PDF font embedding check
Fonts that aren’t embedded are fonts the press gets to guess about.
What it checks
- Embedded-font inventory on every analyzed document (part of the free structural scorecard)
- PDF/A conformance signals: all fonts embedded — nothing may depend on the reader’s system
- PDF/X claim validation, whose blind-exchange rules require embedded fonts
- Findings with the claimed standard’s clause, so the fix lands in the authoring tool
FAQ
Why does font embedding matter?
An unembedded font makes output depend on whatever the RIP or viewer substitutes — metrics shift, text reflows, characters drop. On regulated documents that is not a cosmetic problem.
Does “subset embedded” count as embedded?
Yes — subsetting is standard practice and satisfies PDF/X and PDF/A embedding rules. The risk unique to variable-data workflows is a subset built from sample data missing glyphs that production data needs.
What happens to my documents?
Uploads are tenant-scoped, encrypted at rest, and anonymous uploads auto-purge within 24 hours. Result pages are token-gated and never indexed.