[File] file does not recognize some TTF files

Christos Zoulas christos at zoulas.com
Tue Mar 24 22:31:22 UTC 2026


Looks like an Adobe FontKit TrueType font. I made some changes to recognize it.

Best,

christos

> On Feb 28, 2026, at 3:10 PM, Gioele Barabucci <gioele at svario.it> wrote:
> 
> Dear file maintainer(s),
> 
> `file` version 5.46 (from Debian version 1:5.46-5+b1) fails to (fully?) recognize the attached file as a truetype font.
> 
> ```
> $ file --mime beteckna.ttf
> beteckna.ttf: application/octet-stream; charset=binary
> 
> $ file beteckna.ttf
> beteckna.ttf: , 30 names, Macintosh, This font may be distributet under the GNU GPL.See AUTHORS for full attribution.BetecknaRegularB
> ```
> 
> Regards,
> 
> -- 
> Gioele Barabucci<beteckna.ttf>-- 
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