What is the difference between .cid and .ico?
- Extension
- .cid
- .ico
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Font
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Adobe
- Microsoft
- Description
- This is a format for presenting fonts in PDF files that was initially conceived to store symbols in the Japanese and Chinese languages because it had a 16-bit structure and allowed for more precise adjustment. CID expands the the potential for PostScript by supporting languages that do not have a left-to-right orientation, and by supporting even a vertical mode of orientation.
- An ICO file is an image format used to store icons for Windows programs, files, and folders. It contains two bitmaps: 1) the AND bitmap - the image mask (which determines what part of the icon is transparent) and 2) the XOR bitmap - contains the icon which is mapped onto the image mask. ICO files can be modified to create custom icons.
- MIME Type
- application/x-cid
- image/x-icon
- Sample
- sample.ico
- Wikipedia
- .ico on Wikipedia