Datafork TrueType

Datafork font
Filename extension	.dfont
Internet media type	application/x-dfont
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI)	com.apple.truetype-datafork-suitcase-font
UTI conformation	public.truetype-font
Developed by	Apple, Inc.
Type of format	Computer font
Container for	TrueType
Open format?	No

Datafork TrueType is a font wrapper used on Apple Macintosh computers running Mac OS X. It is a TrueType suitcase with the resource map in the data fork, rather than the resource fork as had been the case in Mac OS 9. It uses the file extension .dfont.

Mac OS X Snow Leopard[]

In Mac OS X 10.6, released August 28, 2009, the dfont format is being (gradually) replaced with the TrueType Collection format.^[1]

References[]

^ "Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard font management".

External links[]

Apple.com: Text & Fonts

This Macintosh-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

This digital typography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

[1] "Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard font management".

[1]