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.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderIt'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…
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- 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 |