Windows makes a large number of fonts of all kinds available to all Windows applications, fonts that we can use in any application that we install, be it Word, Photoshop, Excel, LibreOffice or any other. However, if we are looking for fonts that have a very specific design and that we have not just found among the options available in Windows or through the different font websites available on the Internet, we can opt for create our own font.
When creating fonts for Windows and being able to use them in Word, we can use a design application, applications that, without prior knowledge, are not easy to use. Another option is to use one of the different applications designed to create fonts. Creating fonts is a long and complex process since we must create a different design for each of the letters that we are going to use, a process that is made much easier using one of the applications that we show you below.
Microsoft Font Maker
Microsoft Font Maker is a completely free application designed by Microsoft with which we can create our own font for Windows using the mouse or a digital tablet to recognize the writing. With this application, we can adjust the space and size of the font that we are going to use.
It is a very simple application to use and we can only use it to create freehand fonts, making it ideal for computers with a touch screen or a Wacom-type digitizing tablet.
FontForge
An interesting option that is also completely free and open source for fonts for Windows is found in FrontForge. FrontForge is an application that offers us a large number of tools to create and edit fonts. In addition, we can fully customize the design using Python scripts. From its website we have access to a complete user manual, which will allow us to discover the infinite number of possibilities that it offers us.
The interface is very simple and intuitive, so it will be necessary to dedicate a few hours beforehand to get to know all the tools that it makes available to us. The number of options available to create our own letter contemplates whatever comes to mind to be able to capture it as a source. We can download this application through its website that we can access from here.
FontArk
Another interesting option available to create your own for Windows and to be able to use them in Word is found on the FontArk website. FontArk puts at our disposal a large number of tools to create any type of font that occurs to us.
In addition, it allows us import vector graphics to take advantage of the work that we have previously done, adjust the space between letters in addition to a large number of tools at a professional level that we can use completely free of charge.
birdfont
Birdfont is one of the applications available for free for commercial use with which we can create and customize our own fonts using vector tools, so users who are accustomed to using applications of this type can quickly get the most out of it.
The number of options available is not as extensive as other applications that we have shown in this compilation, so it is ideal for users who want to take their first steps or simply experiment with creating fonts for Windows. We can download this application directly from its website.
