tsfontconverter 0.35

Converts fonts to TypeScript objects

TypeScript Font Converter

Converts fonts to TypeScript objects

This library:

• Imports OpenType and TrueType fonts
• Extracts metadata from the naming table
• Extracts a list of glyphs and their unicode character ID
• Encodes the font file as a base64-encoded DataURI
• Saves all this in Python objects
• Serializes the Python Objects in a JSON file
• Exports TypeScript definitions of the objects

But Why?

This library exists to embed fonts into web pages using SSR-frameworks such as Next.js and to more easily gain information about the font.

It was initially part of the ThorType website where I use the TypeScript definition and the corresponding JSON-data to showcase my fonts and save all of that data as part of a static website.

It's released as a Python lib so that the tooling for the ThorType-website is separated and generalised to be reused in any TypeScript or JavaScript web framework.