FNT Converter

Extract text from FNT files

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How to extract text from your FNT file

Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your FNT file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert FNT to another file type

To convert your FNT file to another format, you need BMFont or other Font software.

FNT to TTF
FNT to OTF
FNT to XML
FNT to PNG
FNT to WOFF
FNT to WOFF2
FNT to EOT
FNT to SVG
FNT to BDF
FNT to PCF
FNT to FON
FNT to PFM

Convert a file to FNT

To convert other file formats to the "Bitmap Font Descriptor" file type, you need software like BMFont or a similar tool.

UFO to FNT
WOFF to FNT
PFB to FNT
GXF to FNT
AFM to FNT
F3F to FNT
SFD to FNT
WOFF2 to FNT
PSF to FNT
TTF to FNT
TXF to FNT
OTF to FNT

About FNT files

The .fnt extension refers to two distinct but common file formats: the AngelCode Bitmap Font descriptor used in game development and the legacy Windows Bitmap Font system resource.

1. AngelCode BMFont (Game Development):
These are plain text or XML files generated by tools like BMFont. They describe how characters map to coordinates on a corresponding texture atlas (usually a PNG or TGA image).

The Problem: An AngelCode .fnt file is just a coordinate list; it does not contain the visual font data itself. Without the accompanying image file, it is useless. It cannot be "installed" in Windows like a standard font.

2. Legacy Windows Bitmap Font:
Found in older versions of Windows (e.g., Windows 3.x), these store rasterized glyphs at specific sizes.

The Problem: These are raster-based, meaning they pixelate heavily when scaled up. They are largely obsolete and often incompatible with modern design software (like Adobe Illustrator) that relies on vector curves.
The Solution: For modern usage, these must be converted to vector formats like TTF (TrueType) or OTF (OpenType), though this requires "tracing" the pixels into vectors. For archival or reference, converting to PNG allows you to view the glyphs without specialized tools.

Convert.Guru analyzes your FNT file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

Users also converted FNTDATA, TTF, OTF, VCD, PNG, LED, DDS, TXT, DB, EXE, SAV, PDF and MSI files.

The FNT Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our FNT converter.