HTPBE_
HTPBE_FONT_VS_TOOL_MISMATCH appears on 0.1% of modified results in our corpus. A marker is evidence about the file, not a judgement about the person who sent it.
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Font handling that points to a different producer.
Marker profile
What HTPBE_FONT_VS_TOOL_MISMATCH tells you
HTPBE_FONT_VS_TOOL_MISMATCH is one of the named findings returned in modification_markers when a PDF is reported as modified. It belongs to the Generator Fingerprinting group of checks. These checks compare the software a file claims to come from with what the file itself shows about how it was produced.
On 50.0% of the modified results that carry HTPBE_FONT_VS_TOOL_MISMATCH it is the only marker. A result with this marker carries 3.3 markers on average. It is most often found together with HTPBE_DATES_DISAGREE, on 50.0% of these results.
Example API response
How it appears in a result
When a PDF is reported as modified, HTPBE_FONT_VS_TOOL_MISMATCH is listed in modification_markers next to the verdict and its confidence. Each marker is a named, actionable finding – not a score.
{
"id": "9f3a2c1d-8b47-4e6f-a012-3d5e7f890123",
"status": "modified",
"modification_confidence": "high",
"modification_markers": [
"HTPBE_FONT_VS_TOOL_MISMATCH"
],
"creator": "Adobe Acrobat Pro DC",
"has_incremental_updates": true,
"page_count": 3
}Full schema in the API reference →
Distributions
What ships alongside HTPBE_FONT_VS_TOOL_MISMATCH
The tools, formats and document traits that appear on the modified results carrying this marker. Shares are of those results.
Often found together with
HTPBE_DATES_DISAGREE sits next to HTPBE_FONT_VS_TOOL_MISMATCH more often than any other marker.
Document origin
Confidence of the verdict
When these results were checked
Document length
File size
PDF versions
Year the document says it was created
Long tail
Notable observations
Smaller cuts of the results carrying HTPBE_FONT_VS_TOOL_MISMATCH – useful context, but treat each row as a single data point rather than a strong signal.
Of files carry at least one digital signature
Of files contain earlier saved revisions
Of files contain JavaScript code
Of files have attachments inside
Average number of markers on these results
Related checks
Other Generator Fingerprinting checks
Checks from the same group. Each card links to its own reference page.
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HTPBE_FONT_VS_TOOL_MISMATCH: common questions
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