Make Your Own Font in Inkscape

Here’s how to make your own font in Inkscape.

I will also be showing you how to use FontForge to turn your new SVG font into a fully functional font that you can install on your computer and use in other programs. I’ll be looking at how you can correct your spacing, make automatic ligatures (Glyphs that combine more than one character) and I’ll be using the same process to create and call up special or stylised letters.

I run through the whole process of designing your characters or Glyphs, turning them into an SVG font in Inkscape, then with the help of FontForge I show you how to turn them into a True Type Font.

In this tutorial, I’ll be using a custom made template to make the transition between Inkscape and FontForge pain-free. Watch the video below to create your own template.

   • Typography Template Inkscape to FontF...  


To help you fix any problems when you validate your font, check out the link below and find out exactly what the faults are and how to fix them.

https://fontforge.org/docs/ui/dialogs...



Both Inkscape and FontForge are free and can be downloaded from:

Inkscape: https://inkscape.org/

FontForge: https://fontforge.org/en-US/



A little bit of knowledge can go a long way – so let's get creative.

Follow along with ‘Create For Free’ to create your own artwork – for Cricut, print on demand good, low content publishing with KDP, T-shirt designs, etc.

In this tutorial, I’m using the latest version of Inkscape – Inkscape 1.1.2

For more tips, tricks and tutorials, visit Create For Free at:

   / createforfree  


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