---
name: "cfftot1"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "texlive-doc"
version: "2026.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cfftot1"
---

# cfftot1(1)

convert PostScript font from CFF to Type 1

## NAME

cfftot1 - convert PostScript font from CFF to Type 1

## SYNOPSIS

**cfftot1** \[**-a**\] \[*input* \[*output*\]\]

## DESCRIPTION

**Cfftot1** converts PostScript font programs in the Compact Font Format (CFF) into Type 1 font programs in PFB or PFA format, preserving all hints that can be represented in Type 1. The input file should be a raw CFF file or a PostScript-flavored OpenType font. If the file *output* is not specified output goes to the standard output. If the file *input* is not specified input comes from the standard input.

## OPTIONS

- **-a***,* **--pfa**

  Output font in ASCII PFA format.

- **-b***,* **--pfb**

  Output font in binary PFB format. This is the default.

- **-n** *name,* **--name** *name*

  Output the CFF's component font named *name*. CFF files can contain more than one font, although few do. Use this option to select a particular font from a multi-font collection. By default cfftot1 chooses the collection's first font.

- **-o** *file,* **--output** *file*

  Write output font to *file* instead of the standard output.

- **-q**, **--quiet**

  Do not generate any error messages.

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print usage information and exit.

- **-v**, **--version**

  Print the version number and some short non-warranty information and exit.

## SEE ALSO

[**t1binary**(1)](/t1binary/1.md), [**t1ascii**(1)](/t1ascii/1.md)

*Adobe Type 1 Font Format*

Adobe Technical Notes #5176, *The Compact Font Format Specification*, and #5177, *The Type 2 Charstring Format*

*OpenType Specification*, Version 1.4

## AUTHOR

Eddie Kohler (ekohler@gmail.com)