How do I tell if a given .otf file is TT or PS-flavored?

Ori Ben-Dor · March 2017

I'm using Windows 10 (I've also got access to FL5, if comes to that).

Ramiro Espinoza · March 2017

I would just open the font in FL, then open a glyph and see if the contours are TTF or PS contours.

Ori Ben-Dor · March 2017

Wouldn't FL convert TT to PS automatically?

Ramiro Espinoza · March 2017

Nope.

Ori Ben-Dor · March 2017

Great, thanks!

Erwin Denissen · March 2017

You can use a font editor or a hex editor, but you can also use a font manager.

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Malcolm Wooden · March 2017

...or FontLoad for either Mac or Win, which is free.

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Ori Ben-Dor · March 2017

Thanks, guys!

David Vereschagin · March 2017

FontExplorer also gives you this info on the Mac. I assume it's the same on Windows.

Ori Ben-Dor · March 2017

So many options

Khaled Hosny · March 2017

I just use file:

$ file Mada-Regular.otf <br>Mada-Regular.otf: OpenType font data<br>$ file Mada-Regular.ttf <br>Mada-Regular.ttf: TrueType font data

Ori Ben-Dor · March 2017

What's file? Where does this command/application come from?

Ramiro Espinoza · March 2017

Mac's terminal

Ori Ben-Dor · March 2017

A built-in Mac command that given an OTF file tells you its flavor? Nice. I'm a Windows user, anyhow

LeMo aka PatternMan aka Frank E Blokland · March 2017

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Ramiro Espinoza · March 2017

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_(command)

Benedikt Bramböck · March 2017

Is there no Preview option when right-clicking on a font in Windows 10 anymore?

Previous versions would supply you with something like this:

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Bhikkhu Pesala · March 2017

Yes. Windows Font Viewer still does this. It is still worth installing the free version of MainType though if you're using Windows, as it's a useful font manager for home users.

Thomas Phinney · March 2017

It is probably worth mentioning that although technically an .otf file can have either TrueType or PostScript style (CFF) outlines, in general use .otf fonts with PS outlines are pretty nearly nonexistent. I am not sure I have ever seen one, other than fonts specifically intended as test cases for software and operating systems.

Ori Ben-Dor · March 2017

Did you mean .otf fonts with *TT* outlines are nearly nonexistent?

LeMo aka PatternMan aka Frank E Blokland · March 2017

Thomas Phinney · March 2017

Ori Ben-Dor said:

Did you mean .otf fonts with *TT* outlines are nearly nonexistent?

Gah! Yes that is indeed what I meant!

I hate the 4-hour limit on editing. Also I hate that I can’t disagree with my own post.

Can some helpful moderator just delete that post? Its very existence is confusing. OR, better still, change the PS to TT in the key bit. Sigh.

Belleve Invis · March 2017

Ori Ben-Dor said:

A built-in Mac command that given an OTF file tells you its flavor? Nice. I'm a Windows user, anyhow

Double-click your font, in the preview window you can see "TrueType Outlines" vs "PostScript Outlines".

Ori Ben-Dor · March 2017

Oh, that's right. Silly of me to have missed this. Thanks!

LeMo aka PatternMan aka Frank E Blokland · March 2017

How do I tell if a given .otf file is TT or PS-flavored?

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