SVG to CFF Converter

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PostScript Outlines

CFF captures SVG paths as cubic Bezier curves — the same outline quality used in professional PostScript and OpenType-CFF fonts.

Compact Storage

CFF compresses glyph data significantly compared to raw outline formats — more efficient storage for complex vector icon sets.

Font Development

CFF output feeds directly into OpenType font development pipelines — a key building block for creating professional icon fonts from SVG.

How to convert SVG to CFF

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Select files from Computer, Google Drive, Dropbox, URL or by dragging it on the page.

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Choose cff or any other format you need as a result (more than 200 formats supported)

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Let the file convert and you can download your cff file right afterwards

About formats

SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) is an XML-based vector image format developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), with the 1.0 specification published as a Recommendation on September 4, 2001. Unlike binary vector formats, SVG describes shapes, paths, text, gradients, filters, and animations in human-readable XML markup that can be authored in a text editor, processed by scripting languages, and styled with CSS. The format supports both vector elements (lines, curves, polygons defined by mathematical coordinates) and embedded raster images, along with interactivity through JavaScript event handling and declarative animations via SMIL or CSS transitions. SVG is natively rendered by all modern web browsers without plugins, making it the standard format for resolution-independent graphics on the web — from icons and logos to interactive data visualizations and animated illustrations. A major advantage is infinite scalability: SVG graphics remain perfectly sharp on any display, from low-DPI monitors to ultra-high-resolution Retina screens, because rendering is computed from geometry rather than pixels. The text-based nature provides another core strength — SVG content is indexable by search engines, accessible to screen readers, and trivially manipulable via the DOM using standard web technologies. The active W3C specification continues to evolve with modern web platform capabilities, maintaining SVG's position as the essential vector format for responsive web design.
Developer: W3C
Initial release: September 4, 2001
CFF (Compact Font Format) is a font outline format developed by Adobe Systems around 1996 as a more efficient successor to the Type 1 font representation. CFF uses Type 2 charstrings — an optimized encoding that supports multiple arguments per operator, default value elision, and shared subroutines — to describe the same cubic Bezier glyph outlines as Type 1 but with substantially less storage. A typical CFF font is 20-50% smaller than its Type 1 equivalent. The format can function as a standalone font file or, more commonly, as the outline data table inside an OpenType font container (the CFF table in OTF files with PostScript outlines). CFF supports multiple fonts within a single file through its FontSet structure, sharing global subroutines across the collection to further reduce size. One advantage is compression efficiency without lossy degradation — every control point and hint is preserved exactly, just encoded more compactly. The format also inherits the full hinting capability of Type 1, including stem hints, counter hints, and alignment zones that ensure crisp rendering on low-resolution screens and printers. CFF2, an evolution introduced with OpenType 1.8, adds support for font variations (variable fonts) by allowing interpolation across multiple design axes. Broad support in PDF viewers, web browsers via OpenType, and professional design software makes CFF one of the most widely deployed outline formats in digital typography.
Developer: Adobe Systems
Initial release: 1996

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert SVG to CFF?

CFF stores PostScript cubic Bezier outlines compactly — ideal for building the glyph data inside OpenType-CFF fonts from SVG icon designs.

What uses CFF files?

CFF data is embedded inside OpenType fonts (OTF). Adobe tools, font editors like FontForge, and PDF renderers work with CFF outlines.

How is CFF different from TTF?

CFF uses cubic Bezier curves (PostScript style) while TTF uses quadratic curves (TrueType style). CFF typically produces smaller glyph data for complex paths.

Can I edit the CFF later?

Yes — font editors like FontForge, Glyphs, and RoboFont can import CFF data for further glyph editing and font production.

Is SVG to CFF conversion free?

Standard conversions are free on Convertio. Premium plans support larger glyph sets and batch processing for font development.

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