PostScript Type 3 fonts

PostScript Type 3 fonts are primarily decorative ornaments fonts with a lot of tonal vari­ations and filled-and-stroked objects in the same character. Indeed, Type 3 fonts can have grayscale fills and strokes and other “special effects”, whereas Type 1 or TrueType fonts are entirely black. Consequently, Type 3 fonts have the following characteristics:

• Their file size is bigger than the corresponding of Type 1 or TrueType fonts.
• They may take longer to print or output.
• They look worse than Type 1 or TrueType fonts in very small point sizes and when printed at low resolutions.