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How to change height of the font?

Oct 07, 2013 at 14:20

How to change font height from 100% to 50%? Becouse as making website, in PSD file, font is reduced to 50% of heihgt and in CSS you can't change height :C

ps. sorry for poor english :(
ps2. maybe remaking font in fontcreator is possbile and make as 'new one'?


Oct 07, 2013 at 15:02

Is your question to change the font ratio heigh / width ?


Oct 07, 2013 at 16:35

yes, basically I just want to change heigh


Oct 08, 2013 at 06:16

Here's how to change the vertical metrics with FontLab Studio5:

1. Decide what will be the height of your caps. It is 700 by default in Fontlab.

2. Get the current caps height of your font. Get it from the letters with flat tops like the E, F, etc.

3. Divide the large caps height by the new caps height that you want (ex 700) and then multiply that by 1000. You can either round that figure or just drop the decimals.

4. Open Font Info and click on Metrics and Dimensions. Enter the number you got in #3 in the UPM size box and make sure that scale all glyphs check box is unchecked. Click on apply.

5. Change the UPM size to 1000 and click on the scale all glyphs check box. The check box should have a check on it. Click on Apply.

6. Expand Metrics and Dimensions. Fontlab will automatically update Key Dimensions during the UPM change so there's nothing to change here. However, it does not update the value in "True Type specific metrics". So select "True Type specific metrics" and then select "Set custom values". Click on recalculate and then select "Calculate values automatically" and that will dim all values. Despite its name, the values in "True Type specific metrics" affects all fonts, not just TTF, generated by Fontlab. Even if the values set there are dimmed, those are still used by Fontlab. If you don't change the values here, the font's line height will still be the same as that of the large letters. Click OK when done.

6. See your flat topped glyphs. Their height should be at 700 (or your desired new caps height) or a unit above or below it, depending what you did in #3.

Thanks to Toto@K22 for the tutorial.


Oct 09, 2013 at 01:16

Kenshinpony said  
How to change height of the font?

How to change font height from 100% to 50%? Becouse as making website, in PSD file, font is reduced to 50% of heihgt and in CSS you can't change height :C

ps. sorry for poor english :(
ps2. maybe remaking font in fontcreator is possbile and make as 'new one'?

In Font Creator, Tools>Glyph transformer>Outlines>Scale>Horizontal 100% vertical 50%. Tick Range All. Do not forget to remove all previous scripts (the back arrow).


Oct 09, 2013 at 07:36

Yes! Thanks guys, that worked so well and easy
Thank you again~



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