OpenType

File Format
Name	OpenType
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Fonts OpenType
Extension(s)	.otf, .ttf
PRONOM	fmt/520

OpenType is an outline font format developed by Microsoft and Adobe. It is the successor to both TrueType and Adobe Type 1 font formats.

Identification

Some OpenType files (those containing "CFF data") begin with ASCII "OTTO".

See also

• Embedded OpenType
• Open Font Format
• TrueType
• Adobe Type 1

Specifications

• OpenType specification

Sample files

• http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/cm-unicode/fonts/otf/

Metaformat files

• Synalysis grammar file (for Hexinator / Synalize It!; more details)

Links

• Wikipedia article
• Adobe's OpenType FAQ