The <?FORMAT?> instruction is a convenient means of applying 'spot' formatting to a short string of text, which is itself nested within a larger block of plain text in a <TEXT> element.

<?FORMAT options?>

where options are:

Click to expand/collapse hidden textFONT fontname

The fontname is the name of the Typeface family: if this includes spaces then the name must be enclosed in quotes, e.g. "Courier New".
Click to expand/collapse hidden textWEIGHT weight
You may use any integer from 7 to -7 for the value weight. There are also some permitted string values for frequently-used weights:

string

#

description

 

-7

ultra thin

 

-6

extra thin

 

-5

thin

 

-4

extra light

LIGHT

-3

light

 

-2

demi light

 

-1

semi light

REGULAR

 0

medium (default)

 

 1

semi bold

 

 2

demi bold

BOLD

 3

bold

 

 4

extra bold

 

 5

black

 

 6

extra black

BLACK

 7

ultra black
Click to expand/collapse hidden textSTYLE style
where style may take these integer or string values:

#

string

0 

UPRIGHT

1 

ITALIC

 

OBLIQUE
Click to expand/collapse hidden textPOINTSIZE number

The commonly used shorthand alternatives POINT and PT are also acceptable in place of POINTSIZE - in fact a number by itself is sufficient. (The same cannot be said of WEIGHT and STYLE, which may also take numeric values.)