What is the difference between .pfa and .wbmp?
- Extension
- .pfa
- .wbmp
- Format
- Binary
- Category
- Font
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Adobe Systems
- WAP Forum
- 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.
- The WBMP (Wireless Bitmap Image) file format is a monochrome graphics format optimized for mobile computing devices with limited display capabilities. It was developed for use in the early days of mobile internet to display images on mobile phones and other wireless devices with minimal processing power and storage. WBMP files contain bitmap images that are typically small and use a black and white color palette, making them highly efficient for fast loading times and minimal data usage.
- MIME Type
- application/x-font
- image/vnd.wap.wbmp
- Sample
- sample.pfa
- sample.wbmp
- Wikipedia
- .pfa on Wikipedia
- .wbmp on Wikipedia