ftdiff(1)

ftdiff1

Compare font hinting modes

Usage

ftdiff [options] font ...

Overview

ftdiff displays text in three columns, using the font or fonts given on the command line, and applies different FreeType hinting modes to each column.

font

The font file(s) to display. For Type 1 font files, ftdiff also tries to attach the corresponding metrics file (with extension `.afm' or `.pfm').

This program is part of the FreeType demos package.

Options

-d WxH

Set the window width to W px, the height to H px (default: 640 x 480).

-r r

Use resolution r dpi (default: 72dpi).

-s s

Set character size to s points (default: 16pt).

-f textfile

Change displayed text, using text in textfile (in UTF-8 encoding).

-v

Show version.

Releases

6 releases since Debian 9 (Stretch); the text changed 5 times.

  1. 9
  2. 10
  3. 11
  4. 12
  5. 13
  6. Arch

From freetype2-demos 2.15.0-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.