Hershey Vector Font

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.fnt format of vector fonts from the 60s. Includes a good overview of the original data format of the fonts.

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   C library and original font data for the Hershey fonts.

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   svg-fonts gitlab.com

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   Single-line fonts in an SVG format, mainly for use with the Hershey Text Inkscape plugin.

   
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   From Lettering Guides to CNC Plotters typotheque.com

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   "A Brief History of Technical Lettering Tools".

   
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   hf2gcode github.com

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   FifteenTwenty: Commodore 1520 plotter font github.com

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   Blog post about the creation of this font from the original ROM.

   
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   Browser-based Hershey Text tool with export to SVG.

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