What is the difference between .pfa and .t42?
- Extension
- .pfa
- .t42
- Format
- Binary
- 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.
- Type42 was based on the PostScript language for displaying TrueType fonts. It allows for printing all TrueType fonts on PostScript printers and allows for rasterization when displayed.
- MIME Type
- application/x-font
- application/x-font-type42
- Sample
- sample.pfa
- Wikipedia
- .pfa on Wikipedia