Tutorials

Want to do a font without a lowercase? Read this for some handy tips.

A quick and easy introduction to turning your icon set into a webfont.

The final figure frontier: superscript, subscript and scientific subscript figures. Read on how to implement those.

When you switch to Glyphs from a different workflow, a lot becomes easier. But it’s important to mention what works differently from what you are used to. Here are some handy tips on how to move a type project into a Glyphs workflow.

Why glyphs and characters are different things. And how to put the Glyph Info window and UnicodeChecker to a good use.

Glyphs stores metadata about glyphs in a special XML file. Read here how you can expand it with your own info.

In Catalonia, you will sometimes see a dot in mid air between two L’s. Here is why, and how to implement it in your font.

Dutch speaking people can stress their syllables by adding an acute accent to it. So, ‘ík’ is ‘ik’ with extra emphasis. There is one special case: the ij. Both the i and the j should get an accent. There is no j with an acute though.

Even though practically non-existent in prescriptive German orthography, the lowercase sharp s (ß) has been used more often between capital letters in recent years. Here’s how to implement it in your font.

Turkish and a couple of related languages distinguish between an İ/i with dot and an I/ı without a dot. If you plan to have small caps and ligatures in your font, you should read this.