Font technology currently being developed by Adobe and Microsoft. OpenType’s new font format will work across platforms, combining the technologies of Adobe Type 1 and TrueType. Both of these font formats can be converted to OpenType format. With OpenType it is also possible to embed fonts in HTML documents. Windows 2000 is to be the first operating system that supports OpenType. Click here for available OpenType fonts from Linotype.
A relatively new font format co-developed by Adobe Systems, Inc. and Microsoft Corp. OpenType fonts offer a number of convenient features, such as true embedded small caps, advanced ligature options, and complete cross-platform compatibility for Mac and PC. Like Truetype fonts, OpenType fonts are contained within a single *.otf file. Fonts in the OpenType format are not yet sold or supported by FontShop.
A type of font. It is an attempt to merge postscript and truetype fonts into one specification. An opentype font may contain either a truetype or a postscript font inside it. It contains many of the same data tables for information like encodings that were present in truetype fonts. It also can contain additional information such as positional glyph selection (needed for arabic), ligatures, etc.
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New font format developed by Adobe and Microsoft. OpenType font can contain a set of glyphs defined as TrueType or Type 1 curves.
OpenType fonts are less common than fonts in the other formats because the technology is relatively new. The biggest advantage shared by all OpenType fonts is cross-platform capability. The single font file will work on both Mac and Windows systems. Some OpenType fonts include expanded character sets and special features like automatic ligatures and alternate glyphs. OpenType is the best format for most purposes.
A font specification for Windows 98 that extends the TrueType font standard by adding tables containing information for advanced multilingual typesetting and typographic control.
new cross-platform font format developed jointly by Adobe and Microsoft that accommodates TrueType or PostScript Type 1 data; OpenType supports widely expanded character sets and layout features, and allows for a greater number of characters (about 65,000) to be included in a single font
The font format that (in some ways) unites TrueType and Type 1, jointly developed by Adobe and Microsoft. Key features of the old formats live on as the two "flavours" of OpenType, but much information is now identically formatted. More information is in the OpenType area of this site.
smart font rendering technology developed by Microsoft and Adobe; an extension to the TrueType font specification. See also Uniscribe.
Microsoft font types support technology.
OpenType is the standard font format in modern operating systems. OpenType fonts may include up to 65,536 characters, which – thanks to clear encoding with Unicode – may have their origins in many different languages. They can also combine typographical variations in one file that previously may have been distributed throughout various fonts, e. g., small capitals, old style figures and ligatures. OpenType fonts may have a certain intelligence (so-called features) which enables them to respond to particular character set situations and helps to improve display; this includes e. g., replacement tables for ligatures or raised or lowered characters. An OpenType font is composed of one single file which can be used both for Windows and for Mac OS X.