Add a new fontstyle for letters with different points

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Hi there, I am trying to make a dyi font with different styles. Since I made the letters analoge, modified them and scanned them, they all have different points.

Is there a way to still create different fontstyles from them? Until now I only found out how to make variable fonts that are variations of the same letters but not how to insert completely new letters.

Thanks alot for your help :slight_smile:

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You add one axis in Font Info > Font. Call it however you like (e.g. Styles). Add a Enforce Compatibility Check custom parameter and uncheck the checkbox (not she switch a the left edge).
Then add one master for each style. Gives them names as fit. And give each a different number in the Coordinates field (1, 2, 3 …).

Then, in the Exports settings, do “+” > “Add Instance for each Master”.

Then copy the outlines in each master. When you export, you will get one font for each instance.

But if the styles are quite different, it might be easier to make one font per style.

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Thanks alot, I will try that.