Difference between OTF (Open Type) or TTF (True Type) font formats?

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Published on 2010-01-15T22:08:57Z Indexed on 2010/03/17 7:41 UTC
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On a Mac, when I'm downloading fonts am often given the choice between OTF (OpenType Format) and TTF (TrueType Format).

Is there any difference in the way ligatures work or anything between the two formats?

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