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HTPBE_PARTIAL_FONT_REPLACEMENT

HTPBE_PARTIAL_FONT_REPLACEMENT appears on 0.8% 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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Marker profile

Content Stream Analysis

Original fonts that appear partly replaced after authoring.

Share of modified results
0.8%
Frequency rank
#25
Among the 56 markers seen in modified results
Certain confidence
58.8%
Of results with this marker rated certain rather than high
Fires alone
2.4%
Results where it is the only marker found

Marker profile

What HTPBE_PARTIAL_FONT_REPLACEMENT tells you

HTPBE_PARTIAL_FONT_REPLACEMENT is one of the named findings returned in modification_markers when a PDF is reported as modified. It belongs to the Content Stream Analysis group of checks. These checks look at the content of the pages themselves for signs of edits made after the document was authored.

On 2.4% of the modified results that carry HTPBE_PARTIAL_FONT_REPLACEMENT it is the only marker. A result with this marker carries 3.5 markers on average. It is most often found together with HTPBE_DATES_DISAGREE, on 51.8% of these results.

Example API response

How it appears in a result

When a PDF is reported as modified, HTPBE_PARTIAL_FONT_REPLACEMENT is listed in modification_markers next to the verdict and its confidence. Each marker is a named, actionable finding – not a score.

GET /api/v1/result/{id}
{
  "id": "9f3a2c1d-8b47-4e6f-a012-3d5e7f890123",
  "status": "modified",
  "modification_confidence": "high",
  "modification_markers": [
    "HTPBE_PARTIAL_FONT_REPLACEMENT"
  ],
  "creator": "Adobe Acrobat Pro DC",
  "has_incremental_updates": true,
  "page_count": 3
}

Full schema in the API reference →

Distributions

What ships alongside HTPBE_PARTIAL_FONT_REPLACEMENT

The tools, formats and document traits that appear on the modified results carrying this marker. Shares are of those results.

Common Producers

iText writes 10.6% of these results – and 0.9% of all modified results naming it carry this marker.

iText0.9% of its modified10.6%
StreamServe100.0% of its modified5.9%
Adobe PDF Library1.0% of its modified3.5%
iLovePDF0.4% of its modified3.5%
PDFium1.3% of its modified3.5%

Common Creators

EngageOne Generate 6.6.11.4072 is the Creator on 3.5% of these results.

EngageOne Generate 6.6.11.4072100.0% of its modified3.5%
Expert PDF 159.4% of its modified3.5%
PDFium1.2% of its modified3.5%
WPS Office17.6% of its modified3.5%

Often found together with

HTPBE_DATES_DISAGREE sits next to HTPBE_PARTIAL_FONT_REPLACEMENT more often than any other marker.

Document origin

Institutional34.1%
Consumer software32.9%
Unknown27.1%
Online editor3.5%

Creator → Producer pairs

PDFium → PDFium3.5%

Detected origin software

Browser (Print to PDF)16.5%
iLovePDF3.5%
WPS Office3.5%

Confidence of the verdict

Certain58.8%
High41.2%

When these results were checked

May 202641.2%
June 20264.7%
July 202617.6%
August 202617.6%
September 20269.4%
October 20267.1%
November 20262.4%

Document length

1 page45.9%
2–5 pages28.2%
6–20 pages17.6%
21–100 pages5.9%
100+ pages2.4%

File size

Under 100 KB9.4%
100 KB – 1 MB78.8%
1 – 5 MB11.8%

PDF versions

PDF 1.754.1%
PDF 1.417.6%
PDF 1.617.6%
PDF 1.34.7%
PDF 1.53.5%

Year the document says it was created

20247.1%
20258.2%
202645.9%

Long tail

Notable observations

Smaller cuts of the results carrying HTPBE_PARTIAL_FONT_REPLACEMENT – useful context, but treat each row as a single data point rather than a strong signal.

Digitally signed
2.4%

Of files carry at least one digital signature

Saved revisions
17.6%

Of files contain earlier saved revisions

Embedded JavaScript
0%

Of files contain JavaScript code

Embedded files
0%

Of files have attachments inside

Avg pages per document
9.2
Markers per result
3.5

Average number of markers on these results

FAQ

HTPBE_PARTIAL_FONT_REPLACEMENT: common questions

What does HTPBE_PARTIAL_FONT_REPLACEMENT mean?

HTPBE_PARTIAL_FONT_REPLACEMENT is a named finding in an HTPBE? result: original fonts that appear partly replaced after authoring. It is returned in the modification_markers list of a modified result and belongs to the Content Stream Analysis group of checks.

Does HTPBE_PARTIAL_FONT_REPLACEMENT mean the document is fake?

No. A marker is evidence about the file, not a judgement about the person who sent it. It records that the file shows this pattern; it does not say why, and it does not assess what the document states. Read it together with the verdict and any other markers on the same result.

What should I do when a result contains HTPBE_PARTIAL_FONT_REPLACEMENT?

Ask the sender for the original file straight from the issuing system, or request a fresh copy from the issuer. Check whether the document went through a later step such as re-saving, merging or converting, and verify it with the issuer before relying on it for a decision.

How common is HTPBE_PARTIAL_FONT_REPLACEMENT?

HTPBE_PARTIAL_FONT_REPLACEMENT appears on 0.8% of the modified results in the HTPBE? corpus. The corpus consists of PDFs people chose to submit for checking, so it skews towards documents someone had a reason to doubt and is not a sample of all PDFs.

Where do I see HTPBE_PARTIAL_FONT_REPLACEMENT?

In the modification_markers list of the result returned by the HTPBE? API, and on the result page of a modified document. Other checks in the Content Stream Analysis group are listed below on this page; all 63 checks are listed on the how-it-works page.

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