View PSF files in your browser
The fonts of the Linux console, the text screen before any desktop starts. Open one right here, even as a .psf.gz. Nothing leaves your device.
Or drop it anywhere on this page
What you'll see
Your font opens on its glyphs pixel by pixel, every one in a grid at its own size.
- Every glyph pixel by pixel • Each size it has
- Type in it as a terminal shows it • 1× to 4×
- Find a glyph by its character, name or code
- Export • Save as TTF, OTB, BDF, PSF or a PNG sheet
About PSF
The Linux console draws its text with PC Screen Fonts, loaded by setfont from a folder like /usr/share/consolefonts. Version 1 holds 256 or 512 glyphs 8 pixels wide, and version 2 any number of any size.
A PSF is a short header and the glyphs' pixels, one size of one width, often followed by a table of the characters each glyph draws, so one glyph can stand for several, like a Latin A and a Cyrillic А.
Filepeek reads the font in your browser, unzipping a .psf.gz first, and shows every glyph on its pixel grid with the characters it draws. Type in it as a console shows it, and save it as TTF, OTB, BDF, PSF 2 or a PNG sheet.
PC Screen Font
.psf • .psfu
Format
- MIME type
- application/x-font-linux-psf
- Made by
- Linux console tools
Inside the file
- Glyphs
- One size, 8 or more pixels wide
- Characters
- A table of what each glyph draws
- Count
- 256 or 512 in version 1, any in 2
- Header
- 4 bytes in version 1, 32 in 2
Opens in every browser
Browsers download PSF files, and only the Linux console draws them. Filepeek opens them in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari, gzipped or not, on computers and phones.
- YouChromeOpens through Filepeek
- YouEdgeOpens through Filepeek
- YouFirefoxOpens through Filepeek
- YouSafariOpens through Filepeek
Questions
How do I open a PSF file?
Drop it on this page or choose Peek a PSF. A .psf.gz opens the same way, and every glyph shows on its pixels with the characters it draws.
Can I use a console font in a terminal app?
Yes. Choose Export, then Save as TTF or Save as OTB, and install it. It stays sharp at its own size and whole multiples of it.
Is my file uploaded?
No. The font opens inside your browser and never leaves your device.