tf

Is there kerning info for non-ligated sequences?

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

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

    - f + i
    
    - i + l [code: lacks-kern-info]
    
⚠️ PublicSans-Italic[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

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

    - f + i
    
    - i + l [code: lacks-kern-info]
    

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>
⚠️ PublicSans[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

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

⚠️ PublicSans-Italic[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

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

METADATA.pb: Designers are listed correctly on the Google Fonts catalog?

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

    It seems that USWDS is still not listed on the designers catalog. Please submit a photo and a link to a webpage where people can learn more about the work of this designer/typefoundry. [code: profile-not-found]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    It seems that Dan Williams is still not listed on the designers catalog. Please submit a photo and a link to a webpage where people can learn more about the work of this designer/typefoundry. [code: profile-not-found]

⚠️ PublicSans-Italic[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    It seems that USWDS is still not listed on the designers catalog. Please submit a photo and a link to a webpage where people can learn more about the work of this designer/typefoundry. [code: profile-not-found]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    It seems that Dan Williams is still not listed on the designers catalog. Please submit a photo and a link to a webpage where people can learn more about the work of this designer/typefoundry. [code: profile-not-found]

On a family update, the DESCRIPTION.en_us.html file should ideally also be updated.

Check ID: <FontBakeryCheck:com.google.fonts/check/description/family_update>
⚠️ PublicSans-Italic[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    The DESCRIPTION.en_us.html file in this family has not changed in comparison to the latest font release on the google/fonts github repo. Please consider mentioning note-worthy improvements made to the family recently. [code: description-not-updated]

Ensure Stylistic Sets have description.

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

    The stylistic set ss01 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

⚠️ PublicSans-Italic[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss01 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

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

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

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

⚠️ PublicSans-Italic[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>
⚠️ PublicSans[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

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

    - acutecomb.viet
    
    - fraction.alt
    
    - gravecomb.viet
    

    [code: unreachable-glyphs]

⚠️ PublicSans-Italic[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

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

    - acutecomb.viet
    
    - fraction.alt
    
    - gravecomb.viet
    

    [code: unreachable-glyphs]

Does the font contain a soft hyphen?

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

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

⚠️ PublicSans-Italic[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

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

Check math signs have the same width.

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

    The most common width is 1042 among a set of 9 math glyphs. The following math glyphs have a different width, though:

    Width = 1028: less

    Width = 1026: greater

    Width = 1006: multiply

    Width = 1068: approxequal [code: width-outliers]

⚠️ PublicSans-Italic[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    The most common width is 981 among a set of 5 math glyphs. The following math glyphs have a different width, though:

    Width = 980: plus, divide, minus

    Width = 968: less

    Width = 966: greater

    Width = 982: plusminus

    Width = 947: multiply

    Width = 1004: approxequal [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>
💥 PublicSans[wght].ttf
  • 💥 ERROR

    Failed with TypeError: cannot unpack non-iterable float object

💥 PublicSans-Italic[wght].ttf
  • 💥 ERROR

    Failed with TypeError: cannot unpack non-iterable float object

Section: fontbakery.profiles.fvar

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Validates that when an instance record is included for the default instance, its subfamilyNameID value is set to a name ID whose string is equal to the string of either name ID 2 or 17, and its postScriptNameID value is set to a name ID whose string is equal to the string of name ID 6.

Check ID: <FontBakeryCheck:com.adobe.fonts/check/varfont/valid_default_instance_nameids>
🔥 PublicSans[wght].ttf
  • 🔥 FAIL

    'Thin' instance has the same coordinates as the default instance; its postscript name should be 'PublicSans-Thin', instead of 'PublicSansRoman-Thin'. [code: invalid-default-instance-postscript-name]

🔥 PublicSans-Italic[wght].ttf
  • 🔥 FAIL

    'Thin Italic' instance has the same coordinates as the default instance; its postscript name should be 'PublicSans-ThinItalic', instead of 'PublicSansItalic-Thin'. [code: invalid-default-instance-postscript-name]

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>
⚠️ PublicSans[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

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

⚠️ PublicSans-Italic[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>
⚠️ PublicSans[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    The dot of soft dotted characters used in orthographies must disappear in the following strings: į̀ į́ į̂ į̃ į̄ į̌ ị̀ ị́ ị̂ ị̃ ị̄

    The dot of soft dotted characters should disappear in other cases, for example: i̦̇ i̦̊ i̦̋ ǐ̦ i̦̒ j̦̀ j̦́ j̦̃ j̦̄ j̦̆ j̦̇ j̦̈ j̦̉ j̦̊ j̦̋ ǰ̦ j̦̏ j̦̑ j̦̒ į̆

    Your font fully covers the following languages that require the soft-dotted feature: Navajo (Latn, 166,319 speakers), Dutch (Latn, 31,709,104 speakers).

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

⚠️ PublicSans-Italic[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    The dot of soft dotted characters used in orthographies must disappear in the following strings: į̀ į́ į̂ į̃ į̄ į̌ ị̀ ị́ ị̂ ị̃ ị̄

    The dot of soft dotted characters should disappear in other cases, for example: i̦̇ i̦̊ i̦̋ ǐ̦ i̦̒ j̦̀ j̦́ j̦̃ j̦̄ j̦̆ j̦̇ j̦̈ j̦̉ j̦̊ j̦̋ ǰ̦ j̦̏ j̦̑ j̦̒ į̆

    Your font fully covers the following languages that require the soft-dotted feature: Dutch (Latn, 31,709,104 speakers).

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