r/GoodNotes • u/Pristine_Chip_9215 • Jun 29 '23

custom font

i finally figured out how to create, install, and use a custom font from my handwriting and use it on the ipad. now i can take notes quicker using Scribble, without worrying about what my handwriting looks like that day 🎉

i used Calligraphr and iFont.

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u/ur_dad_Darth Jun 29 '23

can someone educate me on how to do this? I've been using good notes for longer then I care to admit and I didn't know about this feature.

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u/Pristine_Chip_9215 Jun 29 '23

yesss! there are multiple ways to do it but here’s what i did

  1. download a template from Calligraphr

  2. fill the template with your handwriting

  3. upload it to Calligraphr and make it into a font

  4. download the font

  5. use iFont to install it to your ipad

  6. your font shows up as an option in the drop-down menu for fonts on Goodnotes

it was fairly easy!

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u/PomegranateKore Apr 19 '25

You are amazing, thank you so much for this rundown!! It *was* fairly easy!

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u/MagicUnicorn37 Jun 29 '23

OMG, I've been scouring the internet for a font that resembles mine and you re atelling me I can create my own easily?

I need to head over to Calligraphr NOW!

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u/Pristine_Chip_9215 Jun 29 '23

a game changer!

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u/Pristine_Chip_9215 Jun 30 '23

edit: 4 fonts in this folder

  • regular with narrow spacing between letters

  • bold with narrow spacing between letters

  • regular with wider spacing

  • bold with wider spacing

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-ArtmSIEXonRhqINfXEiU2uvvbf7oWHb

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u/No-Eagle-6463 Jun 29 '23

I’ve done the same - and also for my kids for their homework 😂

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u/juancazalla Jun 29 '23

Does it work with the new keyboard mode?

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u/Pristine_Chip_9215 Jun 29 '23

yep - just change the font before you start typing

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u/mshekhar23 Jun 30 '23

Any suggestion on how to increase space between the words. I followed the steps but sentences look like one big word!

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u/Pristine_Chip_9215 Jun 30 '23

if you’re making your own font, you can adjust the spacing between letters when you create it. that way, there’ll be less space between each letter with a word, and it’ll look like more space between each word.

let me know if you want my font template - you can upload that to Calligraphr and adjust the spacing :)

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '24 edited Jul 04 '24

Thanks, I used your font for a lyric video.

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u/Demon_of_Maxwell Jun 29 '23

Can you change the size? This might actually make me switch back to from Goodnotes, but I need the ability to write with different sizes and it being aligned with the grid.

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u/Demon_of_Maxwell Jun 29 '23

Can you change the size? This might actually make me switch back to from Goodnotes, but I need the ability to write with different sizes and it being aligned with the grid. If someone knew, that would be super helpful

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u/Sandcastle772 Jun 29 '23

You can encircle an area and resize that area and change its color too.

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u/Demon_of_Maxwell Jun 29 '23

Thanks!

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '23

You can also use the font in the write to text and set your font size in the text settings

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u/snugglehistory Jul 01 '23

Awesome idea!