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'name' table

The mandatory TrueType table that holds all textual information about the font, including its name on various platforms, and copyright and trademark data. Microsoft have usefully expanded the specification, allowing data fields for type designer, website, license, etc. Apple have embraced these changes. See Apple's spec or Microsoft's spec for the format in detail.