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│ DEVELOPER : Apple Inc. / Microsoft
│ CATEGORY : Font
│ MIME TYPE : font/ttf
│ MAGIC BYTES : 00010000
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What is a TTF file?
TrueType Font (TTF) is a scalable font format developed jointly by Apple and Microsoft in the late 1980s. It uses quadratic Bézier curves to define letter shapes, allowing fonts to scale to any size. TTF remains one of the most widely supported font formats.
How to open TTF files
- Font Viewer (Windows) — Built-in, double-click to preview
- Font Book (macOS) — Built-in font manager
- GNOME Fonts (Linux) — Font viewer
- FontForge (Windows, macOS, Linux) — Free font editor
Technical specifications
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Curves | Quadratic Bézier |
| Hinting | Full TrueType hinting |
| Embedding | Embeddable in documents |
| Unicode | Full Unicode support |
| OpenType | TTF is an OpenType variant |
Common use cases
- Desktop applications: System and application fonts
- Print design: Typography for printed materials
- Document embedding: Fonts embedded in PDFs
- Cross-platform: Universal font format