OTF (OpenType Font) is the successor to TrueType with PostScript outlines — the preferred format for professional typography with extensive glyph sets.
Typical use: OTF keeps designer-grade outlines and advanced glyph features, which makes it the standard deliverable from type foundries.
About the OTF format
OTF (OpenType with CFF outlines, Adobe & Microsoft, 1996) upgraded the font file: cubic Bézier curves (matching PostScript/Illustrator geometry), support for tens of thousands of glyphs, and OpenType features — ligatures, small caps, tabular figures, multi-script layout. Professional type foundries ship OTF for desktop use.
Like TTF, it is a desktop format: uncompressed and web-inefficient. The standard pipeline converts OTF to WOFF2 for the web; on the desktop itself, OTF is simply how pro typography is distributed.
Strengths
- ✓ Advanced typography features (ligatures, styles)
- ✓ Cubic curves match vector-design workflows
- ✓ Huge glyph coverage, multi-script
Limitations
- ✗ Uncompressed for web use
- ✗ Hinting tradition weaker than TTF
- Web readiness
- Convert to WOFF2 for @font-face
- Quality
- CFF cubic outlines
- Compatibility
- All operating systems
- Best for
- Professional typography
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Frequently asked questions
What is a OTF file?
OTF (OpenType Font) is the successor to TrueType with PostScript outlines — the preferred format for professional typography with extensive glyph sets.
How do I convert OTF files online?
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Is it safe to convert OTF files here?
Yes. Every conversion is performed by your own device inside the browser — files never leave for a server, and the page keeps working even offline.
Which formats can OTF convert to?
This page lists all 2 directions across documents, images, audio, video, spreadsheets and archives — each one is its own free converter page.