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'''FON''' is a font file format native to Microsoft Windows. It began to be marginalized as of Windows 3.1, with the introduction of [[TrueType]], though it continues to be supported.
 
'''FON''' is a font file format native to Microsoft Windows. It began to be marginalized as of Windows 3.1, with the introduction of [[TrueType]], though it continues to be supported.
  
It supports both bitmapped and stroked fonts, but aside from the stroked fonts included with Windows (Modern, Roman, and Script), it is used almost exclusively for bitmapped fonts. It is sometimes called '''Windows bitmapped font''' format.
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It contains fonts in [[FNT (Windows Font)|FNT]] format. As such, it supports both bitmapped and stroked fonts; but aside from the stroked fonts included with Windows (Modern, Roman, and Script), it is used almost exclusively for bitmapped fonts. It is sometimes even called '''Windows bitmapped font''' format.
  
 
It uses [[NE]] (New Executable) format as a container format. Allegedly, it can also use [[PE]] format. It is usually or always constructed as a valid [[Dynamic-link library (Windows)|DLL]] file.
 
It uses [[NE]] (New Executable) format as a container format. Allegedly, it can also use [[PE]] format. It is usually or always constructed as a valid [[Dynamic-link library (Windows)|DLL]] file.
 
It contains fonts in [[FNT (Windows Font)|FNT]] format.
 
  
 
== Software ==
 
== Software ==

Revision as of 13:41, 18 September 2016

File Format
Name FON
Ontology
Extension(s) .fon

FON is a font file format native to Microsoft Windows. It began to be marginalized as of Windows 3.1, with the introduction of TrueType, though it continues to be supported.

It contains fonts in FNT format. As such, it supports both bitmapped and stroked fonts; but aside from the stroked fonts included with Windows (Modern, Roman, and Script), it is used almost exclusively for bitmapped fonts. It is sometimes even called Windows bitmapped font format.

It uses NE (New Executable) format as a container format. Allegedly, it can also use PE format. It is usually or always constructed as a valid DLL file.

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