Font that write phrases

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iomartin
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Font that write phrases

Post by iomartin »

Hi,

I have an idea for a font, but since I've never done any, I don't know if what I'm thinking is possible.

My idea is to have each letter write a phrase instead of a character. For example, if I press "a", it would write "Hello", if I press "b", it would write "bye", and so on... The idea is not having something exactly useful, but instead have fun seeing what each letter gives you.

However, I wouldn't like "Hello" to be a single character - it would consist of the letters H, e, l, l and o. And this is my doubt - is it possible to do it?

I hope I made myself clear.

Thanks!
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Re: Font that write phrases

Post by Bhikkhu Pesala »

This is possible by using OpenType features.

See the Rebus Script Font which converts several letters into a picture. One letter to several letters is also possible.

FontCreator doesn't yet support OpenType Features, but you can add them easily enough using OpenType Compiler.

See the tutorial Adding OpenType Features.
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Re: Font that write phrases

Post by Dick Pape »

There are lotsa fonts with words or phrases. Couple of samples:
KR Peoplez.jpg
KR Peoplez.jpg (39.89 KiB) Viewed 3937 times
Signs and Slogans.jpg
Signs and Slogans.jpg (32.34 KiB) Viewed 3937 times
Key a letter and get the words.
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