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Asked: 2026-06-10T20:43:40+00:00

I want to create a simple ttf font within an iphone/ipad app. The concept

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I want to create a simple ttf font within an iphone/ipad app. The concept is that the user will draw each letter and I will create a collection to build the ttf file.
Initially, I thought I would have to export the images from the app to a font editor such as fontforge on a server, but I am now convinced that it is possible to generate a ttf file on the device.

Here is what I think needs to happen:
1) Enable the drawing using OpenGL
2) Save the images. Is this in a vector format or as bitmap?
3) Organize the collection as a ttf file

Can someone point me in a successful direction?

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  1. Editorial Team

    1) Enable the drawing using OpenGL

    And herein lies your first misconception. OpenGL is best thought as a one way device. You put drawing commands into it, and it produces a nice picture on the screen. But OpenGL is neither a geometry nor a math library.

    2) Save the images

    For the creation of a TTF the raw data you send to OpenGL is much more useful, than anything you could read back from OpenGL.

    In particular you’ll have a list of strokes, which you could convert into an outline, that then can be converted into a glyph.

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