CTAN update: fontools
Date: February 11, 2026 11:08:05 AM CET
Marc Penninga submitted an update to the
fontools
package.
Version: 2026-02-10
License: gpl2
Summary description: Tools to simplify using fonts (especially TT/OTF ones)
Announcement text:
Changes in this version: - generated style files use "figureversions" instead of (deprecated) "fontaxes". - when generating math fonts (experimental!), the script and scriptscript fonts are by default loaded at somewhat bigger size than Latex's standard 70% and 50%, for better readability. - a few minor bug fixes and documentation updates
This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/fonts/utilities/fontools More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/fontools
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs .
Changes in this version: - generated style files use "figureversions" instead of (deprecated) "fontaxes". - when generating math fonts (experimental!), the script and scriptscript fonts are by default loaded at somewhat bigger size than Latex's standard 70% and 50%, for better readability. - a few minor bug fixes and documentation updates
This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/fonts/utilities/fontools More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/fontools
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs .
fontools – Tools to simplify using fonts (especially TT/OTF ones)
This package provides tools to simplify using OpenType fonts with LaTeX.
By far the most important program in this bundle is autoinst:
- autoinst – a wrapper script around Eddie Kohler’s LCDF TypeTools. Autoinst aims to automate the installation of OpenType fonts in LaTeX by calling the LCDF TypeTools (with the correct options) for all fonts you wish to install, and generating the necessary .fd and .sty files.
In addition, this bundle contains a few other, less important utilities:
- afm2afm – re-encode .afm files,
- ot2kpx – extract kerning pairs from OpenType fonts,
- splitttc – split an OpenType Collection file (ttc or otc) into individual fonts.
| Package | fontools |
| Version | 2026-02-10 |
| Copyright | 2005–2026 Marc Penninga |
| Maintainer | Marc Penninga |