User Guide

You’ll notice that Fontographer has two pop-up menus for
Cap and Join. In our example, we use Round on both since
we want the ends of the characters to be rounded. Each of
these options is discussed after this example.
5. Click “OK” and get ready to draw a character.
6. Choose a drawing tool, or one of the control point
tools.
7. Draw an “L.”
8. Turn on Preview to see what your character actually
looks like.
End caps and joins
There are three types of end caps: butt, round, and square.
Butt end caps stop right at the end point of the line.
Round end caps project a semicircle out from the end
point. This semicircle has a diameter equal to the stroke
weight and center point at the end point.
Square end caps project out one half the stroke weight in
the direction of the path.
There are three types of line joins: miter, round, and bevel.
Miter joins extend the outer edges of the lines until they
meet at an angle, like the corners of a picture frame.
Round joins draw a circle with a diameter equal to the
Fontographer User's Manual
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