Unified Font Object
| Filename extension |
.ufo, .ufoz |
|---|---|
| Developed by | Tal Leming, Just van Rossum, Erik van Blokland |
| Type of format | macOS Package, XML, Property List |
| Website | http://unifiedfontobject.org |
The Unified Font Object (UFO) is a source file format for digital fonts. It is developed by Tal Leming, Just van Rossum and Erik van Blokland[1]. According to the project's website, the format is a "future proof" format that "must be human readable and human editable"[2]. On the macOS, the UFO appears as a package; a file system directory that presents as a single file. On Windows and other operating systems, it appears to be a file system directory containing Property List files and XML files.
The font editing program RoboFont uses UFO as its only source file format[3]. Other programs, such as Glyphs[4], FontLab VI[5] and FontForge[6] can read and write the UFO format natively.
References
- ^ "The UFO Team". unifiedfontobject.org. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ "Overview". unifiedfontobject.org. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ RoboFont. "Welcome to RoboFont!". robofont.com. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ "Working with UFO | Glyphs". glyphsapp.com. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "FontLab 7. Pro font editor for Mac & Windows". www.fontlab.com. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ "Technical Bulletin: UFO 3 Export". fontforge.org. Retrieved 2020-05-27.