Ampersand in font names?

Göran Söderström
Posts: 117
Can I name a font like "G&S" and have full compability?
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A quick check on myfonts.com shows fonts with ampersands in the name.0
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This depends on which "name" or names you mean.
For example, you cannot have an ampersand in the PostScript name.
I don't know about name ID 1. You should be safe on name ID 17.
Last time I checked, even accented characters were not 100% safe in name ID 1.0 -
Thanks, Thomas.0
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