With TypeTool you can easily work with huge Unicode fonts that contain up to 65,000 characters. Rearrange, rename or re-encode glyphs using two encoding modes with an unlimited number of encoding tables and codepages. Not sure what to do? Auto metrics and auto kerning to the rescue! Multilingual fonts No language barriers with Unicode The table on the right, and the panel on the bottom, give you detailed numeric control over your metrics and kerning. Set the left and right sidebearing and the advance width in the Metrics mode, and kern in the Kerning mode. The Metrics Window is a multiline text editor that allows you to comfortably test, space and kern your font. Clean up and correct your contours in glyph slots, to go from source or inspiration to an actual font! Easy spacing and kerning Powerful Metrics Window Import monochrome images and use them as reference. Import vectors or bitmapsĬopy-paste vectors from Adobe Illustrator or import AI/EPS outline artwork. Of course, all paintings are undoable, editable and may be transformed in any way with all editing tools. Black color adds painted strokes to the character’s shape and white color subtracts strokes, working as very powerful eraser. All VectorPaint tools may be used in vector mode or in “black” (filled) or “white” (transparent) colors. This feature gives designers unprecedented freedom in creation of new outlines. TypeTool includes unique VectorPaint technology that simulates bitmap tools in vector-editing environment. With numeric and freeform Transformations, both manual and font-wide, you can quickly adjust your glyphs to match your design. The combination of the Pen, Rectangle, Ellipse, Knife and Eraser tools allows you to create precise Bézier curves. TypeTool 3 has the same key drawing tools as FontLab Studio 5, which many designers have considered their favorite Bézier drawing tool for more than a decade. Simple glyph drawing Draw from scratch or turn your scans into perfect outlines FontLab 8 is our future-proof font creation and editing tool. Note: On macOS 10.15 Catalina and newer, TypeTool 3 offers Windows-like user experience. TypeTool 3 offers a basic, reliable workflow for font creation, glyph drawing and multilingual glyph design, to spacing and kerning, with automatic hinting. It is a great option for beginning type designers wanting to get started on designing typefaces and creating or modifying fonts, without a major investment. TypeTool is the little sibling to FontLab Studio 5, so it has most of the same tools, plus the same interface used to create most of the world’s commercial fonts. It is perfect for students, hobby typographers and creative professionals who occasionally need to create or customize fonts. TypeTool is FontLab’s basic font editor for Windows (and for macOS up to 10.14 Mojave).
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