---
name: "pdffonts"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "poppler"
version: "26.10.0-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pdffonts"
---

# pdffonts(1)

Portable Document Format (PDF) font analyzer (version 3.03)

## NAME

pdffonts - Portable Document Format (PDF) font analyzer (version 3.03)

## SYNOPSIS

**pdffonts** \[options\] \[*PDF-file*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**Pdffonts** lists the fonts used in a Portable Document Format (PDF) file along with various information for each font.

If *PDF-file* is ´-', it reads the PDF file from stdin.

The following information is listed for each font:

- **name**

  the font name, exactly as given in the PDF file (potentially including a subset prefix)

- **type**

  the font type – see below for details

- **encoding**

  the font encoding

- **emb**

  "yes" if the font is embedded in the PDF file

- **sub**

  "yes" if the font is a subset

- **uni**

  "yes" if there is an explicit "ToUnicode" map in the PDF file (the absence of a ToUnicode map doesn't necessarily mean that the text can't be converted to Unicode)

- **object ID**

  the font dictionary object ID (number and generation)

PDF files can contain the following types of fonts:

Type 1

Type 1C – aka Compact Font Format (CFF)

Type 3

TrueType

CID Type 0 – 16-bit font with no specified type

CID Type 0C – 16-bit PostScript CFF font

CID TrueType – 16-bit TrueType font

## OPTIONS

- **-f** *number*

  Specifies the first page to analyze.

- **-l** *number*

  Specifies the last page to analyze.

- **-subst**

  List the substitute fonts that poppler will use for non embedded fonts.

- **-opw** *password*

  Specify the owner password for the PDF file.  Providing this will bypass all security restrictions.

- **-upw** *password*

  Specify the user password for the PDF file.

- **-v**

  Print copyright and version information.

- **-h**

  Print usage information. (**-help** and **--help** are equivalent.)

## EXIT CODES

The Xpdf tools use the following exit codes:

- 0

  No error.

- 1

  Error opening a PDF file.

- 2

  Error opening an output file.

- 3

  Error related to PDF permissions.

- 99

  Other error.

## AUTHOR

The pdffonts software and documentation are copyright 1996–2011 Glyph & Cog, LLC.

## SEE ALSO

[**pdfdetach**(1)](/pdfdetach/1.md), [**pdfimages**(1)](/pdfimages/1.md), [**pdfinfo**(1)](/pdfinfo/1.md), [**pdftocairo**(1)](/pdftocairo/1.md), [**pdftohtml**(1)](/pdftohtml/1.md), [**pdftoppm**(1)](/pdftoppm/1.md), [**pdftops**(1)](/pdftops/1.md), [**pdftotext**(1)](/pdftotext/1.md), [**pdfseparate**(1)](/pdfseparate/1.md), [**pdfsig**(1)](/pdfsig/1.md), [**pdfunite**(1)](/pdfunite/1.md)