BYTE_CAST( <a href="ft2-basic_types.html#ft_tag">FT_Tag</a>, _x2 ) &lt;&lt; 16 ) | \
            ( FT_STATIC_BYTE_CAST( <a href="ft2-basic_types.html#ft_tag">FT_Tag</a>, _x3 ) &lt;&lt;  8 ) | \
              FT_STATIC_BYTE_CAST( <a href="ft2-basic_types.html#ft_tag">FT_Tag</a>, _x4 )         )
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<p>This macro converts four-letter tags that are used to label TrueType tables into an <code>FT_Tag</code> type, to be used within FreeType.</p>
<h4>note</h4>

<p>The produced values <strong>must<