What is the difference between .pfa and .ico?
- Extension
- .pfa
- .ico
- Format
- Binary
- Category
- Font
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Adobe Systems
- Microsoft
- Description
- 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.
- 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-font
- image/x-icon
- Sample
- sample.pfa
- sample.ico
- Wikipedia
- .pfa on Wikipedia
- .ico on Wikipedia