If you saw a font in a PDF or a design that was identified as "F1" or "CID" in a properties list and you want that font:
"CID Font F1, F2..." are not actual font names you can download; they are created when a PDF is exported without properly embedding the original fonts. This naming convention indicates that the software (like InDesign or Illustrator) converted the original font into a "CID-keyed" (Character Identifier) format to handle complex character sets or encoding. Identifying the Real Fonts
Because these names are placeholders for the original fonts used by the creator, you cannot find a "CIDFont F1" file for download. Instead, you need to identify and download the original high-quality fonts they represent. Why You See "CIDFont F1–F7" If you saw a font in a PDF
This is the open-source masterpiece from Adobe. It supports up to 65,535 glyphs per font. If your PDF showed CidFont+F6 , Source Han will match it perfectly.
You often see references to "F1, F2, etc." in printer logs, PostScript errors, or file dumps. Instead, you need to identify and download the
| Desired Alias | Recommended Free Font | Format | Source | |---------------|-------------------------------------|------------|--------------------------------------| | F2 (Mincho) | | OTF/TTC | Google Noto (GitHub / Google Fonts) | | F3 (Gothic) | Noto Sans CJK JP | OTF/TTC | Google Noto | | F4 (Chinese Sim Sun) | Source Han Serif SC | OTF | Adobe / GitHub (Open Source) | | F5 (Chinese Sans) | Source Han Sans TC | OTF | Adobe / GitHub | | F6 (Korean Gothic) | Noto Sans CJK KR | OTF/TTC | Google Noto | | F7 (Korean Serif) | Noto Serif CJK KR | OTF/TTC | Google Noto | | F1 (Courier‑like) | Courier Prime (or Nimbus Mono ) | TTF/OTF | Font Squirrel / GNU FreeFont |
Here is your guide to finding and resolving those pesky F1–F7 errors. If your PDF showed CidFont+F6 , Source Han
: Some users have found success replacing these with Myriad Pro , Roboto , or Rockwell .