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Extract PDF Fonts

Save the embedded font files from a PDF as TrueType (.ttf), OpenType (.otf), or Type1 (.pfb) files. Useful for identifying which fonts a document uses or obtaining fonts needed for editing.

How to Use Extract PDF Fonts
  1. 1Upload the PDF you want to extract fonts from
  2. 2The tool scans the PDF and lists all embedded fonts with their names and formats
  3. 3Review the font list and select which fonts to save
  4. 4Click 'Extract Fonts' to save the font files
  5. 5Download the font files individually or as a ZIP archive
Examples
  • Identify and extract the custom typeface embedded in a brand guidelines PDF
  • Recover font files from a PDF template when the original font files are unavailable
  • Extract fonts from a client-supplied PDF for use in matching design work
  • Retrieve the font used in a legacy document PDF to ensure consistency in new materials
Frequently Asked Questions

To identify the exact font used in a document for reproduction, to obtain a font file for debugging PDF editing issues, or to verify which fonts are embedded versus referenced.

TrueType (.ttf), OpenType (.otf), CIDFont, and Type1 (.pfb/.pfa) fonts embedded in the PDF are extractable. Not all fonts in a PDF are fully embedded — subset fonts may extract as partial font files.

Technically you can install them. However, fonts are licenced software. Only use fonts you have a licence for. Extracting a font from a PDF you received does not grant you a licence to use it.

A subset font contains only the glyphs used in the document. The extracted file may not have all characters — for example, missing numbers or punctuation not used in the original text.

Scanned PDFs have no embedded fonts (pages are images). Font extraction only works on PDFs with actual text content.

Yes. Font extraction runs in your browser. Your PDF is never uploaded to any server.

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