diff --git a/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/CharStrings/Commands/Hint/DotSectionCommand.cs b/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/CharStrings/Commands/Hint/DotSectionCommand.cs
index d99ec410..e73ac8e6 100644
--- a/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/CharStrings/Commands/Hint/DotSectionCommand.cs
+++ b/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/CharStrings/Commands/Hint/DotSectionCommand.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,27 @@
 namespace UglyToad.PdfPig.Fonts.Type1.CharStrings.Commands.Hint
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Brackets an outline section for the dots in letters such as "i", "j" and "!".
+    /// </summary>
     internal class DotSectionCommand
     {
+        public const string Name = "dotsection";
+
+        public static readonly byte First = 12;
+        public static readonly byte? Second = 0;
+
+        public bool TakeFromStackBottom { get; } = false;
+        public bool ClearsOperandStack { get; } = true;
+
+        public static DotSectionCommand Instance { get; } = new DotSectionCommand();
+
+        private DotSectionCommand()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public override string ToString()
+        {
+            return Name;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/CharStrings/Commands/Hint/HStem3Command.cs b/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/CharStrings/Commands/Hint/HStem3Command.cs
index c1d989aa..49151f8d 100644
--- a/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/CharStrings/Commands/Hint/HStem3Command.cs
+++ b/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/CharStrings/Commands/Hint/HStem3Command.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,50 @@
 namespace UglyToad.PdfPig.Fonts.Type1.CharStrings.Commands.Hint
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Declares the vertical ranges of three horizontal stem zones:
+    /// 1st: between y0 and y0 + dy0
+    /// 2nd: between y1 and y1 + dy1
+    /// 3rd: between y2 and y2 + dy2
+    /// Where y0, y1 and y2 are all relative to the y coordinate of the left sidebearing point.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Suited to letters with 3 horizontal stems like 'E'.
+    /// </remarks>
     internal class HStem3Command
     {
+        public const string Name = "hstem3";
+
+        public static readonly byte First = 12;
+        public static readonly byte? Second = 2;
+
+        public bool TakeFromStackBottom { get; } = true;
+        public bool ClearsOperandStack { get; } = true;
+
+        public int Y0 { get; }
+
+        public int DeltaY0 { get; }
+
+        public int Y1 { get; }
+
+        public int DeltaY1 { get; }
+
+        public int Y2 { get; }
+
+        public int DeltaY2 { get; }
+
+        public HStem3Command(int y0, int deltaY0, int y1, int deltaY1, int y2, int deltaY2)
+        {
+            Y0 = y0;
+            DeltaY0 = deltaY0;
+            Y1 = y1;
+            DeltaY1 = deltaY1;
+            Y2 = y2;
+            DeltaY2 = deltaY2;
+        }
+
+        public override string ToString()
+        {
+            return $"{Y0} {DeltaY0} {Y1} {DeltaY1} {Y2} {DeltaY2} {Name}";
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/CharStrings/Commands/Hint/HStemCommand.cs b/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/CharStrings/Commands/Hint/HStemCommand.cs
index b067f838..8d2534e2 100644
--- a/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/CharStrings/Commands/Hint/HStemCommand.cs
+++ b/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/CharStrings/Commands/Hint/HStemCommand.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,43 @@
 namespace UglyToad.PdfPig.Fonts.Type1.CharStrings.Commands.Hint
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Declares the vertical range of a horizontal stem zone between the y coordinates y and y+dy,
+    /// where y is relative to the y coordinate of the left sidebearing point.
+    /// </summary>
     internal class HStemCommand
     {
+        public const string Name = "hstem";
+
+        public static readonly byte First = 1;
+        public static readonly byte? Second = null;
+
+        public bool TakeFromStackBottom { get; } = true;
+        public bool ClearsOperandStack { get; } = true;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The first Y coordinate for the stem zone, relative to the current left sidebearing Y point.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int Y { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The distance to move from Y vertically for the horizontal stem zone.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int DeltaY { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Create a new <see cref="HStemCommand"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="y">The lower Y coordinate of the stem zone.</param>
+        /// <param name="deltaY">The distance to move from Y vertically for the stem zone.</param>
+        public HStemCommand(int y, int deltaY)
+        {
+            Y = y;
+            DeltaY = deltaY;
+        }
+
+        public override string ToString()
+        {
+            return $"{Y} {DeltaY} {Name}";
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/CharStrings/Commands/Hint/VStem3Command.cs b/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/CharStrings/Commands/Hint/VStem3Command.cs
index 5f7314c7..6f72200f 100644
--- a/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/CharStrings/Commands/Hint/VStem3Command.cs
+++ b/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/CharStrings/Commands/Hint/VStem3Command.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,50 @@
 namespace UglyToad.PdfPig.Fonts.Type1.CharStrings.Commands.Hint
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Declares the horizontal ranges of three vertical stem zones.
+    /// 1st: between x0 and x0 + dx0
+    /// 2nd: between x1 and x1 + dx1
+    /// 3rd: between x2 and x2 + dx2
+    /// Where x0, x1 and x2 are all relative to the x coordinate of the left sidebearing point.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Suited to letters with 3 vertical stems, for instance 'm'.
+    /// </remarks>
     internal class VStem3Command
     {
+        public const string Name = "vstem3";
+
+        public static readonly byte First = 12;
+        public static readonly byte? Second = 1;
+
+        public bool TakeFromStackBottom { get; } = true;
+        public bool ClearsOperandStack { get; } = true;
+
+        public int X0 { get; }
+
+        public int DeltaX0 { get; }
+
+        public int X1 { get; }
+
+        public int DeltaX1 { get; }
+
+        public int X2 { get; }
+
+        public int DeltaX2 { get; }
+
+        public VStem3Command(int x0, int deltaX0, int x1, int deltaX1, int x2, int deltaX2)
+        {
+            X0 = x0;
+            DeltaX0 = deltaX0;
+            X1 = x1;
+            DeltaX1 = deltaX1;
+            X2 = x2;
+            DeltaX2 = deltaX2;
+        }
+
+        public override string ToString()
+        {
+            return $"{X0} {DeltaX0} {X1} {DeltaX1} {X2} {DeltaX2} {Name}";
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/CharStrings/Commands/Hint/VStemCommand.cs b/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/CharStrings/Commands/Hint/VStemCommand.cs
index ce119b5e..18503d27 100644
--- a/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/CharStrings/Commands/Hint/VStemCommand.cs
+++ b/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/CharStrings/Commands/Hint/VStemCommand.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,38 @@
 namespace UglyToad.PdfPig.Fonts.Type1.CharStrings.Commands.Hint
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Declares the horizontal range of a vertical stem zone between the x coordinates x and x+dx,
+    /// where x is relative to the x coordinate of the left sidebearing point.
+    /// </summary>
     internal class VStemCommand
     {
+        public const string Name = "vstem";
+
+        public static readonly byte First = 3;
+        public static readonly byte? Second = null;
+
+        public bool TakeFromStackBottom { get; } = true;
+        public bool ClearsOperandStack { get; } = true;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The first X coordinate for the stem zone, relative to the current left sidebearing X point.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int X { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The distance to move from X horizontally for the vertical stem zone.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int DeltaX { get; }
+
+        public VStemCommand(int x, int deltaX)
+        {
+            X = x;
+            DeltaX = deltaX;
+        }
+
+        public override string ToString()
+        {
+            return $"{X} {DeltaX} {Name}";
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/CharStrings/Type1CharStringCommandFactory.cs b/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/CharStrings/Type1CharStringCommandFactory.cs
index 9b24f873..5bf6d40f 100644
--- a/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/CharStrings/Type1CharStringCommandFactory.cs
+++ b/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/CharStrings/Type1CharStringCommandFactory.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,30 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Text;
-
-namespace UglyToad.PdfPig.Fonts.Type1.CharStrings
+namespace UglyToad.PdfPig.Fonts.Type1.CharStrings
 {
-    class Type1CharStringCommandFactory
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
+    using Commands.Hint;
+
+    internal static class Type1CharStringCommandFactory
     {
+        public static object GetCommand(List<int> arguments, byte v, IReadOnlyList<byte> bytes, ref int i)
+        {
+            switch (v)
+            {
+                case 1:
+                {
+                    return new HStemCommand(arguments[0], arguments[1]);
+                }
+                case 12:
+                {
+                    var next = bytes[++i];
+                    switch (next)
+                    {
+                            
+                    }
+
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/CharStrings/Type1CharStringParser.cs b/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/CharStrings/Type1CharStringParser.cs
index d59e791f..5582c09f 100644
--- a/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/CharStrings/Type1CharStringParser.cs
+++ b/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/CharStrings/Type1CharStringParser.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,60 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Text;
-
-namespace UglyToad.PdfPig.Fonts.Type1.CharStrings
+namespace UglyToad.PdfPig.Fonts.Type1.CharStrings
 {
-    class Type1CharStringParser
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
+    using Parser;
+
+    internal class Type1CharStringParser
     {
+        public static void Parse(IReadOnlyList<Type1CharstringDecryptedBytes> charStrings, IReadOnlyList<Type1CharstringDecryptedBytes> subroutines)
+        {
+            foreach (var charString in charStrings)
+            {
+                ParseSingle(charString.Bytes);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static void ParseSingle(IReadOnlyList<byte> charStringBytes)
+        {
+            var numberStack = new List<int>();
+            for (var i = 0; i < charStringBytes.Count; i++)
+            {
+                var b = charStringBytes[i];
+
+                if (b <= 31)
+                {
+                    var command = Type1CharStringCommandFactory.GetCommand(numberStack, b, charStringBytes, ref i);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    var val = InterpretNumber(b, charStringBytes, ref i);
+
+                    numberStack.Add(val);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static int InterpretNumber(byte b, IReadOnlyList<byte> bytes, ref int i)
+        {
+            if (b >= 32 && b <= 246)
+            {
+                return b - 139;
+            }
+
+            if (b >= 247 && b <= 250)
+            {
+                var w = bytes[++i];
+                return ((b - 247) * 256) + w + 108;
+            }
+
+            if (b >= 251 && b <= 254)
+            {
+                var w = bytes[++i];
+                return -((b - 251) * 256) - w - 108;
+            }
+
+            var result = bytes[++i] << 24 + bytes[++i] << 16 + bytes[++i] << 8 + bytes[++i];
+
+            return result;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/Parser/Type1EncryptedPortionParser.cs b/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/Parser/Type1EncryptedPortionParser.cs
index 1edab9eb..73f2e87e 100644
--- a/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/Parser/Type1EncryptedPortionParser.cs
+++ b/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/Parser/Type1EncryptedPortionParser.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     using System;
     using System.Collections.Generic;
     using System.Linq;
+    using CharStrings;
     using IO;
     using PdfPig.Parser.Parts;
     using Tokenization.Tokens;
@@ -69,8 +70,9 @@
             for (var i = 0; i < length; i++)
             {
                 var token = tokenizer.GetNext();
+                
                 // premature end
-                if (token.Type != Type1Token.TokenType.Literal)
+                if (token == null || token.Type != Type1Token.TokenType.Literal)
                 {
                     break;
                 }
@@ -80,18 +82,21 @@
                 switch (key)
                 {
                     case Type1Symbols.RdProcedure:
+                    case Type1Symbols.RdProcedureAlt:
                         {
                             var procedureTokens = ReadProcedure(tokenizer);
                             ReadTillDef(tokenizer);
                             break;
                         }
                     case Type1Symbols.NoAccessDef:
+                    case Type1Symbols.NoAccessDefAlt:
                         {
                             var procedureTokens = ReadProcedure(tokenizer);
                             ReadTillDef(tokenizer);
                             break;
                         }
                     case Type1Symbols.NoAccessPut:
+                    case Type1Symbols.NoAccessPutAlt:
                         {
                             var procedureTokens = ReadProcedure(tokenizer);
                             ReadTillDef(tokenizer);
@@ -193,6 +198,7 @@
                     case Type1Symbols.Len4:
                         {
                             lenIv = (int)ReadNumeric(tokenizer);
+                            ReadTillDef(tokenizer);
                             break;
                         }
                     case Type1Symbols.BlueShift:
@@ -240,17 +246,51 @@
                             ReadTillDef(tokenizer);
                             break;
                         }
+                    case Type1Symbols.ExpansionFactor:
+                        {
+                            builder.ExpansionFactor = ReadNumeric(tokenizer);
+                            ReadTillDef(tokenizer);
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    case Type1Symbols.Erode:
+                        {
+                            ReadTillDef(tokenizer, true);
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    default:
+                        {
+                            ReadTillDef(tokenizer, true);
+                            break;
+                        }
                 }
             }
 
             var currentToken = tokenizer.CurrentToken;
-            while (currentToken.Type != Type1Token.TokenType.Literal
-                   && !string.Equals(currentToken.Text, "CharStrings", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+
+            IReadOnlyList<Type1CharstringDecryptedBytes> charStrings;
+            if (currentToken != null)
             {
-                currentToken = tokenizer.GetNext();
+                while (currentToken != null && currentToken.Type != Type1Token.TokenType.Literal
+                       && !string.Equals(currentToken.Text, "CharStrings", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                {
+                    currentToken = tokenizer.GetNext();
+                }
+
+                if (currentToken != null)
+                {
+                    charStrings = ReadCharStrings(tokenizer, lenIv, isLenientParsing);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    charStrings = new Type1CharstringDecryptedBytes[0];
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                charStrings = new Type1CharstringDecryptedBytes[0];
             }
 
-            var charStrings = ReadCharStrings(tokenizer, lenIv, isLenientParsing);
+            Type1CharStringParser.Parse(charStrings, builder.Subroutines ?? new Type1CharstringDecryptedBytes[0]);
 
             return decrypted;
         }
@@ -438,7 +478,7 @@
             }
         }
 
-        private static void ReadTillDef(Type1Tokenizer tokenizer)
+        private static void ReadTillDef(Type1Tokenizer tokenizer, bool skip = false)
         {
             Type1Token token;
             while ((token = tokenizer.GetNext()) != null)
@@ -455,7 +495,7 @@
                         break;
                     }
                 }
-                else
+                else if (!skip)
                 {
                     throw new InvalidOperationException($"Encountered unexpected non-name token while reading till 'def' token: {token}");
                 }
@@ -614,7 +654,7 @@
 
         private static IReadOnlyList<Type1CharstringDecryptedBytes> ReadCharStrings(Type1Tokenizer tokenizer, int lenIv, bool isLenientParsing)
         {
-            var length = (int) ReadNumeric(tokenizer);
+            var length = (int)ReadNumeric(tokenizer);
 
             ReadExpected(tokenizer, Type1Token.TokenType.Name, "dict");
 
diff --git a/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/Parser/Type1Symbols.cs b/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/Parser/Type1Symbols.cs
index e24b8f30..69b7e1df 100644
--- a/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/Parser/Type1Symbols.cs
+++ b/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/Parser/Type1Symbols.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
         public const string Len4 = "lenIV";
         public const string MinFeature = "MinFeature";
         public const string NoAccessDef = "ND";
+        public const string NoAccessDefAlt = "|-";
         public const string NoAccessPut = "NP";
+        public const string NoAccessPutAlt = "|";
         public const string OtherBlues = "OtherBlues";
         public const string OtherSubroutines = "OtherSubrs";
         public const string Password = "password";
@@ -27,5 +29,9 @@
         public const string StemSnapVerticalWidths = "StemSnapV";
         public const string Subroutines = "Subrs";
         public const string UniqueId = "UniqueID";
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This is shown briefly in the Type 1 spec but nowhere is it specified what it means or does.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const string Erode = "Erode";
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/Parser/Type1Tokenizer.cs b/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/Parser/Type1Tokenizer.cs
index 540a74e1..9c6db52b 100644
--- a/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/Parser/Type1Tokenizer.cs
+++ b/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/Parser/Type1Tokenizer.cs
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
                                     throw new InvalidOperationException($"The binary portion of the type 1 font was invalid at position {bytes.CurrentOffset}.");
                                 }
 
-                                if (name.Equals("RD") || name.Equals("-|"))
+                                if (name.Equals(Type1Symbols.RdProcedure, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) || name.Equals(Type1Symbols.RdProcedureAlt))
                                 {
                                     if (previousToken.Type == Type1Token.TokenType.Integer)
                                     {
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@
             // Skip preceding space.
             bytes.MoveNext();
             // TODO: may be wrong
-            bytes.MoveNext();
+           // bytes.MoveNext();
 
             byte[] data = new byte[length];
             for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)
diff --git a/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/Type1PrivateDictionary.cs b/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/Type1PrivateDictionary.cs
index 0dc0d3d1..459afbe0 100644
--- a/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/Type1PrivateDictionary.cs
+++ b/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/Type1/Type1PrivateDictionary.cs
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
             public MinFeature MinFeature { get; set; }
 
             public bool RoundStemUp { get; set; }
+
+            public decimal? ExpansionFactor { get; set; }
         }
 
         public class MinFeature