The variety and number of built-in fonts (device fonts) differ between Adobe PS and Clone PS.
| PS type | Number of European fonts |
|---|---|
| Adobe PS | 136 fonts |
| Clone PS | 93 fonts |
For license reasons, the device fonts for Adobe PS cannot be handled by Clone PS. Instead, Clone PS is equipped with fonts similar to Adobe device fonts under different names; when an Adobe PS font is specified in the data to be printed, Clone PS will replace it with a similar font.
Use of a substitute font sometimes leads to different printing results, as shown in the table below.
Example 1
| PS type | Helvetica |
|---|---|
| Adobe PS | |
| Clone PS | |
| When Helvetica is used in the original document, Clone PS applies a substitute font named NimbusSans-Regular, maintaining almost the same appearance as the original data. |
Example 2
| PS type | LetterGothic |
|---|---|
| Adobe PS |  |
| Clone PS | |
| When LetterGothic is originally used, Clone PS substitutes it with LetterGothic-Regular. In this case, the character spacing differs from that in the original data. |
Example 3
| PS type | Chicago |
|---|---|
| Adobe PS | |
| Clone PS | |
Clone PS does not support alternative fonts for Chicago; instead, the Courier font (*) is used. (The font shape differs significantly from Chicago.) * Since Courier itself is named among the Adobe PS device fonts, Clone PS substitutes it with an alternative font, NimbusMonoPS-Regular. |