---
title: postScriptName
framework: coregraphics
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: coregraphics/cgfont/postscriptname
---

# postScriptName

Obtains the PostScript name of a font.

## Declaration

```swift
var postScriptName: CFString? { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion For more information on PostScript format, see Adobe Type 1 Font Format, which is available from http://partners.adobe.com/.

## See Also

### Working with PostScript Fonts

- [canCreatePostScriptSubset(_:)](coregraphics/cgfont/cancreatepostscriptsubset(_:).md)
- [createPostScriptSubset(subsetName:format:glyphs:count:encoding:)](coregraphics/cgfont/createpostscriptsubset(subsetname:format:glyphs:count:encoding:).md)
- [CGFontPostScriptFormat](coregraphics/cgfontpostscriptformat.md)
- [createPostScriptEncoding(encoding:)](coregraphics/cgfont/createpostscriptencoding(encoding:).md)