Mercury13
U17 Tangut
I've created new glyphs for the Tangut block and also experimented with some new Arabic ligatures (I don't know Arabic, so there might be errors, but they should display properly - I'll leave the accuracy to future Noto Fonts updates).
The font file is available here: https://github.com/Losketch/UnicodeFontSet-magisk-module/blob/main/system/fonts/UFSZeroExt.ttf
The font is primarily based on Noto fonts with my custom modifications and some original glyphs. Created by Losketch.
For About section, you can write: "Extended Unicode font based on Noto fonts with custom Tangut script glyphs and experimental Arabic ligatures. Enhanced by Losketch for comprehensive multilingual text display. Licensed under OFL-1.1."
https://github.com/Fitzgerald-Porthmouth-Koenigsegg/Plangothic_Project/issues/27
As far as I know, Google Fonts has very high quality standards for external font submissions, and they require font authors to continuously maintain the fonts and make requested modifications. For example, they will ask you to provide all source .ufo or .glyph files for the font, as well as build a build system, etc., so you need to be prepared for these requirements. If you don't provide .ufo or .glyph files, they won't accept it.
Unfortunately, I didn't create this from .ufo or .glyph files, and I don't think I have the energy to donate it to Noto. However, others are welcome to donate it on my behalf.
Of course, I can rip, but if you use some software, give the sources of that software.
I use FontCreator and it can directly export its native project files (.fcp) to .ufo format, so I can provide proper source files. However, I've heard that directly exported .ufo files from FontCreator can have some issues.
I'm having issues with my GitHub where I can't upload any files (including .zip, .png etc.) to the issues page. Would you prefer me to:
- Export the .ufo files and share them through another method (keeping in mind the potential export issues)
- Or you can extract what you need from the current TTF file mentioned above
Let me know which approach works better for the Noto donation process.
If you permit, I’ll try to make a pull request first to U16, then block after block.
@Losketch What curves do you use internally in sources? If cubic, please make cubic OTF, less data loss.
The Tangut block is almost entirely cubic Bézier curves, while other blocks are generally a mix of cubic and quadratic curves, with about half being purely quadratic Bézier curves.
So I should export as cubic OTF for better preservation of the Tangut glyphs, right?
Right. This is not UFO, it’s some Mac (?) software that makes *.glyph files. Anyway I’ll need to write a converter.
Just to clarify - I'm using FontCreator (which does have both Windows and Mac versions) that can export .fcp files to .ufo format.
I split the font into two, and added dotted circle and anchors to Arabic.
That's a good technical decision, but I actually prefer putting them together in one unified font like UFS does. My focus is more on basic display rather than proper typography - leaving the advanced stuff to fonts like Noto.
I just want to stick Tangut seamlessly, without shifts or different hinting.