# Font question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/font-question/97076>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [December 17, 2003, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/font-question/97076 "2003-12-17T13:57:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/font-question/97076/1 "2003-12-17T13:57:33Z")

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What’s the difference between a ‘true type’ font and ‘post script’.

I need to purchase a font and I can buy either or - which should I buy??

Thanks.

- s -

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/font-question/97076/2 "2003-12-17T15:50:44Z")

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post script really only important if you are printing to a postscipt printer…

Ill look for a definiton for u

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/font-question/97076/3 "2003-12-17T15:51:22Z")

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[http://www.id.unizh.ch/publications/ps/truetype.html](http://www.id.unizh.ch/publications/ps/truetype.html)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/font-question/97076/4 "2003-12-17T15:53:12Z")

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