- Extension
- .pcf
- .pfa
- Format
- Binary
- Category
- Font
- Font
- Developer
- X Consortium
- Adobe Systems
- Description
- PCF (Portable Compiled Format) is a binary bitmap font format used by the X Window System. It stores pre-rasterized glyphs for fast loading and rendering, making it efficient for display servers. PCF fonts are commonly used for console and legacy X11 application fonts.
- A Printer Font ASCII (PFA) file is a type of font file used in the context of desktop publishing and digital typesetting. It contains font data in an ASCII text format, which includes descriptions of the font's characters, glyphs, and other typographic details. PFA files are part of the PostScript font format, designed for use in the Adobe PostScript printing language. These files allow for the scalable rendering of text, meaning they enable fonts to be resized without losing quality.
- MIME Type
- application/x-font-pcf
- application/x-font
