Fontbakery Technical Report

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Summary

💥 ERROR 🔥 FAIL ⚠️ WARN ⏩ SKIP ℹ️ INFO ✅ PASS
2 2 21 71 17 352
1% 1% 5% 18% 4% 89%

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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Check for codepoints not covered by METADATA subsets.

Check ID: <FontBakeryCheck:com.google.fonts/check/metadata/unreachable_subsetting>
⚠️ SplineSansMono-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: tai-le, cherokee, coptic
    • U+0301 COMBINING ACUTE ACCENT: try adding one of: tai-le, cherokee, coptic, tifinagh
    • U+0302 COMBINING CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT: try adding one of: cherokee, coptic, tifinagh
    • U+0303 COMBINING TILDE: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+0304 COMBINING MACRON: try adding one of: tifinagh, cherokee, coptic, gothic
    • U+0306 COMBINING BREVE: try adding tifinagh
    • U+0307 COMBINING DOT ABOVE: try adding one of: tai-le, tifinagh, canadian-aboriginal, coptic, malayalam
    • U+0308 COMBINING DIAERESIS: try adding one of: tai-le, coptic, gothic
    • 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: tai-le, cherokee
    • U+0312 COMBINING TURNED COMMA ABOVE: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+0323 COMBINING DOT BELOW: try adding one of: cherokee, coptic, malayalam, 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+032D COMBINING CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT BELOW: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+0331 COMBINING MACRON BELOW: try adding one of: cherokee, gothic, tifinagh
    • U+1ECA LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I WITH DOT BELOW: try adding vietnamese
    • U+1ECB LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH DOT BELOW: try adding vietnamese
    • U+1ECC LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH DOT BELOW: try adding vietnamese
    • U+1ECD LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH DOT BELOW: try adding vietnamese
    • U+1EE4 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH DOT BELOW: try adding vietnamese
    • U+1EE5 LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH DOT BELOW: try adding vietnamese
    • U+2021 DOUBLE DAGGER: 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+2080 SUBSCRIPT ZERO: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2081 SUBSCRIPT ONE: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2082 SUBSCRIPT TWO: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2083 SUBSCRIPT THREE: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2084 SUBSCRIPT FOUR: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2085 SUBSCRIPT FIVE: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2086 SUBSCRIPT SIX: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2087 SUBSCRIPT SEVEN: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2088 SUBSCRIPT EIGHT: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2089 SUBSCRIPT NINE: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+212E ESTIMATED SYMBOL: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+221E INFINITY: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2248 ALMOST 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 [code: unreachable-subsetting]

⚠️ SplineSansMono[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: tai-le, cherokee, coptic
    • U+0301 COMBINING ACUTE ACCENT: try adding one of: tai-le, cherokee, coptic, tifinagh
    • U+0302 COMBINING CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT: try adding one of: cherokee, coptic, tifinagh
    • U+0303 COMBINING TILDE: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+0304 COMBINING MACRON: try adding one of: tifinagh, cherokee, coptic, gothic
    • U+0306 COMBINING BREVE: try adding tifinagh
    • U+0307 COMBINING DOT ABOVE: try adding one of: tai-le, tifinagh, canadian-aboriginal, coptic, malayalam
    • U+0308 COMBINING DIAERESIS: try adding one of: tai-le, coptic, gothic
    • 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: tai-le, cherokee
    • U+0312 COMBINING TURNED COMMA ABOVE: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+0323 COMBINING DOT BELOW: try adding one of: cherokee, coptic, malayalam, 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+032D COMBINING CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT BELOW: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+0331 COMBINING MACRON BELOW: try adding one of: cherokee, gothic, tifinagh
    • U+1ECA LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I WITH DOT BELOW: try adding vietnamese
    • U+1ECB LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH DOT BELOW: try adding vietnamese
    • U+1ECC LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH DOT BELOW: try adding vietnamese
    • U+1ECD LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH DOT BELOW: try adding vietnamese
    • U+1EE4 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH DOT BELOW: try adding vietnamese
    • U+1EE5 LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH DOT BELOW: try adding vietnamese
    • U+2021 DOUBLE DAGGER: 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+2080 SUBSCRIPT ZERO: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2081 SUBSCRIPT ONE: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2082 SUBSCRIPT TWO: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2083 SUBSCRIPT THREE: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2084 SUBSCRIPT FOUR: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2085 SUBSCRIPT FIVE: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2086 SUBSCRIPT SIX: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2087 SUBSCRIPT SEVEN: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2088 SUBSCRIPT EIGHT: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2089 SUBSCRIPT NINE: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+212E ESTIMATED SYMBOL: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+221E INFINITY: not included in any glyphset definition
    • U+2248 ALMOST 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 [code: unreachable-subsetting]

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

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

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

    It seems that Mirko Velimirović 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]

⚠️ SplineSansMono[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    It seems that Mirko Velimirović 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>
⚠️ SplineSansMono-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>
⚠️ SplineSansMono-Italic[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

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

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss02 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss03 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss04 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss06 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss07 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss08 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss09 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss10 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss11 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss12 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss14 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss15 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss16 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss17 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss18 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss19 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

⚠️ SplineSansMono[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

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

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss02 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss03 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss04 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss05 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss06 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss07 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss08 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss09 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss10 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss11 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss12 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss14 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss15 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss16 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss17 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss18 lacks a description string on the 'name' table. [code: missing-description]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    The stylistic set ss19 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>
⚠️ SplineSansMono-Italic[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

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

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

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

    - IJ_acutecomb
    
    - commaturnedabove
    
    - ij_acutecomb
    
    - uni2153.ss19
    
    - uni2154.ss19
    
    - uni2159.ss19
    

    [code: unreachable-glyphs]

⚠️ SplineSansMono[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

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

    - IJ_acutecomb
    
    - commaturnedabove
    
    - ij_acutecomb
    

    [code: unreachable-glyphs]

Does the font contain a soft hyphen?

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

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

⚠️ SplineSansMono[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

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

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>
💥 SplineSansMono-Italic[wght].ttf
  • 💥 ERROR

    Failed with TypeError: cannot unpack non-iterable float object

💥 SplineSansMono[wght].ttf
  • 💥 ERROR

    Failed with TypeError: cannot unpack non-iterable float object

Section: fontbakery.profiles.name

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Checking correctness of monospaced metadata.

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

    The OpenType spec recomments at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/opentype/spec/recom#hhea-table that hhea.numberOfHMetrics be set to 3 but this font has 626 instead. Please read https://github.com/fonttools/fonttools/issues/3014 to decide whether this makes sense for your font. [code: bad-numberOfHMetrics]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    Font is monospaced but 18 glyphs (2.87%) have a different width. You should check the widths of: ['a', 'aacute', 'abreve', 'acircumflex', 'adieresis', 'agrave', 'amacron', 'aogonek', 'aring', 'aringacute', 'atilde', 'plus.alt', 'equal.alt', 'greaterarrow', 'exclamequal', 'lessergreater', 'greatergreaterarrow', 'equalequalarrow'] [code: mono-outliers]

⚠️ SplineSansMono[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

    The OpenType spec recomments at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/opentype/spec/recom#hhea-table that hhea.numberOfHMetrics be set to 3 but this font has 555 instead. Please read https://github.com/fonttools/fonttools/issues/3014 to decide whether this makes sense for your font. [code: bad-numberOfHMetrics]

  • ⚠️ WARN

    Font is monospaced but 8 glyphs (1.44%) have a different width. You should check the widths of: ['uni2155.ss18', 'plus.alt', 'equal.alt', 'greaterarrow', 'exclamequal', 'lessergreater', 'greatergreaterarrow', 'equalequalarrow'] [code: mono-outliers]

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>
🔥 SplineSansMono-Italic[wght].ttf
  • 🔥 FAIL

    'Italic' instance has the same coordinates as the default instance; its postscript name should be 'SplineSansMono-Italic', instead of 'SplineSansMonoItalic-Regular'. [code: invalid-default-instance-postscript-name]

🔥 SplineSansMono[wght].ttf
  • 🔥 FAIL

    'Regular' instance has the same coordinates as the default instance; its postscript name should be 'SplineSansMono-Regular', instead of 'SplineSansMonoRoman-Regular'. [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>
⚠️ SplineSansMono-Italic[wght].ttf
  • ⚠️ WARN

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

⚠️ SplineSansMono[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>
⚠️ SplineSansMono-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 ĵ̦ j̦̃ j̦̄ j̦̆ j̦̇ j̦̈ j̦̊ j̦̋ ǰ̦ j̦̒ į̆ į̇ į̈

    Your font fully covers the following languages that require the soft-dotted feature: Lithuanian (Latn, 2,357,094 speakers), Dutch (Latn, 31,709,104 speakers).

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

⚠️ SplineSansMono[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 ĵ̦ j̦̃ j̦̄ j̦̆ j̦̇ j̦̈ j̦̊ j̦̋ ǰ̦ j̦̒ į̆ į̇ į̈

    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: Belarusian (Cyrl, 10,064,517 speakers), Basaa (Latn, 332,940 speakers), Ukrainian (Cyrl, 29,273,587 speakers), Navajo (Latn, 166,319 speakers), Lithuanian (Latn, 2,357,094 speakers), Igbo (Latn, 27,823,640 speakers), Aghem (Latn, 38,843 speakers). [code: soft-dotted]