CIDFont+F1 issue

[allane26175835]

I have received a PDF file as an attachment to an email and can open and view and print it from within the email but when I save the file to my computer and then try to open the file I get an error message saying that CIDFont+F1 cannot be created or found.  The file opens but the text is just displayed as a series of dots.

I have confirmed that I am using the most current version of Adobe Reader.

Any advice on what the problem might be and how to resolve would be appreciated.

[wesamb33352848]

i have the same issue, is there any solution?

[Shahir Salehi]

That is an exporting problem. I mean some software or online programs when they export the PDFs they cant decode the font.

That is why you are getting that problem.

The font CIDFont+F1 is Arial (blod) and CIDFont+F2 is Arial (Regular)

[rdesousa-nibs]

Just in case, on the files I got with a similar issue F1 was mapped to Arial and F2 was Arial Bold.

[lin loves nature]

This is super helpful and Arial was the font I was looking for. However, as others have mentioned this may not be the case for other files as these are generic given names to missing fonts, so, how did you "map" them? Thank you!

[S. S]

Hi @lin loves nature,

Hope you are doing well. 

CID fonts are a bigger bracket of fonts which allows Asian langugages to be embedded in a PDF document.

You can refer to this document for more info: https://adobe.ly/3GiiQ3p.

Hope this clarifies your question.

Regards,
Souvik.

[Anass5CF3]

Thank you, it's very helpful

[steve03301]

CIDFont+F1 is Arial Bold

CIDFont+F2 is Arial Regular

Does anybody know what CIDFont+F3 is?

Thanks in advance.

[Test Screen Name]

"CIDFont+F1 is Arial Bold

CIDFont+F2 is Arial Regular

Does anybody know what CIDFont+F3 is?"

No, that's not how it works - this was a mistake in the old post from years ago. That's what you may have found for a file or a number of files. But names like this just mean that the fonts are given random names in the order some app or person used them. 

[patrickhennessey]

This is false. There are no specifc fonts assigned to those. For example, I have a document with "CIDFont+F1" as the font being used in a PDF, and the font in question was Tahoma, not Arial.

"CIDFont+F1" is not specific to any particular font. The best course of action is to identify the actual font that was used, or use a similar replacement.

[HAMIDREZA LARI]

thanx a lot

[johnm82806023]

NOT Ariel font style in my situation.

My CICFont+F1 looks similar to Copperplate, but isn't.

And as you may well know, Ariel and Copperplate are very different from each other.

[camilo__0521]

Si modificamos el archivo con acrobat, nos va a salir el nombre de la fuente, y ya la buscamos, CIDFont, no hace referencia a una fuente específica. Es que cuando se descargan fuentes de creative, hay que tener especial cuidado a la hora de guardar el archivo, las fuentes deben estar instaladas en el equipo y no solo en la nube. 

[sunilcadd]

Use "Times New Roman" family fonts in place of f1(times new roman regular), f2 (times new roman bold), 

[Antonia Alice28775460m5gh]

Thank you!!!

[JimC@TTPHCC]

I have the same problem just now. Neither Arial or Times New Roman is the font as I can see in the preview...

[terriemcl · Accepted solution]

Just had the same problem.

I opened the pdf in Preview then exported as PDF.

Perfect usable file!!

[CHRISTINE5CC5]

This worked... opening in preview and exporting as PDF. THanks

[mosumartdesign]

Thanks! This works like Miracles! Thanks tips.. The PDF needs to go tru Preview at the first place.. 😉 Perfect!!!

[Juan Carlos 25]

Thanks! 

[fy5E16]

Try Roboto font instead of CID fonts.

[nazruli67455531]

I faced same issue but I tried with Myriad pro on the place of CIDFont+F1. I got the right solution. Font appericane/look exact same. Thank you 🙂

[pr_stanley29786404a00x]

I want CID Font+F1 FONT TYPE. please send me your products. thank you.

[pr_stanley29786404a00x]

Just had the same problem.

I opened the pdf in Preview then exported as PDF.

Perfect usable file!!

[iarlesstein]

Fiz igual e deu super certo! 
Grato pela dica.