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Solution

Respect the sources

Type Designers

Most browser tools flatten font work into something less than the source. Font Design imports the .glyphs file with kerning groups intact, keeps outline work on real nodes, handles, and metrics, and compiles class kerning back into GPOS the way a foundry pipeline would.

Type designer route
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The classes and the curves survive the round trip.

.glyphs · GPOS · OTS

Promise

A browser workflow that does not cost the project its craft.

For

Working type designers refining and presenting real families.

Why it holds

The compile path is one type designers already trust: fontmake builds the family, and every export passes the OTS sanitizer — the same gate browsers apply — before download.

In practice

The shortest path to a usable font.

01

Import the .glyphs source with classes and structure preserved.

02

Refine outlines, spacing, and kerning in the editor.

03

Share specimen pages for review, then export validated binaries.

What you get

Real assets. Real handoff.

  • .glyphs import that keeps kerning groups intact
  • Precision outline editor: nodes, handles, and metrics
  • Class kerning compiled to GPOS by a fontmake pipeline
  • Shareable specimen pages and teams for brand-design review