

In the old days this mattered a lot more since printers were more limited, but nowadays this doesn't matter much.Ģ) Hinting. OTF uses Cubic curves, TTF uses Quadratic. Here's a general sense of the differences that matter the most:ġ) Math. They both share the same capabilities and general structure (literally, the tables within a font are near identical). TTF stands for Truetype-flavored Opentype. OTF stands for Postscript-flavored OpenType. In the modern era of font development, OTF and TTF are very, very similar. Association Typographique Internationale.Handwriting – among other techniques – cannot. Glyphs: The symbols in a typeface that represent characters like A, ! or 5.Type: Printed or digitally reproduced glyphs.Typesetting: The act of arranging physical or digital type.Typography: The art and technique of arranging physical or digital type.Rule of thumb: If your submission is about Comic Sans MS misuse, bad keming or a funny typo, it’s likely better not to post it.ĭo not use URL shorteners. Only exception: It’s educational and non-obvious. No memes, image macros and similar submissions.No lettering, calligraphy, handwriting, graffiti, illustrations.
