Stroke Weight Command

The Stroke Weight command designates the thickness of the strokes that compose the characters of a font.

EC ( s # B - Primary stroke weight

EC ) s # B - Secondary stroke weight

Default = 0

Range = - 7 to 7 (less than -7 maps to -7; greater than 7 maps to 7)

The value field (#) specifies the thickness of the strokes used in the design of the font. The supported stroke weight values are –7 through 7. The thinnest font available is –7; the thickest font available is +7. The standard stroke weight for a medium font is 0; the standard stroke weight for a bold font is 3; the standard stroke weight for a light font is –3.

Table 8-2 Stroke Weights

Value (#)

Typeface

 

 

-7

Ultra Thin

 

 

-6

Extra Thin

 

 

-5

Thin

 

 

-4

Extra Light

 

 

-3

Light

 

 

-2

Demi Light

 

 

-1

Semi Light

 

 

0

Medium, Book, or Text

 

 

1

Semi Bold

 

 

2

Demi Bold

 

 

3

Bold

 

 

4

Extra Bold

 

 

5

Black

 

 

6

Extra Black

 

 

7

Ultra Black

 

 

8-16PCL Font Selection

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