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PFA at a glance
PFA
Type 1 fonts were central to the rise of desktop publishing, and PFA/PFB formats reflect the era when font technology was tightly linked to PostScript workflows.
WOFF2 at a glance
WOFF2
WOFF2 was developed after real-world experience with WOFF 1.0, and W3C's updated recommendation explicitly highlights its improved compression and bandwidth efficiency.
Format comparison
| Feature | PFA | WOFF2 |
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| File type | Font | Font |
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| Compression / quality | scalable | scalable |
| File size characteristics | small | small |
| Compatibility | broad | broad |
| Editability | limited | limited |
| Created year | 1984 | 2018 |
| Inventor | Adobe | W3C Web Fonts Working Group lineage |
| Status | active | active |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Archival suitability | strong | strong |
| Metadata handling | low | low |
| Delivery profile | strong | strong |
| Workflow fit | design | design |
| Layer support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Vector scaling | Not supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use PFA
- type design
- brand system deployment
- web embedding
- Historically significant in typography.
When to use WOFF2
- type design
- brand system deployment
- web embedding
- Better compression than WOFF 1.0.
FAQs
Why convert PFA to WOFF2?
Choose WOFF2 as target when deploying fonts to the web and performance matters.
What changes when converting PFA to WOFF2?
Convert to WOFF2 when deploying fonts to the web and performance matters. It is the best target for most websites, web apps, and digital brand systems that need compressed, standards-based font delivery. Choose it as the default webfont output unless you need to support older fallback scenarios as well.
What should I review after converting PFA to WOFF2?
After conversion, review these destination checks: Open converted output in browsers and verify behavior on real samples; Compare output against the expected scalable quality profile; It is still a delivery format, not the preferred master editing format for font design.
How can I keep quality stable in PFA to WOFF2 conversion?
Run representative samples, keep settings deterministic, and monitor these risks: Legacy browser support concerns may still require fallback planning in some environments; It is still a delivery format, not the preferred master editing format for font design; Validate destination compatibility before large-batch conversion.