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harfbuzz (utilities)

From harfbuzz-utils 15.1.0-r0 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running hb-subset --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage:
  hb-subset [OPTION…] [FONT-FILE] [TEXT]

Subset font to specification.

Help Options:
  -h, --help                   Show help options
  --help-all                   Show all help options
  --help-face                  Options for the font face
  --help-subset-glyphset       Subsetting glyph-set options
  --help-subset-other          Subsetting other options
  --help-subset-flags          Subsetting boolean options
  --help-output                Options for the destination & form of the output

Application Options:
  --version                    Show version numbers
  -n, --num-iterations=N       Run subsetter N times (default: 1)

Subsets font file to a specified set of glyphs, Unicode codepoints, or text, design-space limiting, and other reductions.

Find more information or report bugs at <https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz>
Options (9)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h, --helpShow help optionshelp
--help-allShow all help optionshelp
--help-faceOptions for the font facehelp
--help-subset-glyphsetSubsetting glyph-set optionshelp
--help-subset-otherSubsetting other optionshelp
--help-subset-flagsSubsetting boolean optionshelp
--help-outputOptions for the destination & form of the outputhelp
--versionShow version numbershelp
-n, --num-iterations NRun subsetter N times (default: 1)help

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