Google Fonts Discussions

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This group is for discussing the development of fonts available from Google Fonts (fonts.google.com)

Please aim to reply to existing threads about font projects, instead of starting new ones.

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the font projects' own github repositories, with some at http://github.com/googlefonts

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Pathum Egodawatta, … Dave Crossland57

10/31/23

Abhaya Libre Font (Sinhala, Tamil, Latin)

Great improvements :)

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Abhaya Libre Font (Sinhala, Tamil, Latin)

Great improvements :)

10/31/23

Christian Thalmann, Alexei Vanyashin115

7/4/23

Ysabeau Cyrillic Review

Hi Alexei, thanks, I'll happily stick to the flat-topped version, then. Cheers, Christian On

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Ysabeau Cyrillic Review

Hi Alexei, thanks, I'll happily stick to the flat-topped version, then. Cheers, Christian On

7/4/23

Timothy Longman, … Eben Sorkin37

10/30/22

Educational cursive fonts to teach primary children (3-11) handwriting

Lots of info on that here from a Windows software provider https://linkpenfonts.co.uk/index.php?

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Educational cursive fonts to teach primary children (3-11) handwriting

Lots of info on that here from a Windows software provider https://linkpenfonts.co.uk/index.php?

10/30/22

Ben Nathan, … font designer9

9/18/22

Noto Sans Hebrew ver. 3

https://www.facebook.com/karambir.s.rohilla/videos/10221470509369749 On Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 3:

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Noto Sans Hebrew ver. 3

https://www.facebook.com/karambir.s.rohilla/videos/10221470509369749 On Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 3:

9/18/22

Christian Thalmann, … Irene Vlachou55

4/21/22

Ysabeau Greek Review

Dear Christian, So glad that all worked nice! Good luck with the font! Best, Irene On 20 Apr 2022, at

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Ysabeau Greek Review

Dear Christian, So glad that all worked nice! Good luck with the font! Best, Irene On 20 Apr 2022, at

4/21/22

Alexei Vanyashin, Christian Thalmann69

4/8/22

Cormorant Cyrillic Review

Usually this ligature is more compact - the spacing between the base glyphs. The accents can be

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Cormorant Cyrillic Review

Usually this ligature is more compact - the spacing between the base glyphs. The accents can be

4/8/22

Alexei Vanyashin, … vaishnavi Murthy37

1/18/22

Feedback for Lora Devanagari

We are discussing the knot rotation, and would like some input on the this design choice. Can the

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Feedback for Lora Devanagari

We are discussing the knot rotation, and would like some input on the this design choice. Can the

1/18/22

Dave Crossland

4/19/21

Fwd: Help with Fontbakery graphical user interface

Via the ATypI members list ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Diego Maldonado Hello

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Fwd: Help with Fontbakery graphical user interface

Via the ATypI members list ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Diego Maldonado Hello

4/19/21

Leonardo Godoy, Eli Heuer2

3/24/21

Titillium Web ads excessive bottom space

I worked on this font in the past and plan to work on a 2021 update soon. I will look into this issue

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Titillium Web ads excessive bottom space

I worked on this font in the past and plan to work on a 2021 update soon. I will look into this issue

3/24/21

Christian Thalmann2

12/8/20

Ysabeau: The Book Sans

I've opened up a separate thread for the reviewing process of Ysabeau Cyrillic over here. On

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Ysabeau: The Book Sans

I've opened up a separate thread for the reviewing process of Ysabeau Cyrillic over here. On

12/8/20

Ked G, … bgh...@gmail.com8

10/30/20

Issue: Bit 3 on the flags of the head table

glad it worked for you! On Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 4:24:08 PM UTC-4 Ked G wrote: Thanks Dave

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Issue: Bit 3 on the flags of the head table

glad it worked for you! On Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 4:24:08 PM UTC-4 Ked G wrote: Thanks Dave

10/30/20

Christian Thalmann, … Thomas Linard52

10/12/20

Cormorant

Uploaded a new release of Cormorant. The main addition is support for Pe̍h-ōe-jī (POJ) as requested,

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Cormorant

Uploaded a new release of Cormorant. The main addition is support for Pe̍h-ōe-jī (POJ) as requested,

10/12/20

Dave Crossland

8/4/20

Early Access to InDesign for TV testing VFs

adobeprerelease.com is publicly available to get early access to InDesign for TV testing VFs

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Early Access to InDesign for TV testing VFs

adobeprerelease.com is publicly available to get early access to InDesign for TV testing VFs

8/4/20

Dave Crossland

7/25/20

Fwd: Issue 1041569 in chromium: Poor rendering quality of variable fonts

Fun stuff ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: raph.levien via monorail <monorail+v2.

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Fwd: Issue 1041569 in chromium: Poor rendering quality of variable fonts

Fun stuff ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: raph.levien via monorail <monorail+v2.

7/25/20

Dave Crossland

6/22/20

jens kutilek's Glyphs SaveToGit plugin

https://github.com/jenskutilek/Glyphs-SaveToGit/releases/tag/v0.1.0

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jens kutilek's Glyphs SaveToGit plugin

https://github.com/jenskutilek/Glyphs-SaveToGit/releases/tag/v0.1.0

6/22/20

Dave Crossland

6/18/20

GitHub Super Linter

"Introducing GitHub Super Linter: one linter to rule them all - The GitHub Blog" https://

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GitHub Super Linter

"Introducing GitHub Super Linter: one linter to rule them all - The GitHub Blog" https://

6/18/20

Eli Heuer, Stephen Nixon2

3/28/20

Bidirectional slant axis support for variable fonts

Hey Eli, thanks for posting this! This past week, I made a test page which includes a bidirectional,

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arabic

Bidirectional slant axis support for variable fonts

Hey Eli, thanks for posting this! This past week, I made a test page which includes a bidirectional,

3/28/20

Marc Foley, … Laurence Penney74

3/12/20

Variable fonts: Do we really need so many instances?

À propos of STAT, this thread might be interested in trying Samsa's new STAT controls, which went

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Variable fonts: Do we really need so many instances?

À propos of STAT, this thread might be interested in trying Samsa's new STAT controls, which went

3/12/20

Josiah Solomon

3/9/20

Amharic/Geez fonts

Greetings, I would like to contribute to the Amharic language font. What do I need to do. I do not

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Amharic/Geez fonts

Greetings, I would like to contribute to the Amharic language font. What do I need to do. I do not

3/9/20

Dave Crossland, … Johannes Neumeier11

3/9/20

TTFAutohint VF beta

I see some documentation referring back to this ttfautohint-vf but is this still the latest version

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TTFAutohint VF beta

I see some documentation referring back to this ttfautohint-vf but is this still the latest version

3/9/20

Josiah Solomon

3/9/20

Amharic Fonts

Hello, Where can I find more info about Amharic Ethiopic Geez fonts https://fonts.google.com/

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Amharic Fonts

Hello, Where can I find more info about Amharic Ethiopic Geez fonts https://fonts.google.com/

3/9/20

WeiH, … Nikolaus Waxweiler8

2/13/20

VF Name Tables

From what I understand, the style naming is there for software that doesn't interpret VFs. What

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VF Name Tables

From what I understand, the style naming is there for software that doesn't interpret VFs. What

2/13/20

Dave Crossland

1/24/20

Type Tech Meetup Munich

Hi Is anyone here hoping to attend this event, but yet to secure a ticket? If so, please contact me

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Type Tech Meetup Munich

Hi Is anyone here hoping to attend this event, but yet to secure a ticket? If so, please contact me

1/24/20

WeiH, … Thomas Phinney9

1/22/20

Solution for non-orthogonally placed instances in a Variable Font

Stephen Nixon made some notes for this problem: https://github.com/thundernixon/Encode-Sans/tree/wip/

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Solution for non-orthogonally placed instances in a Variable Font

Stephen Nixon made some notes for this problem: https://github.com/thundernixon/Encode-Sans/tree/wip/

1/22/20

Marc Foley, … Jens Kutilek6

1/15/20

Thoughts on variable font hinting

Am 2020-01-15 12:57, schrieb Nikolaus Waxweiler: > > Another random unproductive thought:

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Thoughts on variable font hinting

Am 2020-01-15 12:57, schrieb Nikolaus Waxweiler: > > Another random unproductive thought:

1/15/20

Ali Sajjadieh, … Jacques Le Bailly5

12/23/19

Type design for google

OK :) Thanks TypeApp voor Android downloaden Op 23 dec. 2019, om 19:36, Stephen Nixon <stephen@

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Type design for google

OK :) Thanks TypeApp voor Android downloaden Op 23 dec. 2019, om 19:36, Stephen Nixon <stephen@

12/23/19

WeiH

12/11/19

Link VF files which have more than one axes

I realised https://github.com/googlefonts/gftools/blob/master/bin/gftools-build-vf.py doesn't

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Link VF files which have more than one axes

I realised https://github.com/googlefonts/gftools/blob/master/bin/gftools-build-vf.py doesn't

12/11/19

Jacques Le Bailly, … Dave Crossland15

12/2/19

Nunitos Sans SLANT axes

Looks great!!

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Nunitos Sans SLANT axes

Looks great!!

12/2/19

WeiH, Adam Twardoch (Lists)3

11/29/19

Complicated Design Space Issue

Thank you very much Adam! I've edited the post since so I hope Łukasz sees the corrected post. On

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Complicated Design Space Issue

Thank you very much Adam! I've edited the post since so I hope Łukasz sees the corrected post. On

11/29/19

WeiH, … Adam Twardoch (Lists)7

11/29/19

Difference between user space and design space?

The .designSpace v4 <map> element gets written out as the avar table. On Fri, 29 Nov 2019 at 01

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Difference between user space and design space?

The .designSpace v4 <map> element gets written out as the avar table. On Fri, 29 Nov 2019 at 01

11/29/19