Portable Compiled Format

.pcf

Internet media typeapplication/x-font-pcfDeveloped byX.Org FoundationType of formatBitmap font formatOpen format?yesWebsiteThe 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.^[1]

References

^ Fonts in X11R7.7

External links

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

Typography

Page

Canons of page construction
Column
Even working
Margin
Page numbering
Paper size
Pagination
Pull quote
Recto and verso
Intentionally blank page

Paragraph

Alignment
Leading
River
Runaround
Widows and orphans
- runt

Character

Typeface anatomy	Counter Diacritics Dingbat Glyph Ink trap Ligature Rotation Subscript and superscript Swash Text figures Tittle
Capitalization	All caps Camel case Initial Letter case Small caps Snake case Title case
Visual distinction	Italics Oblique Bold Color printing Underline Blackboard bold Blackletter
Horizontal aspects	Figure space Kerning Letter-spacing Sentence spacing Space Thin space
Vertical aspects	Ascender Baseline Body height Cap height Descender Median Overshoot x-height

Typeface
classifications

Roman type	Serif Antiqua Didone slab serif Sans-serif
Blackletter type	Fraktur Rotunda Schwabacher
Gaelic type	Insular Uncial
Specialist	Record type Display typeface script fat face reverse-contrast