FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Making fonts with AI, from a description, an image or your handwriting: what works today, what it costs and what you can do with the files.
Making a font
- Can ChatGPT make a font?
- On its own, ChatGPT gives you text and images: it can suggest a style, sketch letters or write code, but it does not hand you a finished, installable font file. A usable font needs a drawing for every character, spacing, font tables and compiled files. FontGenerator does that part: describe the style (or upload an image or your handwriting) and you get TTF, OTF, WOFF and WOFF2 files you can install and test first.
- Can AI make a whole font?
- Yes. FontGenerator draws every letter, figure and punctuation mark from your description or reference image, traces them into outlines, spaces them and checks the result for missing or broken characters before you download it.
- How do I make my own font?
- Start from a description, a reference image, your handwriting, or a font you are allowed to edit. Test the result with your own words, adjust letters and spacing in Studio if needed, then download TTF, OTF, WOFF and WOFF2.
- How long does it take?
- Most fonts are ready in one to four minutes. A font from a photo of handwriting can take several minutes more while missing letters are drawn and checked.
- How much does it cost?
- A new account gets 100 free credits. A font from a description costs 100 credits for English letters, figures and punctuation, or 320 for full Latin with accents; a font from an image or from your handwriting costs 360. Pro ($19 a month, 6,000 credits) and Studio ($49 a month, 16,000 credits) add commercial use and the whole library; a $4.99 Font Pass gives 500 credits.
Handwriting
- Can I turn my handwriting into a font?
- Yes, in three ways: write each character on screen with a finger, stylus or mouse; copy six short lines onto any paper and upload a photo; or fill in the two-page printable template. You get your handwriting as TTF, OTF and web fonts.
- Do I need to print a template?
- No. Writing on screen and a photo of any paper both work without a printer. The template is there if you prefer it.
- What if the photo misses some letters?
- Letters that cannot be read clearly are drawn by AI in your style and listed on your font’s page, so you can redraw them in Studio. Accent marks are made from your own strokes.
Languages
- Which languages can my font cover?
- New fonts cover English or full Latin, with accented letters for most Western and Central European languages. In Studio you can add more Latin languages, Cyrillic (Russian, Ukrainian and others), Greek, Hebrew, Thai, Arabic, Hindi, Japanese kana and Korean: the new letters are drawn by AI in your font’s style, at 3 credits a new letter, or 6 for Hebrew, Thai, Arabic and Hindi, whose letters are all drawn (Korean is charged for its 51 letters, its 2,350 common syllables are composed from them; Arabic is charged for the 67 letter forms that are drawn; the other forms its letters take in words are built from them).
- Can I make a Chinese font or a Japanese font with kanji?
- Not yet. Chinese characters and kanji number in the thousands; FontGenerator adds Japanese kana and Korean today and plans kanji and Chinese separately.
Files, editing and license
- Which font files do I get?
- TTF and OTF to install on a computer, and WOFF and WOFF2 for websites, all from the same checked version.
- Can I edit my font after it is made?
- Yes. In Studio you can change spacing, replace a letter with your own drawing, ask AI to redraw a letter (20 credits), add a Bold or Thin weight (200 credits) and add languages. Each save builds and checks a new version.
- Can I use my fonts commercially?
- Fonts you create on Pro or Studio include commercial use and redistribution under the FontGenerator Font License. Free downloads from the library are for personal use. Each download shows the license that applies.
- What happens if a font fails?
- The credits reserved for it come back automatically, and the result page says what to change before trying again.
Fancy text and free tools
- Are copy and paste fonts real fonts?
- No. They are Unicode symbols that look like styled letters, useful in social bios where you cannot choose a font. A real font is a file you install; it works in design apps and websites and keeps text readable for screen readers and search.
- Which tools are free?
- The fancy text generators, the font tester, the font finder, the font converter, the signature and monogram generators and the language check are free to use without credits.