# Creating a Font From an Image

**URL:** <https://forum.high-logic.com/t/creating-a-font-from-an-image/3267>\
**Category:** FontCreator - Support\
**Created:** [November 5, 2011, 10:48am UTC](https://forum.high-logic.com/t/creating-a-font-from-an-image/3267 "2011-11-05T10:48:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![hogans](https://forum.high-logic.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/ed8c4c/32.png) [@hogans](https://forum.high-logic.com/u/hogans)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2011, 10:48am UTC](https://forum.high-logic.com/t/creating-a-font-from-an-image/3267/1 "2011-11-05T10:48:49Z")

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Hi all,

I am trying to take the attached .png image from photoshop and convert the numbers to a TTF installable font.

Any ideas or guidance will be appreciated…

 ![gamewellnumbersfontwhit.png](https://forum.high-logic.com/uploads/default/original/1X/992e67a78c55e8c065ffda1f3a254a99d773912e.png)

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**Author:** ![Bhikkhu\_Pesala](https://forum.high-logic.com/user_avatar/forum.high-logic.com/bhikkhu_pesala/32/9411_2.png) [@Bhikkhu\_Pesala](https://forum.high-logic.com/u/Bhikkhu_Pesala)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2011, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.high-logic.com/t/creating-a-font-from-an-image/3267/2 "2011-11-05T13:12:04Z")

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Assuming that you want to create a regular font, and not a white font on a solid black background.

1. Open the image in PhotoShop (or IrfanView)
2. Invert the image to black on white
3. Select one number and copy it to the clipboard
4. Start a new font
5. Open the appropriate number in the glyph edit window
6. Delete any contours that are there already
7. Paste the bitmap from the clipboard
8. Adjust for position on the baseline and adjust the side-bearings. (Don’t resize it)
9. Repeat
10. Resize all glyphs using the Transform Wizard (Pro version) or the Transform Toolbar (Home version)

Read the topics [Scanning an Entire Alphabet](https://forum.high-logic.com/t/scanning-an-entire-alphabet/1255/1) and [Importing Images the Right Way](https://forum.high-logic.com/t/import-images-the-right-way-size-does-matter/1476/1).

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**Author:** ![hogans](https://forum.high-logic.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/ed8c4c/32.png) [@hogans](https://forum.high-logic.com/u/hogans)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.high-logic.com/t/creating-a-font-from-an-image/3267/3 "2011-11-06T08:27:13Z")

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Thanks for the great tips, it’s much appreciated…