diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_n_a_m_e.py b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_n_a_m_e.py
index 6c5c619c8..12270d899 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_n_a_m_e.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_n_a_m_e.py
@@ -177,7 +177,10 @@ class table__n_a_m_e(DefaultTable.DefaultTable):
 				ltag = ttFont.tables.get("ltag")
 				if ltag is None:
 					ltag = ttFont["ltag"] = newTable("ltag")
-				self.names.append(makeName(name, nameID, 2, 4, ltag.addTag(lang)))
+				# 0 = Unicode; 4 = “Unicode 2.0 or later semantics (non-BMP characters allowed)”
+				# “The preferred platform-specific code for Unicode would be 3 or 4.”
+				# https://developer.apple.com/fonts/TrueType-Reference-Manual/RM06/Chap6name.html
+				self.names.append(makeName(name, nameID, 0, 4, ltag.addTag(lang)))
 			# Add a Windows name.
 			windowsLang = _WINDOWS_LANGUAGE_CODES.get(lang.lower())
 			if windowsLang is not None:
diff --git a/Tests/ttLib/tables/_n_a_m_e_test.py b/Tests/ttLib/tables/_n_a_m_e_test.py
index f5c123556..d434f20a7 100644
--- a/Tests/ttLib/tables/_n_a_m_e_test.py
+++ b/Tests/ttLib/tables/_n_a_m_e_test.py
@@ -83,14 +83,14 @@ class NameTableTest(unittest.TestCase):
 		         for n in nameTable.names]
 		names.sort()
 		self.assertEqual(names, [
+			(256, 0, 4,      0, "Breite"),
+			(256, 0, 4,      1, "Bräiti"),
 			(256, 1, 0,      0, "Width"),
-			(256, 2, 4,      0, "Breite"),
-			(256, 2, 4,      1, "Bräiti"),
 			(256, 3, 1, 0x0409, "Width"),
 			(256, 3, 1, 0x0484, "Bräiti"),
 			(256, 3, 1, 0x0807, "Breite"),
+			(257, 0, 4,      1, "X-Hööchi"),
 			(257, 1, 0,      0, "X-Height"),
-			(257, 2, 4,      1, "X-Hööchi"),
 			(257, 3, 1, 0x0409, "X-Height"),
 			(257, 3, 1, 0x0484, "X-Hööchi"),
 		])