Indices : Type Technologies : OpenType Tables

For the gory details, you can check the specifications at the Microsoft Website.

Tables Inherited from TrueType and PostScript:

cmap

Character to glyph mapping

head

Font header

hhea

Horizontal header

hmtx

Horizontal metrics

maxp

Maximum profile

name

Naming table

OS/2

OS/2 and Windows specific metrics

post

PostScript information

Tables Related to TrueType Outlines:

cvt

Control Value Table

fpgm

Font program

glyf

Glyph data

loca

Index to location

prep

CVT Program

Tables Related to PostScript Outlines:

CFF

PostScript font program (compact font format)

VORG

Vertical Origin

Tables Related to Bitmap Glyphs:

EBDT

Embedded bitmap data

EBLC

Embedded bitmap location data

EBSC

Embedded bitmap scaling data

New Tables Specific to OpenType:

BASE

Baseline data

GDEF

Glyph definition data

GPOS

Glyph positioning data

GSUB

Glyph substitution data

JSTF

Justification data

Other Utility Tables:

DSIG

Digital signature

gasp

Grid-fitting/Scan-conversion

hdmx

Horizontal device metrics

kern

Kerning

LTSH

Linear threshold data

PCLT

PCL 5 data

VDMX

Vertical device metrics

vhea

Vertical Metrics header

vmtx

Vertical Metrics