Questions tagged [font]
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What tool to convert an OTB (bitmap font) to a TTF or OTF font?
I have this wonderful old MiscFree font on linux that I was able to convert to OTB. Unfortunately, now, I have to use mac at work, and it does not support OTB fonts...
How could I convert it to TTF or ...
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Extracting font from a handwritten pdf file
I'm wondering if it's possible to extract (create actually) the font from a handwritten pdf file. Online I found only methods to create a font starting from my own handwriting.
There are projects like ...
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Less in terminal with fonts (Markdown viewing)?
I have just started looking into options for reading Markdown files in the terminal, and I've consulted these resources:
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/4140/markdown-viewer
https://www....
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Font viewer which can preview sample text?
I'm looking for something quite particular, which I am unsure exists.
I want a font installer/uninstaller and previewer that I can use to tag and sort fonts, so that they're easier to find when I need ...
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Font Display Comparison Software
I am looking for software - preferably freeware or open source - for either Windows or Linux that allows me to type in a phrase, and have that phrase simultaneously previewed for a batch of around 300 ...
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svg text to path conversion without inkscape, illustrator
A variety of tools facilitate conversion of text strings to SVG curves for a given font and style parameters, opentype.js being among them.
I am trying to discover a way to convert an SVG file with ...
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Python library for image to font conversion
I am looking for a library that allows me to convert images into fonts. I am not looking for Optical Character Recognition software.
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What Windows Fonts look legible when at an angle or Slanted?
I often use Microsoft Excel's orientation tool to orient table header at an angle. In this way, if the header has a long text, I do not need to widen the column sizes.
However, I find that the ...
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Font measurements visualizer
There are a few utilities for showcasing fonts/font families from a file in a Window. Windows has something like this (I forget the name); and on Linux you have gnome-font-view and perhaps something ...
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Windows software to find the narrowest/widest font available on a system
I'm seeking recommendations for gratis Windows software that will identify the narrowest/widest fonts available on a system.
I'm fine if the fonts just need to be present as files, or if they need to ...
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is there any VS Code extension to preview fonts in CSS?
Is there any extension (VS CODE) that previews the font-family in CSS, similar to word where we can visualize the font without select it, just by opening the font box?
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On Debian, what software/tool can I use to force a different font onto an application?
I'm using this program Simplenote. Its a note-syncing online application.
My problem with it is that i write there a lot of numbers on multiple lines, but their font isn't monospace-type, so it doesn'...
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Is there a font that has more readable unicode arrows '→'?
I am trying to make my Agda code easier to read. The fonts I commonly used (Dejavu Sans Mono, Hack, Fira Code, Menlo) all has tiny arrow heads, which makes it very difficult to read. Is there a font (...
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Is there a font (free or paid) that matches the one used in the original Declaration of Independence title?
To clarify:
I'm looking for the one that would more or less exactly match the line that reads:
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America
I've looked at dozens upon dozens,...
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Modal editor with proportional font support
I would like a modal text editor (like Vim) with support for proportional fonts.
As a stop-gap measure, I would at least like an editor that lets the em-dash character ("—") consume multiple ...
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Command-line font information utility
I'd like a command-line utility which takes a font filename (or base filename if the font spans multiple files) and prints information/meta data about the font: Family name, foundry name, copyright ...
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Firefox/Safari addon to disable visual font differentiation of link text from normal text in browsers
In most browsers, text links are usually underlined and in a different color from the surrounding ordinary text. I often find this very distracting, and I find it hard to concentrate on just reading a ...
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Software for making advanced custom fonts
I want to make an unuque font in details and import it to photoshop, i know that there is a feature called match font but it's not very specific for me.
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Linux font viewer
What do you recommend to use for viewing fonts including the glyph, extras, and others in Linux? I need to see the Unicode for the glyph and special characters.
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Easily readable font with visible differences between lowercase 'l' and uppercase 'I' [closed]
I'm looking for a professional-looking font to use in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets that allows me to easily distinguish between a lowercase l and an uppercase I at a glance.
Every font I've ...
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OCR for low resolution image of text in cursive font
I have a very low resolution, almost pixelated images for processing. The characters can be recognized if zoomed in and a quick eye scan is performed with the aid of basic English grammar and ...
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Glyphs vs FontLab, which one is easier and powerful for a beginner user?
I'm graphics designer but I never thought about making my own font. I don't have any knowledge about those to software, and I'm trying to make an Arabic and English font. As I know, FontLab supports ...
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Are there any programs that create fonts with minor imperfections?
I've been thinking: wouldn't it be cool to write a book using a font that has minor imperfections? For example, when you handwrite, say, the letter E multiple times over, each preceding E won't look ...
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Offline font identifier
I am looking for an offline font identifier for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, or Ubuntu. Any price and license is fine. GUI or CLI.
The input is an image, the output is a list of font with some ...
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Inverting a Font?
How can I invert a font like so:
This is my own .ttf font, I can edit it. The image that I posted was inverted manually by me. I am searching for a way to invert automatically all characters of the ...
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Web font service
I'm looking for an alternative to Adobe Typekit that provides fonts for web pages. I would like the service to meet the following requirements:
Gratis
Uses Open Source fonts
Simple to use (I don't ...
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Free, Blazing Speed OCR Software for integration with programs
I need to do optical character recognition in given places on a certain window in order to make an add-on for that application. The application is a C family game made with HGE compiled to executable. ...
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Recommendation for open source software to create web font from directory of SVG files
I'm currently working on an open source product that contains a Web UI that utilizes font icons. The build process runs on ANT now, but we're in the process of moving to Maven. To create the font ...
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Icon font to PNG converter
I'm looking for a tool that quickly extracts / converts all icons from a vector-based icon font (OpenType, TrueType, Type-1) to good old PNG files with given
dimensions (e.g. 48px x 48px)
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