Cidfont F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 Install [ Validated | CHOICE ]

CIDFont F1 through F6

The names (often appearing as CIDFont+F1 ) are not actual font families you can download and install from the internet. They are temporary placeholder names generated by software when a PDF file fails to correctly embed the original fonts.

Step A: Install Required CJK Font Packages

Ensure that CJK font resources are installed on the system. For Ghostscript on Linux, this typically involves installing a package like ghostscript-fonts-other or poppler-data . cidfont f1 f2 f3 f4 f5 f6 install

gs -dNODISPLAY -c "(F1) findfont /FontName get ==" CIDFont F1 through F6 The names (often appearing

Part 6: macOS-Specific Installation

Sample output:

  • F1 → Adobe-GB1 (Simplified Chinese) → STSong-Light or NotoSansCJKsc
  • F2 → Adobe-CNS1 (Traditional Chinese) → MSung-Light
  • F3 → Adobe-Japan1 (Japanese) → HeiseiMin-W3 or NotoSansCJKjp
  • F4 → Adobe-Korea1 (Korean) → HYSMyeongJo-Medium
  • F5 → Adobe-Identity (generic) → DroidSansFallback
  • F6 → rarely used fallback