# FontType

The basic character type of the text that you want to recognize. This parameter specifies the basic character set. You can then select a subset of characters using the other character set parameters (for example, Languages).

Set this parameter to one of the following values:

Value | Font Type
--- | ---
`auto` | General purpose
`ocra` | OCR-A
`ocrb` | OCR-B
`e13b` | E13B
`fa7b` | Farrington 7B
`blmt` | Custom font used for Bloomberg Terminal GUI

Type: | String
Default: | auto
Required: | No
Configuration Section: | TaskName
Example: | `FontType=ocrb`
See Also: |

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