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PostScript Type 1 ASCII font .pfa

What is PostScript Type 1 ASCII font?

A Type 1 font with an ASCII representation.

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Technical details

Type 1 fonts contain PostScript-style charstrings and font dictionaries; PFA is ASCII-encoded while PFB uses a binary segmented representation. [1]

Background and compatibility

Adobe introduced PostScript Type 1 for scalable PostScript fonts; Adobe applications ended support in 2023, so newer pipelines may require conversion. [2]

Sources and references
  1. ImageMagick Image FormatsImageMagick
  2. PostScript Type 1 fonts end of supportAdobe

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A local font specimen with letters, numbers, and sample text.

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Conversion is not available for this format. You can inspect its file metadata and binary data.

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File format at a glance

Extension
.pfa
MIME type
application/x-font-type1
Category
Font
Processing
Browser or hosted engine, depending on the conversion
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