Pixel Font Builder

A library that helps create pixel style fonts.

Installation

pip install pixel-font-builder

Usage

import shutil
from datetime import datetime

from examples import BUILD_DIR
from pixel_font_builder import FontBuilder, WeightName, SerifStyle, SlantStyle, WidthStyle, Glyph, opentype


def main() -> None:
    outputs_dir = BUILD_DIR.joinpath('create')
    if outputs_dir.exists():
        shutil.rmtree(outputs_dir)
    outputs_dir.mkdir(parents=True)

    builder = FontBuilder()
    builder.font_metric.font_size = 16
    builder.font_metric.horizontal_layout.ascent = 14
    builder.font_metric.horizontal_layout.descent = -2
    builder.font_metric.vertical_layout.ascent = 8
    builder.font_metric.vertical_layout.descent = -8
    builder.font_metric.x_height = 7
    builder.font_metric.cap_height = 10
    builder.font_metric.underline_position = -2
    builder.font_metric.underline_thickness = 1
    builder.font_metric.strikeout_position = 6
    builder.font_metric.strikeout_thickness = 1

    builder.meta_info.version = '1.0.0'
    builder.meta_info.created_time = datetime.fromisoformat('2024-01-01T00:00:00Z')
    builder.meta_info.modified_time = builder.meta_info.created_time
    builder.meta_info.family_name = 'My Font'
    builder.meta_info.weight_name = WeightName.REGULAR
    builder.meta_info.serif_style = SerifStyle.SANS_SERIF
    builder.meta_info.slant_style = SlantStyle.NORMAL
    builder.meta_info.width_style = WidthStyle.MONOSPACED
    builder.meta_info.manufacturer = 'Pixel Font Studio'
    builder.meta_info.designer = 'TakWolf'
    builder.meta_info.description = 'A pixel font'
    builder.meta_info.copyright_info = 'Copyright (c) TakWolf'
    builder.meta_info.license_info = 'This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1'
    builder.meta_info.vendor_url = 'https://github.com/TakWolf/pixel-font-builder'
    builder.meta_info.designer_url = 'https://takwolf.com'
    builder.meta_info.license_url = 'https://openfontlicense.org'

    builder.glyphs.append(Glyph(
        name='.notdef',
        horizontal_offset=(0, -2),
        advance_width=8,
        vertical_offset=(-4, 0),
        advance_height=16,
        bitmap=[
            [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
            [1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1],
            [1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1],
            [1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1],
            [1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1],
            [1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1],
            [1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1],
            [1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1],
            [1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1],
            [1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1],
            [1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1],
            [1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1],
            [1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1],
            [1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1],
            [1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1],
            [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
        ],
    ))
    builder.glyphs.append(Glyph(
        name='LATIN_CAPITAL_LETTER_A',
        horizontal_offset=(0, -2),
        advance_width=8,
        vertical_offset=(-4, 0),
        advance_height=16,
        bitmap=[
            [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
            [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
            [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
            [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
            [0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0],
            [0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0],
            [0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0],
            [0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0],
            [0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0],
            [0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0],
            [0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0],
            [0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0],
            [0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0],
            [0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0],
            [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
            [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
        ],
    ))

    builder.character_mapping[0x0041] = 'LATIN_CAPITAL_LETTER_A'

    builder.save_otf(outputs_dir.joinpath('my-font.otf'))
    builder.save_otf_woff(outputs_dir.joinpath('my-font.otf.woff'))
    builder.save_otf_woff2(outputs_dir.joinpath('my-font.otf.woff2'))
    builder.save_ttf(outputs_dir.joinpath('my-font.ttf'))
    builder.save_ttf_woff(outputs_dir.joinpath('my-font.ttf.woff'))
    builder.save_ttf_woff2(outputs_dir.joinpath('my-font.ttf.woff2'))
    builder.save_ms_bitmap_ttf(outputs_dir.joinpath('my-font.ms.bitmap.ttf'))
    builder.save_otb(outputs_dir.joinpath('my-font.otb'))
    builder.save_dfont(outputs_dir.joinpath('my-font.dfont'))
    builder.save_bdf(outputs_dir.joinpath('my-font.bdf'))
    builder.save_pcf(outputs_dir.joinpath('my-font.pcf'))

    builder.meta_info.family_name = 'My Font SquareDot'
    builder.opentype_config.outline_painter = opentype.SquareDotOutlinePainter()
    builder.save_otf(outputs_dir.joinpath('my-font-square_dot.otf'))
    builder.save_otf_woff(outputs_dir.joinpath('my-font-square_dot.otf.woff'))
    builder.save_otf_woff2(outputs_dir.joinpath('my-font-square_dot.otf.woff2'))
    builder.save_ttf(outputs_dir.joinpath('my-font-square_dot.ttf'))
    builder.save_ttf_woff(outputs_dir.joinpath('my-font-square_dot.ttf.woff'))
    builder.save_ttf_woff2(outputs_dir.joinpath('my-font-square_dot.ttf.woff2'))

    builder.meta_info.family_name = 'My Font CircleDot'
    builder.opentype_config.outline_painter = opentype.CircleDotOutlinePainter()
    builder.save_otf(outputs_dir.joinpath('my-font-circle_dot.otf'))
    builder.save_otf_woff(outputs_dir.joinpath('my-font-circle_dot.otf.woff'))
    builder.save_otf_woff2(outputs_dir.joinpath('my-font-circle_dot.otf.woff2'))
    builder.save_ttf(outputs_dir.joinpath('my-font-circle_dot.ttf'))
    builder.save_ttf_woff(outputs_dir.joinpath('my-font-circle_dot.ttf.woff'))
    builder.save_ttf_woff2(outputs_dir.joinpath('my-font-circle_dot.ttf.woff2'))


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

Coordinate Systems

Use the same coordinate systems as OpenType.

Horizontal Layout

Vertical Layout

Supported Output Formats

Format	File Extension
OpenType	`.otf`, `.otc`
TrueType	`.ttf`, `.ttc`
WOFF File Format 1.0	`.otf.woff`, `.ttf.woff`
WOFF File Format 2.0	`.otf.woff2`, `.ttf.woff2`
Microsoft Bitmap Only SFNT	`.ms.bitmap.ttf`
X11 OpenType Bitmap	`.otb`
Macintosh Datafork TrueType	`.dfont`
Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format	`.bdf`
Portable Compiled Format	`.pcf`

Dependencies

References

License

MIT License

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