Why does the same font show different style characters/glyphs when in After Effects, Photoshop, MS Word or Powerpoint, compared to when in Illustrator or InDesign? (See attached example).
 

In this case the font is "Cochocib Script Latin Pro".  This is on the same machine, and it is definitely the same font being shown in all 4, just different glyphs (it offers only one style: "Regular").

This is because different OpenType feature are turned on. 

Make sure to turn on at least standard ligatures and contextual alternates/ligatures. They are recommended as default. 

 

More information about OpenType and how to use it in InDesign:
☞ https://typography.guru/academy/opentype-indesign/

Much appreciated.