Using True type fonts in web applications

Question

Present I see lot of web sites use true type fonts. I want to to know how to use true type fonts in our applications and does it affect the load time of the

Answer 1

I want to update the accepted answer due to a significant passage of time. The following is what Font Squirrel outputs under their recommended 'Optimal' setting. Supporting .ttf at this point is no longer important and should be ignored.

font-family: 'Tagesschrift';
  src: url('tagesschrift.woff2') format('woff2'),
       url('tagesschrift.woff') format('woff');
  font-weight: normal;
  font-style: normal;