tab uses 7 text fonts numbered 1 - 7. the font sizes are in points, where 6 to 15 is reasonable. pncr is PostScript NewCenturySchoolbook Roman. pncri is NewCenturySchoolbook Italic and there is also b for Bold and bi for Bold Italic. the first three letters are the font style. Then roman or bold, then italic or none.
| font 1 | 10 pt for regular words to songs | pncr 10 | $textsize= | |
| font 2 | 12 point regular titles | pncr 12 | $titlesize | $titlefont= |
| font 3 | 12 pt bold | pncri 12 | $alttitlesize | |
| font 4 | 24 point large regular | pncr 24 | ||
| font 5 | 10 point italic | pncri 10 | $alttextsize | $psalttextfont= |
| font 6 | 10 point italic | pncr 10 | ||
| font 7 | 10 point italic | pncr 10 |
in the file dvi.cc there is a list of font styles and their abbreviations
| pbk | Bookman-Demi |
| pcr | Courier |
| phvr | Helvetica |
| phvrrn | Helvetica-Narrow |
| pnc | NewCenturySchlbk |
| ppl | Palatino |
| ptm | Times |
| pzcmi | ZapfChancery |