Adobe Type 1

File Format
Name	Adobe Type 1
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Fonts Adobe Type 1
Extension(s)	.pfb, .pfm, .afm, others
PRONOM	fmt/525, fmt/509
Released	1984

Adobe Type 1, also named PostScript Type 1, is an outline font format that was widely used. It is a member of the PostScript font family. It is sometimes called ATM font, in reference to the Adobe Type Manager software.

Type 1 fonts are supported natively by Windows 2000 through at least Windows Vista. Some older versions of Windows can use them if Adobe Type Manager is installed.

See also

• PostScript font
• OpenType - Successor to Adobe Type 1

Details

A Type 1 font is usually composed of multiple files. The most common files are:

• .PFB (Printer Font Binary): Glyph data
• .PFM (Printer Font Metrics): Font metrics (binary)
• .AFM (ASCII Font Metrics or Adobe Font Metrics): Font metrics (plain text)

Other files are often present as well. They may be OS- or application-specific, or contain human-readable information about the font and its licensing terms.

Sample files

• http://cd.textfiles.com/bestofbus/FONTS/ATM/
• http://cd.textfiles.com/ccbwindows93/ATMFONTS/
• http://cd.textfiles.com/fantaziasampler/FONTS/TYPE1/
• http://cd.textfiles.com/hobbesos29411/FONTS/
• http://cd.textfiles.com/maxfonts/ATM/
• http://cd.textfiles.com/maxx/tothemaxww/FONT_ATM/
• http://cd.textfiles.com/sigserieswin/ATM/
• http://aminet.net/text/pfont
• dexvert samples — font/adobeType1