PostScript fonts are considered more high resolution that OTFs or TTFs and are commonly used for professional quality literature printing. PostScript fonts contain two separate parts that are required for proper display and print reproduction so they can be a little harder to install and set up than TTFs or OTFs. PostScript was developed by Adobe in the 1980’s. OTFs are especially useful when working with a variety of languages. OTFs can store up to 65,000 characters allowing special characters, letters, and digits with more typographic features. OTF stands for “OpenType Font.” OTF was developed out of TTF with contributions from Microsoft and Adobe in the late 1990s. For these reasons, TTFs are good all around files for both on screen viewing and printing purposes.
TTFs include all of the data necessary for on screen viewing and printing right in the same file. TTF stands for “TrueType Font.” A TTF is an outline font created in the 1980’s by Apple and Microsoft and is now the most common type of font file. So, what is the difference between TTF, OTF, and PostScript font files? And is one better than the others? TRUETYPE
So we did a little research for ourselves with the help of Wikipedia and the Microsoft site, and figured we’d also share the knowledge with our customers who may be wondering the same thing! “While designing graphics, some of us here at CatPrint found ourselves wondering what the specific differences between various types of font files are, and if one is better than the others. But sometimes it can be confusing which font you should install on your computer when given a choice between TTF and OTF.Ĭatpring Digital Printing gives a great overview of your font file choices:
I love buying fonts and playing around with mixing fonts.
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