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The TFM format encodes so called “ligature / kerning programs”, allowing font designers to specify particular spacing between characters, or character replacements. Ligatures and kernings depend on pairs of characters. TFM decodes this information and stores it in a more accessible fashion.
• Kernings | Specific spacing | |
• Ligatures | Composite characters |