Portable Compiled Format

Portable Compiled Format

Filename extension	.pcf
Developed by	X.Org Foundation
Type of format	Bitmap font format
Website	The X11 PCF bitmap font file format

Portable Compiled Format (PCF) is a bitmap font format used by X Window System in its core font system, and has been used for decades. PCF fonts are usually installed, by default, on most Unix-based operating systems, and are used in terminals such as xterm. PCF fonts replaced Bitmap Distribution Format due to a slight efficiency increase, however most applications have moved on to scalable fonts.

See also

• Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format
• Server Normal Format

External links

• PCF (Portable Compiled Format)
• Format for X11 pcf bitmap font files