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## Standard Fonts

- IDAutomation2D is the standard 2D font that should be used in most implementations. The PDF417 N dimension of this font is set to 3.
- IDAutomation2D N5 is the standard 2D font to use for PDF417 when the N dimension must be 5. All fonts in the "PDF417 N=5" folder have the N dimension of PDF417 set to 5.

## Small Fonts

- IDAutomation2D S is a smaller version with a ratio and spacing of the glyphs designed to withstand multiple generations of degradation, such as scanning, reprinting, faxing and when scanned from a phone or mobile device. The smaller version also prints precisely to low resolution 203 and 300 dpi printers.
- IDAutomation2D XS is an extra small version designed to only be used when the point size cannot be easily lowered to the desired size. This font is 50% smaller than IDAutomation2D S.
- PDF417 Dimensions: When using PDF417 the X dimension of the IDAutomation2D font is 1/2 of what is listed in the X Dimension Chart below, which is about 12 MILS when printed at 8 points. The X dimension of the IDAutomation2D N5 font is about 1/4 of what is listed in the X Dimension Chart below, which is about .010" or 10 MILS when printed at 12 points.

X Dimension Chart (Actual results may vary depending on the printer used)

IDAutomation 2D (Point Size) | 2D Matrix X Dimension
14 | .122 CM | 48 MILS
12 | .105 CM | 41 MILS
10 | .086 CM | 33 MILS
8 | .061 CM | 24 MILS
6 | .052 CM | 20 MILS
4 | .031 CM | 13 MILS
3 | .026 CM | 10 MILS
2 | .017 CM | 6 MILS
IDAutomation 2D S (Point Size) | 2D Matrix X Dimension
14 | .058 CM | 23 MILS
12 | .051 CM | 20 MILS
10 | .043 CM | 17 MILS
8 | .033 CM | 13 MILS
6 | .025 CM | 10 MILS
4 | .018 CM | 7 MILS
3 | .013 CM | 5 MILS
2 | .009 CM | 3 mil

When using a printer with less than 600 DPI, use the "IDAutomation2D S" font at the following point sizes to create accurate symbols:

203 DPI Printer (thermal printer) | 300 DPI Printer
3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 | 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18

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