- Extension
- .pfm
- .jbig
- Format
- Binary
- Category
- Font
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Adobe Systems
- Joint Bi-level Image Experts Group (JBIG)
- Description
- 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.
- JBIG is a lossless compression file format that was created for the fax machine; it can be used by other image file formats. The files created by JBIG format are smaller compared to G3 and G4 file formats.
- MIME Type
- application/x-font-type1
- image/jbig
