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How to Create a Font From an Image

If you have an image of hand-drawn or designed letters, you can turn it into a working font. Here is how to create a font from an image with Fontgarlic.

Start with the right kind of image

The best source images show each letter separately, with clear spacing and good contrast. A photo of hand-lettering, a sketch, or a screenshot of drawn letters all work.

Letters that touch or flow into each other (connected cursive) are not supported - each glyph needs to stand on its own so the AI can read it cleanly.

Generate and refine

Upload the image and Fontgarlic's AI reproduces the style across the entire character set, then spaces and kerns everything into a real font family.

Every finished font comes with a contact sheet so you can review each glyph before you use it - AI can make mistakes, and a quick check keeps your font perfect.

Install and use your font

Download the family in .otf, .ttf and .woff2. Double-click to install on Mac or Windows, or drop the woff2 into a website. Use it for logos, branding, art or anything you type.

Create your font