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    • September 23, 2024 at 8:03 pm #14406589
      Tzivi
      Member

      How would I customize an existing font and rewrite it.
      For example, the font is perfect besides for the uppercase “I”. I would add the top and bottom arms instead of just a straight vertical line.

    • September 23, 2024 at 8:37 pm #14406590
      David Blatner
      Keymaster

      There are many apps that let you customize fonts. Note that there may be licensing/legal issues, so you want to be careful about that. But, for example, this company has a couple apps that might help: https://www.fontlab.com/

    • September 23, 2024 at 11:39 pm #14406596
      Petar Petrenko
      Participant

      Cheap and has everything you need:

      https://cr8software.net/type.html

    • September 24, 2024 at 12:29 am #14406597
      Steve
      Member

      https://www.indiscripts.com/category/projects/IndyFont
      I would reiterate what David said about licensing and intellectual property.

    • September 24, 2024 at 7:36 am #14406605
      Tzivi
      Member

      If the font is free for commercial use, could I assume that it is ok to edit it?
      How could I verify licensing?

    • September 24, 2024 at 7:47 am #14406610
      Tzivi
      Member

      Also, is there a way to make a glyph in the font always be used for that letter.
      For example, if the font offers and alternate letter I in the glyphs, how would I make it so that every time I type the letter I it uses that glyph instead of the default I?

    • September 24, 2024 at 9:21 am #14406640
      Petar Petrenko
      Participant

      Just modify any letter to suite your needs, or you can replace it with any existing character inside the font if it is in a different location.

    • September 24, 2024 at 9:26 am #14406642
      Tzivi
      Member

      Does that need to be done in a font editing app or is there a way to do it in Indesign?

    • September 24, 2024 at 9:30 am #14406643
      Petar Petrenko
      Participant

      Only in font editing apps.

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