Brutalita Sans: An Experimental Font and Font Editor • Hacker News Board

Re: Brutalita Sans: An Experimental Font and Font Editor

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Post by sshine » Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 1:58 PM UTC

Very cool.

Re: Brutalita Sans: An Experimental Font and Font Editor

#22

Post by oniony » Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 2:01 PM UTC

thedumbname wrote: post #20

How to split line? Not clear how to draw character with accents, for example

Each box is a layer. So you put the accent in the second box.

Re: Brutalita Sans: An Experimental Font and Font Editor

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Post by lelanthran » Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 2:02 PM UTC

This needs more upvotes. Hopefully the author reads this comment and provides a hint on how to create extra grids (accidentally deleted one, now I only have 2)

Re: Brutalita Sans: An Experimental Font and Font Editor

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Post by thw_9a83c » Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 2:04 PM UTC

thedumbname wrote: post #20

How to split line? Not clear how to draw character with accents, for example

> How to split line?

Each (poly) line has a separate layer. Preview '#' character to get an idea. A new layer is created every time you fill the previous one.

Re: Brutalita Sans: An Experimental Font and Font Editor

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Post by KwanEsq » Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 2:08 PM UTC

lelanthran wrote: post #23

This needs more upvotes. Hopefully the author reads this comment and provides a hint on how to create extra grids (accidentally deleted one, now I only have 2)

So far as I can tell an extra blank grid appears as soon as the previous blank one has content/pre-existing default grid is edited.

Re: Brutalita Sans: An Experimental Font and Font Editor

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 2:09 PM UTC

thedumbname wrote: post #20

How to split line? Not clear how to draw character with accents, for example

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Re: Brutalita Sans: An Experimental Font and Font Editor

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Post by evertedsphere » Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 2:12 PM UTC

this read to me like brutalità (which would be "brutality" in italian but i don't know if it is actually a word in use) first

Re: Brutalita Sans: An Experimental Font and Font Editor

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Post by thw_9a83c » Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 2:13 PM UTC

It's very nice and interesting, but the font editor is... brutal.

There is no way to undo, redo, or move the anchor points. At least you can delete the last line segment by clicking on the last point.

Re: Brutalita Sans: An Experimental Font and Font Editor

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Post by jortis » Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 2:19 PM UTC

Very nice font.

In italian "Brutalita" (but with an accent on the last a: "Brutalità") it means brutality.

Re: Brutalita Sans: An Experimental Font and Font Editor

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Post by lentil_soup » Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 2:20 PM UTC

evertedsphere wrote: post #27

this read to me like brutalità (which would be "brutality" in italian but i don't know if it is actually a word in use) first

close enough, but it's in spanish. Form the website:

"The name means "little brutal" in Spanish."

so the emphasis is on the 'i'