System File Type – bcmap

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System File Type

bcmap

Words and Text
Windows Explorer icon for the bcmap file type in OneDrive folders

Overview

A packed binary character-map resource used by PDF.js.

Characteristics

Maps encoded PDF character codes to character identifiers or Unicode; loaded as a companion resource by the PDF renderer.

Common Uses

Rendering PDFs that use predefined CMaps, especially documents containing East Asian fonts.

Compatible Programs

  • PDF.js
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Visual Studio Code

Sources

bcmap Available by Year Taken/Created

bcmap — Live from Microsoft

Secure, read-only view focused directly on the bcmap file-type folder.