AFM - Adobe Font Metrics
Text file containing font metrics for Type 1 PostScript fonts. Metrics only - no glyph outlines included.
Quick Facts
- File Extension
- .afm
- Category
- METRICS ONLY
Overview
AFM (Adobe Font Metrics) files are plain text files containing metric information for Type 1 PostScript fonts. They include character widths, kerning pairs, bounding boxes, and other measurements needed for typesetting.
AFM files accompany Type 1 font files (PFA/PFB) but contain no glyph outlines themselves. They cannot be converted to outline fonts, as they lack the actual glyph shapes.
Common Use Cases
Recommended For
- • Extracting font metrics
- • Typography calculations
- • Font analysis tools
- • Documentation purposes
Consider Alternatives For
- • Creating usable fonts (no outlines)
- • Font rendering
- • Conversion to outline formats
Using this format
This format contains font metrics rather than complete glyph outlines, so it cannot be converted into a usable font on its own. Upload the corresponding outline font instead.
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