Typeface generator
Type a line and see it in more than thirty styles: script, gothic, bold, bubble and the rest. Copy the ones you like and paste them anywhere.
This swaps your letters for special characters. It is not a font file, and some screen readers read it badly, so keep it to decoration.
Showing a sample. Type above to see your own text.
No styles in this group.
How it works
- Type or paste your text in the box above.
- Browse the styles, or narrow them with the tabs.
- Press Copy beside a style and paste it where you need it.
What you are getting
Styled text, not a font. Each style swaps your letters for characters from another corner of Unicode that happen to look like a different design. That is why it pastes almost anywhere, and why it behaves differently from a real font: it cannot be resized or recoloured on its own, search engines do not read it as ordinary words, and some devices will show empty boxes.
If you need a file you can install, that takes a font from a type designer or font-editing software. This site does not make those. Here is how the trick works.
Typeface or font?
A typeface is the design, such as Garamond. A font is one version of it, such as Garamond Bold. In everyday talk they mean the same thing, and this site does not fuss about it. The difference, properly explained.
The styles
Reading
Questions
Is this a font?
No. It is ordinary text made of unusual characters. A font is a file that tells a computer how to draw letters, and nothing on this site installs or downloads. Copying works because the letters themselves are different ones.
Why does a letter show up as an empty box?
The device you are looking at has no picture for that character. It is the most common complaint and one of the easier ones to fix: try another style, or read the page on boxes.
Where does my text go?
Nowhere. The swapping happens in your browser and there is no server behind the page to send it to.
What is the difference between a typeface and a font?
A typeface is the design, a font is one version of it. In everyday talk people use them for the same thing. There is a longer answer here.
Can I use it for a username or a logo?
Usernames often reject these characters, so paste a test first. For a logo, do not use it. A real typeface will print, scale and be read aloud properly.
Is there a Dutch version?
Yes. The lettertype generator is the same tool with Dutch explanations.