CFF to TTF Converter

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Universal Compatibility

TTF fonts are supported on virtually every operating system and application. Converting CFF to TTF gives your typeface the widest possible reach.

Secure Processing

Uploaded CFF files are deleted right after conversion, and resulting TTF fonts are removed within 24 hours — your font data remains private.

Quick Results

Cloud-based conversion processes even complex CFF outlines in seconds, so you can get your TTF fonts without waiting or taxing your own hardware.

How to convert CFF to TTF

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Select files from Computer, Google Drive, Dropbox, URL or by dragging it on the page.

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Choose ttf or any other format you need as a result (more than 200 formats supported)

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Let the file convert and you can download your ttf file right afterwards

About formats

CFF (Compact Font Format) is a font outline format developed by Adobe Systems around 1996 as a more efficient successor to the Type 1 font representation. CFF uses Type 2 charstrings — an optimized encoding that supports multiple arguments per operator, default value elision, and shared subroutines — to describe the same cubic Bezier glyph outlines as Type 1 but with substantially less storage. A typical CFF font is 20-50% smaller than its Type 1 equivalent. The format can function as a standalone font file or, more commonly, as the outline data table inside an OpenType font container (the CFF table in OTF files with PostScript outlines). CFF supports multiple fonts within a single file through its FontSet structure, sharing global subroutines across the collection to further reduce size. One advantage is compression efficiency without lossy degradation — every control point and hint is preserved exactly, just encoded more compactly. The format also inherits the full hinting capability of Type 1, including stem hints, counter hints, and alignment zones that ensure crisp rendering on low-resolution screens and printers. CFF2, an evolution introduced with OpenType 1.8, adds support for font variations (variable fonts) by allowing interpolation across multiple design axes. Broad support in PDF viewers, web browsers via OpenType, and professional design software makes CFF one of the most widely deployed outline formats in digital typography.
Developer: Adobe Systems
Initial release: 1996
TTF (TrueType Font) is a scalable outline font format developed by Apple Computer in the late 1980s and first shipped with Mac System 7 on May 13, 1991. Microsoft licensed the technology shortly after and included TrueType support in Windows 3.1 in 1992, establishing it as the dominant desktop font technology for over a decade. TrueType describes glyph shapes using quadratic Bezier splines — simpler mathematically than the cubic Bezier curves in PostScript fonts — stored alongside a powerful instruction set (the "hinting" language) that controls exactly how outlines are rasterized at each pixel size. This instruction-based hinting gives type designers pixel-level control over rendering at small sizes on low-resolution screens, producing exceptionally crisp text. The format stores all font data — outlines, metrics, kerning, naming, and hinting — in a single file organized as a directory of tagged data tables. One advantage is universal platform support: TTF files render natively on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and virtually every operating system and web browser without conversion or plugins. The byte-code hinting system is another distinctive strength, enabling screen rendering quality that remained superior to competing technologies until high-DPI displays reduced the importance of pixel-level optimization. TrueType's table-based architecture also proved remarkably extensible, serving as the structural foundation for the OpenType specification that added advanced typographic features and PostScript outline support on top of the TrueType container.
Developer: Apple Computer
Initial release: May 13, 1991

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert CFF to TTF?

TTF uses quadratic curves that render more predictably on older systems and devices. Converting CFF to TTF ensures your font works on platforms with limited PostScript support.

How do I open a TTF font?

Double-click a TTF file on Windows, macOS, or Linux to preview and install it. All major design applications and word processors support TrueType natively.

Will the glyph shapes change?

Cubic Bezier curves from CFF are approximated with quadratic splines. Visual differences are negligible — the letterforms remain faithful to the original design.

Can I convert multiple CFF files at once?

Yes, upload several CFF fonts simultaneously and Convertio will process each one into TTF individually, preserving all glyph data per file.

Is this conversion free?

CFF to TTF conversion is completely free on Convertio — runs in the cloud with no downloads or sign-ups required to start.

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