This Pair Test was created by Steve Hammond (CompuServe
71233,1475) to let you see how pairs of each letter combination
look together. When you create a font, use this pair test to
check for white space, for letters that are too heavy or light,
misaligned, wrongly sized, or otherwise corrupted. To use,
simply import this file into your word processor, change to a
larger point size of a font youre testing. Enjoy! Your comments
are much appreciated (except on the content of the punctuation
test below!).

I have designed a few fonts myself. SpredTal is one that is
available on the CompuServe Windows Shareware forum. You can
obtain others from me, including a RomicBold look-alike called
Roamic, and three different Cyrillic fonts. Let me know via
private email if youd like to test drive these.

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hnhohphqhrhshthuhvhwhxhyhz
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mnmompmqmrmsmtmumvmwmxmymz
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ANAOAPAQARASATAUAVAWAXAYAZ
BABBBCBDBEBFBGBHBIBJBKBLBM
BNBOBPBQBRBSBTBUBVBWBXBYBZ
CACBCCCDCECFCGCHCICJCKCLCM
CNCOCPCQCRCSCTCUCVCWCXCYCZ
DADBDCDDDEDFDGDHDIDJDKDLDM
DNDODPDQDRDSDTDUDVDWDXDYDZ
EAEBECEDEEEFEGEHEIEJEKELEM
ENEOEPEQERESETEUEVEWEXEYEZ
FAFBFCFDFEFFFGFHFIFJFKFLFM
FNFOFPFQFRFSFTFUFVFWFXFYFZ
GAGBGCGDGEGFGGGHGIGJGKGLGM
GNGOGPGQGRGSGTGUGVGWGXGYGZ
HAHBHCHDHEHFHGHHHIHJHKHLHM
HNHOHPHQHRHSHTHUHVHWHXHYHZ
IAIBICIDIEIFIGIHIIIJIKILIM
INIOIPIQIRISITIUIVIWIXIYIZ
JAJBJCJDJEJFJGJHJIJJJKJLJM
JNJOJPJQJRJSJTJUJVJWJXJYJZ
KAKBKCKDKEKFKGKHKIKJKKKLKM
KNKOKPKQKRKSKTKUKVKWKXKYKZ
LALBLCLDLELFLGLHLILJLKLLLM
LNLOLPLQLRLSLTLULVLWLXLYLZ
MAMBMCMDMEMFMGMHMIMJMKMLMM
MNMOMPMQMRMSMTMUMVMWMXMYMZ
NANBNCNDNENFNGNHNINJNKNLNM
NNNONPNQNRNSNTNUNVNWNXNYNZ
OAOBOCODOEOFOGOHOIOJOKOLOM
ONOOOPOQOROSOTOUOVOWOXOYOZ
PAPBPCPDPEPFPGPHPIPJPKPLPM
PNPOPPPQPRPSPTPUPVPWPXPYPZ
QAQBQCQDQEQFQGQHQIQJQKQLQM
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RARBRCRDRERFRGRHRIRJRKRLRM
RNRORPRQRRRSRTRURVRWRXRYRZ
SASBSCSDSESFSGSHSISJSKSLSM
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TATBTCTDTETFTGTHTITJTKTLTM
TNTOTPTQTRTSTTTUTVTWTXTYTZ
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UNUOUPUQURUSUTUUUVUWUXUYUZ
VAVBVCVDVEVFVGVHVIVJVKVLVM
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WNWOWPWQWRWSWTWUWVWWWXWYWZ
XAXBXCXDXEXFXGXHXIXJXKXLXM
XNXOXPXQXRXSXTXUXVXWXXXYXZ
YAYBYCYDYEYFYGYHYIYJYKYLYM
YNYOYPYQYRYSYTYUYVYWYXYYYZ
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ZNZOZPZQZRZSZTZUZVZWZXZYZZ

AAAAAAEEEEE
IIIIIOOOOOO
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aaaaaaaeeeee Dj vu.
iiiiiooooooo Gren aus sterreich.
uuuuunncc Que ao esta? ESTA AO 1994!

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ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Aa Ab Ac Ad Ae Af Ag Ah Ai Aj Ak Al Am 
An Ao Ap Aq Ar As At Au Av Aw Ax Ay Az
Ba Bb Bc Bd Be Bf Bg Bh Bi Bj Bk Bl Bm
Bn Bo Bp Bq Br Bs Bt Bu Bv Bw Bx By Bz
Ca Cb Cc Cd Ce Cf Cg Ch Ci Cj Ck Cl Cm
Cn Co Cp Cq Cr Cs Ct Cu Cv Cw Cx Cy Cz
Da Db Dc Dd De Df Dg Dh Di Dj Dk Dl Dm
Dn Do Dp Dq Dr Ds Dt Du Dv Dw Dx Dy Dz
Ea Eb Ec Ed Ee Ef Eg Eh Ei Ej Ek El Em
En Eo Ep Eq Er Es Et Eu Ev Ew Ex Ey Ez
Fa Fb Fc Fd Fe Ff Fg Fh Fi Fj Fk Fl Fm
Fn Fo Fp Fq Fr Fs Ft Fu Fv Fw Fx Fy Fz
Ga Gb Gc Gd Ge Gf Gg Gh Gi Gj Gk Gl Gm
Gn Go Gp Gq Gr Gs Gt Gu Gv Gw Gx Gy Gz
Ha Hb Hc Hd He Hf Hg Hh Hi Hj Hk Hl Hm
Hn Ho Hp Hq Hr Hs Ht Hu Hv Hw Hx Hy Hz
Ia Ib Ic Id Ie If Ig Ih Ii Ij Ik Il Im
In Io Ip Iq Ir Is It Iu Iv Iw Ix Iy Iz
Ja Jb Jc Jd Je Jf Jg Jh Ji Jj Jk Jl Jm
Jn Jo Jp Jq Jr Js Jt Ju Jv Jw Jx Jy Jz
Ka Kb Kc Kd Ke Kf Kg Kh Ki Kj Kk Kl Km
Kn Ko Kp Kq Kr Ks Kt Ku Kv Kw Kx Ky Kz
La Lb Lc Ld Le Lf Lg Lh Li Lj Lk Ll Lm
Ln Lo Lp Lq Lr Ls Lt Lu Lv Lw Lx Ly Lz
Ma Mb Mc Md Me Mf Mg Mh Mi Mj Mk Ml Mm
Mn Mo Mp Mq Mr Ms Mt Mu Mv Mw Mx My Mz
Na Nb Nc Nd Ne Nf Ng Nh Ni Nj Nk Nl Nm
Nn No Np Nq Nr Ns Nt Nu Nv Nw Nx Ny Nz
Oa Ob Oc Od Oe Of Og Oh Oi Oj Ok Ol Om
On Oo Op Oq Or Os Ot Ou Ov Ow Ox Oy Oz
Pa Pb Pc Pd Pe Pf Pg Ph Pi Pj Pk Pl Pm
Pn Po Pp Pq Pr Ps Pt Pu Pv Pw Px Py Pz
Qa Qb Qc Qd Qe Qf Qg Qh Qi Qj Qk Ql Qm
Qn Qo Qp Qq Qr Qs Qt Qu Qv Qw Qx Qy Qz
Ra Rb Rc Rd Re Rf Rg Rh Ri Rj Rk Rl Rm
Rn Ro Rp Rq Rr Rs Rt Ru Rv Rw Rx Ry Rz
Sa Sb Sc Sd Se Sf Sg Sh Si Sj Sk Sl Sm
Sn So Sp Sq Sr Ss St Su Sv Sw Sx Sy Sz
Ta Tb Tc Td Te Tf Tg Th Ti Tj Tk Tl Tm
Tn To Tp Tq Tr Ts Tt Tu Tv Tw Tx Ty Tz
Ua Ub Uc Ud Ue Uf Ug Uh Ui Uj Uk Ul Um
Un Uo Up Uq Ur Us Ut Uu Uv Uw Ux Uy Uz
Va Vb Vc Vd Ve Vf Vg Vh Vi Vj Vk Vl Vm
Vn Vo Vp Vq Vr Vs Vt Vu Vv Vw Vx Vy Vz
Wa Wb Wc Wd We Wf Wg Wh Wi Wj Wk Wl Wm
Wn Wo Wp Wq Wr Ws Wt Wu Wv Ww Wx Wy Wz
Xa Xb Xc Xd Xe Xf Xg Xh Xi Xj Xk Xl Xm
Xn Xo Xp Xq Xr Xs Xt Xu Xv Xw Xx Xy Xz
Ya Yb Yc Yd Ye Yf Yg Yh Yi Yj Yk Yl Ym
Yn Yo Yp Yq Yr Ys Yt Yu Yv Yw Yx Yy Yz
Za Zb Zc Zd Ze Zf Zg Zh Zi Zj Zk Zl Zm
Zn Zo Zp Zq Zr Zs Zt Zu Zv Zw Zx Zy Zz

The following 'test' is (to put it mildly; very mildly) an
"attempt" on my heart-felt (sp?) partno, that must be
attempt on yours & my part,  to get every conceivable
punctuation in a sentence! And that from a guy who thinks hes
#1 @ some things, worth at least $10,234,567.89 (8.3 million) &
more if you count the worth + the work - the 75% goofing off in
these areas: [PC] computer time, editing
C:\Windows\{filename}.ini files, and other
entertaining/educational activities. Somehow, I can't get myself
to use well, you know, the caret ^, the bullet , the tilde ~,
the accent grave `, the pipe |, or the _____ (you fill in
blank)! That ineptitude + your being forced to read this = a big
waste of timeunless it lets you study your fonts. Enough said?
That's > or < than what you bargained for.  :-)