googlefonts / googlefonts/fontmake

Different font weight from glyphs

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Description

How can I build different font weight (Light, Middle, Book, Bold, Black etc.) from *.glyphs files

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Research direction

Start by reviewing fontmake's handling of *.glyphs sources and the repository description of its font-compilation workflow. Clarify whether building Light, Middle, Book, Bold, and Black weights is supported and document the steps needed to produce the requested font variants.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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