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OpenType
Filename extensions.otf, .otc, .ttf, .ttc
Internet media type
  • font/otf
  • font/sfnt
  • application/font-sfnt (deprecated)
[1]
Type codeOTTO
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI)public.opentype-font
Developed byMicrosoft, Adobe Systems
Latest release
1.9[2]
8 December 2021; 2 years ago (2021-12-08)
Type of formatFont file
Extended fromTrueType, PostScript fonts
StandardISO/IEC 14496-22:2019[3]

OpenType is a format for scalable computer fonts. Derived from TrueType, it retains TrueType's basic structure but adds many intricate data structures for describing typographic behavior. OpenType is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.[4][5]

The specification germinated at Microsoft, with Adobe Systems also contributing by the time of the public announcement in 1996.

Because of wide availability and typographic flexibility, including provisions for handling the diverse behaviors of all the world's writing systems, OpenType fonts are used commonly on major computer platforms.

  1. ^ "Media Types". IANA. 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  2. ^ "OpenType Specification". Microsoft Typography. Microsoft Learn. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  3. ^ "ISO/IEC 14496-22:2019 - Information technology — Coding of audio-visual objects — Part 22: Open Font Format". www.iso.org. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  4. ^ "US Registered Trademark Number 2217574". uspto.gov. January 12, 1999. Retrieved September 30, 2014.[dead link]
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference OFF-chiariglione was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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petite caps, preserving the name "small caps" for the larger variant. OpenType fonts can define both forms via the "small caps" and the "petite caps"...

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Kerning

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Subscript and superscript

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automatically converting regular type to subscript or superscript. These programs, however, may also offer native OpenType support for the special subscript...

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Italic type

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embedding permissions set to installable. The Web Open Font Format (WOFF) is essentially OpenType or TrueType with compression and additional metadata. WOFF...

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operating systems. OpenType is a smart font system designed by Adobe and Microsoft. OpenType fonts contain outlines in either the TrueType or CFF format together...

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typesetting engine using Unicode and supporting modern font technologies such as OpenType, Graphite and Apple Advanced Typography (AAT). It was originally written...

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(Early) New High German umlaut notation, such as uͤ for Modern German ü. OpenType has the ccmp "feature tag" to define glyphs that are compositions or decompositions...

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Linux Libertine

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Romanian alphabet

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