PostScript fonts are specifications of vector fonts developed by Adobe Systems for professional digital typography, which uses the PostScript file format to encode the information of the typography. File Types Type 0
Type 0 is a "composite" typography format - as described in the PostScript Language Manual, 2nd Edition. A composite font is composed of a high-level font that refers to multiple descendant fonts. Type 1 Type 1 (also known as PostScript, PostScript Type 1, PS1, T1 or Adobe Type 1) is the typeface format given to single-byte Roman families used with Adobe Type Manager software and PostScript printers . Supports type simulation.
Originally it was a proprietary specification, but Adobe published the specification to third-party manufacturers provided that all Type 1 types adhered to it.
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