diff --git a/fontland/fontland/table/cff/cff-pointer.rkt b/fontland/fontland/table/cff/cff-pointer.rkt
index 8bdbbc64..506c4e8b 100644
--- a/fontland/fontland/table/cff/cff-pointer.rkt
+++ b/fontland/fontland/table/cff/cff-pointer.rkt
@@ -1,10 +1,38 @@
 #lang racket/base
-(require racket/class xenomorph)
-(provide (all-defined-out))
+(require racket/class racket/list xenomorph)
+(provide CFFPointer)
 
 #|
 approximates
 https://github.com/mbutterick/fontkit/blob/master/src/cff/CFFPointer.js
 |#
 
-(define 
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+(define CFFPointer
+  (class x:pointer%
+    (super-new)
+
+    (inherit-field offset-type)
+    (define ptr #false)
+    
+    (define/override (:decode stream parent operands)
+      (set! offset-type (class xenobase%
+                          (super-new)
+                          (define/augment (:decode . args) (first operands))
+                          ;; compute the size (so ctx.pointerSize is correct)
+                          (define/augment (:size . args) 0)
+                          (define/augment (:encode stream val) (set! ptr val))))
+
+      (super :decode stream parent operands))
+
+    (define/override (:encode stream value ctx)
+      (cond
+        [(not stream)
+         (send this :size value ctx)
+         (Ptr 0)]
+        [else
+         (super :encode stream value ctx)
+         (Ptr ptr)]))))
+
+(struct Ptr (val [forceLarge #:auto]) #:transparent #:mutable #:auto-value #true
+  ;; use prop:procedure instead of JS `valueOf`
+  #:property prop:procedure (λ (ptr) (Ptr-val ptr)))
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diff --git a/fontland/fontland/table/cff/cff-top.rkt b/fontland/fontland/table/cff/cff-top.rkt
index faa2e321..4ccd6940 100644
--- a/fontland/fontland/table/cff/cff-top.rkt
+++ b/fontland/fontland/table/cff/cff-top.rkt
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 #lang debug racket/base
-(require xenomorph sugar/unstable/dict
+(require xenomorph sugar/unstable/dict racket/class
          "cff-index.rkt"
          "cff-dict.rkt"
-         "cff-charsets.rkt")
+         "cff-charsets.rkt"
+         "cff-pointer.rkt")
 (provide CFFTop)
 
 #|
@@ -10,6 +11,53 @@ approximates
 https://github.com/mbutterick/fontkit/blob/master/src/cff/CFFTop.js
 |#
 
+(define PredefinedOp
+  (class xenobase%
+    (super-new)
+    (init-field [(@predefinedOps predefinedOps)]
+                [(@type type) #f])))
+
+(define Range1
+  (x:struct
+   'first uint16be
+   'nLeft uint8))
+
+(define Range2
+  (x:struct
+   'first uint16be
+   'nLeft uint16be))
+
+;; Decodes an array of ranges until the total
+;; length is equal to the provided length.
+
+(define RangeArray
+  (class x:array%
+    (inherit-field [@len len] [@type type])
+    (define (:decode stream parent)
+      (define length (resolve-length @len stream parent))
+      (for/fold ([res null]
+                 [count 0]
+                 #:result (reverse res))
+                ([i (in-naturals)]
+                 #:break (not (< count length)))
+        (define range (decode @type stream parent))
+        (hash-set! range 'offset count)
+        (values (cons range res) (+ count (hash-ref range 'nLeft) 1))))))
+   
+
+(define CFFCustomCharset
+  (let ([tproc (λ (t) (sub1 (length (hash-ref (hash-ref t 'parent) 'CharStrings))))])
+    (x:versioned-struct
+     uint8
+     (dictify
+      0 (dictify 'glyphs (x:array uint16be tproc))
+      1 (dictify 'ranges (RangeArray Range1 tproc))
+      2 (dictify 'ranges (RangeArray Range2 tproc))))))
+
+(define CFFCharset (make-object PredefinedOp
+                     (list ISOAdobeCharset ExpertCharset ExpertSubsetCharset)
+                     (CFFPointer CFFCustomCharset #:lazy #true)))
+
 (define CFFTopDict
   (CFFDict
    ;; key      name                 type(s)                              default