A font editor that runs in your browser
Draw the letters, pull the curves until they are right, and export a font file you can install and type with. Nothing to download, and nothing leaves your machine unless you ask it to.
Start a typefaceDraw it, then get it right
Every letter starts as a shape you drew - freehand, with the pen, or from a rectangle and an ellipse pushed together. Then the points come out and you work the way a type designer does: drag a node, pull a handle, switch a corner to smooth, straighten a segment.
- Freehand strokes are fitted to real curves, not sampled into hundreds of points
- Unite, subtract and intersect to build counters and joins
- Mirror, align and nudge with the arrow keys
- Undo goes back two hundred steps, and every project keeps earlier versions
Bring in a font you already have
Import a TTF or OTF and its glyphs arrive as editable outlines with their names and advance widths intact. Fix the one letter that always bothered you, or use a face you own as the starting point for a new one.
Metrics that keep the letters in line
The baseline, x-height, cap height, ascender and descender are drawn on the canvas while you work, and each glyph carries its own advance width, so spacing is something you set rather than something you discover after exporting.
A real font file at the end
The font is compiled in your browser - the same compiler that builds the typeface this site is set in. TTF and WOFF are free. OTF and WOFF2 come with the paid plan, along with cloud projects and version history.
Questions
- Is it free?
- Yes. Drawing, editing and exporting TTF and WOFF cost nothing and do not need an account. The paid plan adds OTF and WOFF2, an unlimited cloud library, batch export and version history.
- Do I need to install anything?
- No. Glyphic runs in any modern browser with WebAssembly support. There is nothing to download and nothing to set up.
- Does my work get uploaded anywhere?
- Not unless you sign in and choose to keep a project in the cloud library. Drawing, editing and font compilation all happen on your own machine, and a project made without an account stays in your browser.
- Can I edit a font I already have?
- Yes. Import a TTF or OTF and its glyphs come in as editable outlines, keeping their glyph names and advance widths.
- Which formats can I export?
- TTF and WOFF on the free plan, plus OTF and WOFF2 on the paid plan. Every format is compiled in the browser from the same outlines you drew.