File Extension Library


.COMPOSITEFONT File Extension

  • Developer by: Microsoft
  • Category: Font Files
  • Format: XML

What are .COMPOSITEFONT files and how to open them?

Can't open .COMPOSITEFONT file? Are you wondering what it contains? On our site we will explain to you what this file is, what it is used for and what software opens the .COMPOSITEFONT file.

What is a .COMPOSITEFONT file extension?

.COMPOSITEFONT file extension is created by Microsoft. .COMPOSITEFONT has been classified as Font Files. The format of .COMPOSITEFONT file is XML.

.COMPOSITEFONT is Windows Composite Font File

XML file used by Windows applications to display different fonts; contains definitions of font families and includes each font family's name, weight, style, underlining, and strikethrough setting; can be used to build multilingual fonts or to provide a fallback mechanism for specific characters that are missing on the system.

COMPOSITEFONT files replace the Win32 mechanisms that were used to solve the problems of multilingual fonts, font fallback, font binding, font association, and end-user-defined characters (EUDC). Composite fonts can be accessed using the FontFamily and Typeface portions of the System.Windows.Media Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) API.

Composite font files can be created using a Windows software development IDE such as Microsoft Visual Studio. They can also be edited with a text editor since they are stored in an XML text format.

List of all softwares that can open the Windows Composite Font File
Windows
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017
Microsoft XML Notepad

How to fix problems with .COMPOSITEFONT files

  1. You need to update the application that you normally use to open .COMPOSITEFONT files. Only the latest version of the software supports the current .COMPOSITEFONT file format
  2. You need to check the .COMPOSITEFONT file for viruses. To do this, you need to scan it with a popular antivirus (Norton, Nod32, Kaspersky, Dr.Web, etc.)