: How do I create a bold version of my custom font? I am not a graphic designer but a teacher. :) I created a font using my handwriting for some of my materials to use in my classroom so

@Hamm6457569

If you aren't looking for a long-term solution and this is the only font you are working with you could download a free trial of FontLab or Glyphs. Fontlab 6 beta 4 is out now for Mac, and completely free given the beta status. It is easy to adjust the weight of a font in modern font editors, but the results can vary greatly. However, given that this is a handwriting font, it would probably be fine for you needs. If it does look off after applying the faux-bold effect, manually tweaking that outcome is still quicker than doing the whole thing by hand or redrawing glyph by glyph digitally from scratch. Hope this helps!

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@RJPawlick971

Given that you created this font on an iPad, I'd suggest the easiest solution would be to just create a second font using your handwriting and use a thicker 'pen'. Save that font as "yourfontbold". You may then need to open your original font and this new font in a font editing tool such as FontForge to set the meta data so that they are seen as part of the same family so your software will know which font to use when using the bold feature.

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@Eichhorn212

The best answer is to hire a font designer to work with you in developing a bold version of your font. This assumes you have the budget and time for such an endeavor. Otherwise, you can try your hand at it by using font development tools like Font Forge (open source), Glyphs (paid), or Font Lab (professional font development tool). Costs may be cheaper but it will take much more time. Assume a steep learning curve and lots of painstaking work to achieve a desirable "bold" version of your font with this approach.

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