Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
Top comments
It'd be nice if there was support for multiple versions of characters and ligature support. But still, pretty damn cool. Edit: Seems like they have a new version of the tool on PaintFont.com which does have support for ligatures! Edit2: Just tried it in my lunch break. Worked perfectly :) Doesn't look much like my real handwriting due to the uniform spacing, but definitely fun to use.
One of the charms of a printed book is the imperfection of the fonts and the impressions of the fonts. Each 'a' impression is slightly different - maybe a little higher, a little lower, a little blotchier, etc. But if I read an ebook, the letters are always identical. I've often thought that if I wrote an ebook reader, I'd use a font that mimics the imperfections in printed works. I'd have maybe 20-30 different 'a' images, and select one…
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HN stats
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 293
- Total comments
- 125
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-05-10 | Handwriting font creator | janektm | 1 | 0 |
| 2013-08-08 | Create a font from your own handwritingFirst breakout · Best thread | loki_dx | 149 | 64 |
| 2015-02-05 | MyScriptFont – create a vector font from your own handwriting | mtmail | 2 | 0 |
| 2016-06-11 | Turn your handwriting into a fontLatest 20+ point return | dclaysmith | 141 | 61 |