Details of extension .dfont

On this page, we're going to take a closer look at the .dfont file extension, which is related to Mac OS X Data Fork Font. We'll explain what exactly a .dfont fileformat is and how you can use it. If you're interested in learning more details about this type of file, we'll show you where to find them. And if you ever need to convert .dfont files into different formats, we'll give you some tips on how to do that too. Let's see the file format associated with this file extension!

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• Mac OS X Data Fork Font

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Mac OS X Data Fork Font

The DFONT file is a Mac OS X Data Fork Font. One of the innovations offered by Mac OS X is that font suitcases can be completely stored in a file's data fork. All of the resource fork's data is stored in the data fork, which allows more efficient access to font data as well as the ability to copy font suitcases to and from file systems that do not recognize resource forks.

Category: Font files

Application: Mac OS X

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Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic bytes (HEX): -

Magic string (ASCII): -

Aliases:

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Related extensions:

.nfnt Macintosh New Font

.ffil Mac OS X Font Suitcase

.sfnt QuickDraw GX Spline Font

.ttf TrueType Font

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The .dfont file extension might not only belong to a single type of file, there could be various kinds that use it. Keep in mind that files with the .dfont extension may contain various content types. If you have helpful information about this extension, write to us!

The .dfont extension is frequently misused

People sometimes confuse the .dfont filename extension. Based on the searches on our site, here are the most common misspellings from the past year.

Having trouble opening a .dfont file?

If you want to open a .dfont file on your computer, you just need to have the appropriate program installed. Incorrect settings for the .dfont association can trigger this error.

Windows can't open this file:

File: example.dfont

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To change file associations:

• Right-click a file with the extension whose association you want to change, and then click Open With.
• In the Open With dialog box, click the program whith which you want the file to open, or click Browse to locate the program that you want.
• Select the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check box.

Supported operating systems

Windows Server 2016/2019/2022, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux, Mac OS X, macOS, iOS, Android