Font substitution by font ID range

If your application specifies a font ID (FGID) that is not found in Printer font support or is not resident in the printer (font card), the system makes a substitution based on the font ID ranges in the following table. For example, if font ID 4 is specified in your application, i5/OS substitutes font ID 11 as shown in the table below.

The following table divides font IDs into ranges. The ranges represent fonts of the same weight and size. A default font is selected in each range for substitution when a font is not found.

FGID Substituted FGID
Fonts 0 through 65 11
Fonts 66 through 153 85
Fonts 154 through 200 160
Fonts 201 through 210 204
Fonts 211 through 239 223
Fonts 240 through 246 245
Fonts 247 through 257 252
Fonts 258 through 259 259
Fonts 260 through 273 434
Fonts 274 through 279 279
Fonts 280 through 284 281
Fonts 285 through 289 285
Fonts 290 through 299 290
Fonts 300 through 511 252
Fonts 512 through 2303 252
Fonts 2304
through 3839
or
fonts 4069
through 65279
Fonts with point size equal to 0 or not
specified
252
Fonts with point size greater
than 0 but less than 7.6
5687-6P
Fonts with point size greater
than or equal to 7.6 but less than 9.6
5687-8P
Fonts with point size greater
than or equal to 9.6 but less than 11.6
5687-10P
Fonts with point size greater
than or equal to 11.6 but less than 13.6
5687-12p
Fonts with point size greater
than or equal 13.6 but less than 17.6
5707-14P
Fonts with point size greater
than or equal to 17.6 but less than 23.6
5707-18P
Fonts with point size greater than or
equal to 23.6
5707-24P
Fonts 3840 through 4095 (User-defined) No Substitution
Fonts 65280 through 65534 (User-defined) No Substitution