Yesterday, we saw some online services which let you create fonts from your own handwriting. Today, I will tell you about two free tools that will let you create your own true type fonts for free, on your computer. One of the tools runs on Web Platform and the other or Windows Platform. Before starting, I would like to tell you to please install Cygwin to enjoy FontForge.
How to create Fonts Free
1. FontForge
FontForge is a free and an open-source software, outline font editor, with this tool you can create any type of font you want.
This is a powerful tool that can make your task easier. FontForge is licensed under terms of the BSD license and is available for many operating systems and in many languages.
FontForge is based on Font Labs, so it provides all the features of Font Labs and some of its own uniquely developed features. To convert and transform fonts, FontForge uses scripting. You can use python scripting or its own scripting to create your font. FontForge supports many formats, so let’s see what they are:
- TrueType (TTF)
- TrueType Collection (TTC)
- OpenType (OTF)
- PostScript Type 1
- TeX Bitmap Fonts
- X11 OTB bitmap (only sfnt)
- Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format (BDF)
- FON (Windows)
- FNT (Windows)
- Web Open Font Format.
2. FontStruct
FontStruct is a free web-based font creation tool sponsored by Font Shop. FontStruct provides you a bricks look-alike interface, and you can fill each brick to create your own different letter, the brick-look alike interface is known as FontStruction. When you are done creating your own font, with FontStruct you can save it in High-Quality TTF format and you can easily access the font after downloading it.
With this tool, you can even share your font in the FontStruct gallery for free. This tool has a really nice interface with awesome features, I must say; with this free tool, you can even create professional fonts, keeping each pixel in your mind.
Read: List of best Free Online Font Converter websites
How can I make my own font app for free?
There are two online and offline tools that help you make your own font for free. You can use FontForge as well as FontStruct. If you want to use desktop software, you can use the FontForge. On the other hand, if you want to use an online tool, you can opt for FontStruct.
How can I create my own font?
To create your own font, you need to use third-party apps. Although there are many tools available in the market, you can take a look at the FontForge and FontStruct. The former is the desktop software, and the latter is an online tool.
Hope, you liked our list of two free software to create your own fonts. I hope you will enjoy the process of creating your own font with these interesting tools.
