Re: font utility to see whether a TTF file contains a particular glyph?

[Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com>]

I'm trying to figure out if a downloaded TTF file of an OS X system
font is missing the glyph I need. I installed the font in Scroll PDF
Exporter and the character is missing from the generated PDF, so to
pin down the reason I need to verify that the glyph is actually in the
font.

I could install it in Windows, but for future reference I'd like to
find a utility that can open uninstalled TTF files.

On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 10:09 AM, Rick Quatro <rick -at- rickquatro -dot- com> wrote:
> Why not install it, inspect it, and then uninstall it if you don't like it.
>
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> I need to inspect an UNINSTALLED TTF file.
>
> On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 5:05 PM, Tony Chung <tonyc -at- tonychung -dot- ca> wrote:
>> On OSX isn't there a you could purchase the PopChar app
>> (http://www.ergonis.com/products/popcharx/). I bought it through
>> different Mac software bundles.
>>
>> On Windows, what about the tried-and-true CharMap?
>>
>> -Tony
>>
>>
>> On Thursday, 24 March 2016, Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com> wrote:
>>>
>>> OS X or Windows. I want to be able to tell whether a file contains
>>> the character I need.
>>>
>>> The Show Emojis & Symbols utility in OS X is good for system and
>>> installed fonts, but I need to be able to look at an uninstalled file.
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