Microsoft Font Maker is a Windows application for creating typefaces on the desktop. Like in FontLab Studio, you are able to fine tune the appearance of each symbol by adjusting stroke width, kerning and slant. Please note that a compatible digital pen is required for working with the program. Supported output formats include TTF and OTF.

Project creation

After starting the utility users can draw individual letters, numbers and other characters by hand with the help of a stylus. There is an option to tweak various input parameters according to personal preferences, which is critical when trying to create unique fonts.

The next step is to write several automatically generated sentences. This is necessary for ensuring precise connections between separate symbols to create visually appealing typefaces. You are able to change advanced font settings such as character spacing and size as well. Finally, it is possible to save the resulting project to the hard drive and manually incorporate a new typeface into the operating system.

Potential use cases

This program might help graphics designers personalize their artworks with handwritten text inscriptions. Additionally, web developers can benefit from creating new typefaces for online content.

Features

free to download and use;
provides instruments for designing new typefaces on the PC;
requires a digital pen to handwrite new characters;
you can adjust kerning and spacing parameters;
compatible with modern versions of Windows.