Guides
Guides
Everything from the first sheet to the font in your apps, one step at a time. Each guide stands on its own; start with the first if you are new.
- 01 · 4 min read
Your first font, start to finish
The whole way from an empty studio to a font you can type with, and where each of the other guides fits.
Read the guide - 02 · 6 min read
Print, fill in and scan back a sheet
Print a sheet of boxes, write in it, and read it back with your phone, a photo or a scanner, including what each message means.
Read the guide - 03 · 5 min read
Import letters from a photo of your handwriting
Turn a photo of a letter or a notebook page into characters for your font, with no sheet to print: writing a sample, typing what it says, and choosing what to keep.
Read the guide - 04 · 5 min read
Ligatures
Letters drawn joined, like th and של, and symbols that replace what you type, like a heart for <3: what they are, how to add and draw them, and which apps show them.
Read the guide - 05 · 4 min read
Alternates
Why repeated letters look stamped, how many versions of each to draw, how the font rotates them as you type, and where to draw them.
Read the guide - 06 · 4 min read
Nikud and accents
Test pointed Hebrew and accented letters in your font, move a point or an accent that sits in the wrong place, and put it back to automatic.
Read the guide - 07 · 5 min read
Install your font
Export your font and install it on a Mac, on Windows, and on an iPhone or iPad, then use it in Word, Pages, Canva and Figma.
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