Change TTF font name

Question

How can I change font name? Not ttf file name, but font name.

For exmple I want to rename Tahoma to the Tahoma7.

My goal is to rename Tahoma from the Windows 7 and install it for the WindowsXP under different name. So I will have both Tahomas under the single operating system. They are slightly different and need me both.

Answer 1

FontForge may be of use:

FontForge -- An outline font editor that lets you create your own postscript, truetype, opentype, cid-keyed, multi-master, cff, svg and bitmap (bdf, FON, NFNT) fonts, or edit existing ones. Also lets you convert one format to another. FontForge has support for many macintosh font formats.

Answer 2

You can use Typograf for that.

Navigate to the folder where font is located, select .ttf file, click Properties. Properties window will appear:

Change font names (font family, full name, Postscript name etc) as required and click "Save as..." button.

Answer 3

It does not appear you can do this. I opened the tahoma.ttf file in a hex editor and the version information (including the font family name) is encrypted with something from VeriSign, Inc., specifically VeriSign Time Stamping Services CA. I see the files are different versions, but I can't visually see any difference.