All labels in Ferret can be plotted using any one of 21 character fonts. The default font is SR (SimplexRoman) and other fonts are called by preceding their two letter abbreviation by an @, i.e., @CI for complex itallic.
| Simplex Roman (default) | @SR |
| Duplex Roman | @DR |
| Triplex Roman | @TR |
| Complex Roman | @CR |
| ASCII Simplex Roman | @AS |
| ASCII Complex Roman | @AC |
| Complex Script | @CS |
| Triplex Italic | @TS |
| Gothic English | @GE |
| Indexical ComplexRoman | @IR |
| Simplex Script | @SS |
| Complex Italic | @CI |
| Indexical ComplexItalic | @II |
| Simplex Greek | @SG |
| Complex Greek | CG |
| Indexical ComplexGreek | IG |
| Gothic German | GG |
| Gothic Italian | GI |
| Complex Cyrillic | CC |
| Cartographic Roman | AR |
| Cartographic Greek | AG |
A clear font command @CL is available to change the default font. The next font called after a @CL becomes the new default font. The font is reset to the default at the start of each label. The PPLUS command DFLTFNT can also be used to change the default font to one of your choice.