What is the difference between .pfa and .pfm?
- Extension
- .pfa
- .pfm
- Category
- Font
- Font
- Developer
- Adobe Systems
- Adobe Systems
- 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.
- A Printer Font Metrics (PFM) file is a type of file associated with Adobe Type 1 fonts used in Microsoft Windows. It contains metric information about a font, such as character widths, heights, and kerning pairs, which are essential for correctly displaying and printing text. The PFM file works in conjunction with a PFB (Printer Font Binary) file, which contains the actual font outline data.
- MIME Type
- application/x-font
- application/x-font-type1
- Sample
- sample.pfa
- sample.pfm
- Wikipedia
- .pfa on Wikipedia
- .pfm on Wikipedia