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Hershey Text is an Inkscape extension for rendering text with engraving fonts.  Versions have been included as part of standard Inkscape distributions [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/2015/inkscape-v-0-91/ since version 0.91]. A new version, Hershey Text v 3.0 will be included [http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Release_notes/1.0#Hershey_Text_extension with Inkscape 1.0].
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Hershey Text is an Inkscape extension for rendering text with engraving fonts.  Versions have been included as part of standard Inkscape distributions [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/2015/inkscape-v-0-91/ since version 0.91].  
  
Please read [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/2011/hershey-text-an-inkscape-extension-for-engraving-fonts/ this article] at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories for a general introduction to stroke fonts and Hershey Text.  
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A new version, [https://www.evilmadscientist.com/2019/hershey-text-v30/ Hershey Text v 3.0],  has been included in Inkscape, starting with [https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Release_notes/1.0#Hershey_Text Inkscape 1.0].
  
Hershey Text includes several different typefaces. Some are historical faces, the "Hershey Fonts", originally created by Dr. A. V. Hershey while working at the U.S. National Bureau of Standards (now NIST), in the 1960s. Other fonts, the "EMS" series, are modern fonts licensed under the [http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&id=OFL SIL Open Font License].
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Please read [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/2011/hershey-text-an-inkscape-extension-for-engraving-fonts/ this article] at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories for a general introduction to stroke fonts and Hershey Text.
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Please see our [https://gitlab.com/oskay/svg-fonts SVG font repository] for more about the individual fonts included with the distribution.
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== Hershey Text User Guide ==
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A complete user guide for Hershey Text is available for download [https://cdn.evilmadscientist.com/dl/ad/public/HersheyText_v30r5.pdf here] (1 MB PDF document).
  
  
 
== Installation ==
 
== Installation ==
  
Hershey Text v 3.0 requires Inkscape version 0.92.  For Mac, install [https://inkscape.org/release/0.92.2/mac-os-x/ Inkscape 0.92.2], and for Windows install [https://inkscape.org/release/0.92.4/windows/ Inkscape 0.92.4].
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Install Inkscape 1.0 or newer; you should find Hershey Text in the '''Extensions > Text''' menu.
 
 
You can download Hershey Text v 3.0 from [https://gitlab.com/oskay/hershey-text/tree/master/hershey-text the repository]. To install it manually, copy the two files "hershey.py", "hershey.inx," and the "svg_fonts" directory into your Inkscape extensions folder, replacing any like-named files there.
 
  
 
== Resources ==
 
== Resources ==
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* [https://inkscape.org/en/ Inkscape home page]
 
* [https://inkscape.org/en/ Inkscape home page]
 
* [https://gitlab.com/oskay/hershey-text Hershey Text repository] at gitlab
 
* [https://gitlab.com/oskay/hershey-text Hershey Text repository] at gitlab
* [https://gitlab.com/oskay/hershey-text SVG fonts repository] at gitlab
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* [https://gitlab.com/oskay/svg-fonts SVG fonts repository] at gitlab
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* [https://github.com/adobe-type-tools/opentype-svg Adobe type tools] for making opentype SVG fonts
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* [https://github.com/microsoft/OpenType-SVG-Font-Editor Opentype SVG Font Editor] from Microsoft
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== Additional links of possible interest ==
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* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6168 Hershey Fonts in SVG] by Marty McGuire
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* [https://emergent.unpythonic.net/software/hershey Hershey Font source files] from Jeff Epler
 
* [https://github.com/evil-mad/EggBot/ EggBot repository], historical home of Hershey Text software; old versions may be found in repository history.
 
* [https://github.com/evil-mad/EggBot/ EggBot repository], historical home of Hershey Text software; old versions may be found in repository history.
* [https://emergent.unpythonic.net/software/hershey Hershey Font source files] from Jeff Epler
 
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6168 Hershey Fonts in SVG] by Marty McGuire
 
 
* [https://techninja.github.io/hersheytextjs/ Hershey Text in JS] - A javascript version of Hershey Text
 
* [https://techninja.github.io/hersheytextjs/ Hershey Text in JS] - A javascript version of Hershey Text

Latest revision as of 11:21, 13 September 2023

Hershey Text is an Inkscape extension for rendering text with engraving fonts. Versions have been included as part of standard Inkscape distributions since version 0.91.

A new version, Hershey Text v 3.0, has been included in Inkscape, starting with Inkscape 1.0.

Please read this article at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories for a general introduction to stroke fonts and Hershey Text.

Please see our SVG font repository for more about the individual fonts included with the distribution.


Hershey Text User Guide[edit]

A complete user guide for Hershey Text is available for download here (1 MB PDF document).


Installation[edit]

Install Inkscape 1.0 or newer; you should find Hershey Text in the Extensions > Text menu.

Resources[edit]


Additional links of possible interest[edit]