# Pixel Font Builder
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[](https://pypi.org/project/pixel-font-builder/)
A library that helps create pixel style fonts.
## Installation
```shell
pip install pixel-font-builder
```
## Usage
```python
import os
import shutil
from examples import build_dir
from pixel_font_builder import FontBuilder, StyleName, SerifMode, WidthMode, Glyph, opentype
def main():
outputs_dir = os.path.join(build_dir, 'create')
if os.path.exists(outputs_dir):
shutil.rmtree(outputs_dir)
os.makedirs(outputs_dir)
builder = FontBuilder(12)
builder.meta_info.version = '1.0.0'
builder.meta_info.family_name = 'My Pixel'
builder.meta_info.style_name = StyleName.REGULAR
builder.meta_info.serif_mode = SerifMode.SANS_SERIF
builder.meta_info.width_mode = WidthMode.MONOSPACED
builder.meta_info.manufacturer = 'Pixel Font Studio'
builder.meta_info.designer = 'TakWolf'
builder.meta_info.description = 'A demo pixel font.'
builder.meta_info.copyright_info = 'Copyright (c) TakWolf'
builder.meta_info.license_info = 'This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.'
builder.meta_info.vendor_url = 'https://github.com/TakWolf/pixel-font-builder'
builder.meta_info.designer_url = 'https://takwolf.com'
builder.meta_info.license_url = 'https://openfontlicense.org'
builder.meta_info.sample_text = 'Hello World!'
builder.horizontal_header.ascent = 10
builder.horizontal_header.descent = -2
builder.vertical_header.ascent = 6
builder.vertical_header.descent = -6
builder.os2_config.x_height = 5
builder.os2_config.cap_height = 7
builder.character_mapping.update({
ord('A'): 'CAP_LETTER_A',
})
builder.glyphs.append(Glyph(
name='.notdef',
advance_width=8,
advance_height=12,
horizontal_origin=(0, -2),
vertical_origin_y=0,
data=[
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
[1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1],
[1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1],
[1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1],
[1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1],
[1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1],
[1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1],
[1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1],
[1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1],
[1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1],
[1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1],
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
],
))
builder.glyphs.append(Glyph(
name='CAP_LETTER_A',
advance_width=8,
advance_height=12,
horizontal_origin=(0, -2),
vertical_origin_y=0,
data=[
[0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0],
[0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0],
[0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0],
[0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0],
[0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0],
[0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0],
[0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0],
[0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
],
))
builder.save_otf(os.path.join(outputs_dir, 'my-pixel.otf'))
builder.save_otf(os.path.join(outputs_dir, 'my-pixel.woff2'), flavor=opentype.Flavor.WOFF2)
builder.save_ttf(os.path.join(outputs_dir, 'my-font.ttf'))
builder.save_bdf(os.path.join(outputs_dir, 'my-font.bdf'))
builder.save_pcf(os.path.join(outputs_dir, 'my-font.pcf'))
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
```
## Dependencies
- [FontTools](https://github.com/fonttools/fonttools)
- [Brotli](https://github.com/google/brotli)
- [BdfFont](https://github.com/TakWolf/bdffont)
- [PcfFont](https://github.com/TakWolf/pcffont)
## References
- [OpenType Feature File Specification](https://adobe-type-tools.github.io/afdko/OpenTypeFeatureFileSpecification.html)
## License
Under the [MIT license](LICENSE).
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