Pokémon Mystery Dungeon font
File type: Game file
The kao file extension identifies a font resource used by Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games.
A kao file contains font data for displaying in-game text.
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: October 23, 2026
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The kao file extension is associated with Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, a role-playing video game series released for Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance handheld consoles.
The file stores font resources used by the game to render its text. It is a proprietary game resource that works together with the other files in the game and is not a general-purpose font format.
The format belongs to older Pokémon Mystery Dungeon game data and is obsolete rather than an actively maintained or commonly exchanged format.
A kao file is intended to be read by the corresponding Pokémon Mystery Dungeon game. It cannot normally be opened as a font in standard desktop font or image software.
To inspect or modify one, use a tool specifically designed for the files of the relevant Pokémon Mystery Dungeon game. Such tools may be platform-specific and are generally used for game-data extraction or modification rather than ordinary font editing.
There is no standard conversion path for the kao format. The file is a game-specific font resource, not a standalone font intended for export to common font formats.
Game-specific extraction or modification tools may be able to export or replace its contents, but the resulting data must remain compatible with the original game.
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