Base 14 fonts There are fourteen typefaces that have a special significance to PDF documents[14]: * Times (v3) or Times Roman PS MT (v4.x) (in regular, italic or oblique, bold, and bold italic) * Courier (in regular, italic or oblique, bold and bold italic) * Helvetica (v3) or Arial MT (v4.x) (in regular, italic or oblique, bold and bold italic) * Symbol * Zapf Dingbats These should always be present (actually present or a close substitute) and so need not be embedded in a PDF.[15] PDF viewers must know about the metrics of these fonts. Other fonts may be substituted if they are not embedded in a PDF.