{"id":15090,"date":"2025-12-26T08:15:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T08:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kittlb-26937.roald-dfw.servebolt.cloud\/?p=15090"},"modified":"2026-04-21T10:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T10:42:13","slug":"how-to-create-custom-fonts-with-ai-ais","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kittl.com\/blogs\/how-to-create-custom-fonts-with-ai-ais\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create custom fonts with AI (Using Kittl Flows)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Have you ever hit page 18 of a font search and thought, <em>\u201cWhy is nothing matching the idea in my head?\u201d<\/em> Maybe you\u2019re looking for something a little sharper, a little weirder, a little more <em>you<\/em>. And every font foundry you scroll through starts to blend together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It happens to designers all the time. You know the look you want, you can almost see the letterforms, but somehow you\u2019re still scrolling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>So what do you do when the perfect custom font isn\u2019t out there?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the longest time, the answer was: you compromise. You reshape your idea. You soften a detail. You accept a typeface that\u2019s \u201cgood enough.\u201d But now, <strong>you can make something yours. <\/strong>And you don\u2019t need to be a trained type designer to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kittl.com\/features\/ai\/flows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Kittl Flows<\/strong>,<\/a> you can generate entire alphabets, numbers, and stylistic variants using AI, then turn those characters into a fully functioning custom font. It opens up a creative path that didn\u2019t exist a few years ago: the ability to create your own letterforms without learning specialized font software or spending weeks refining curves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s how it works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/app.kittl.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Explore custom fonts on Kittl today!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id15090_e92e9e-6b .kb-table-of-content-wrap{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id15090_e92e9e-6b .kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id15090_e92e9e-6b .kb-table-of-contents-title{font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id15090_e92e9e-6b .kb-table-of-content-wrap .kb-table-of-content-list{font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}<\/style>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Why designers are beginning to make their own custom fonts<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Most designers aren\u2019t out to create a 900-glyph professional type family. They\u2019re trying to solve real, everyday creative needs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You\u2019re making branding for a client who wants a very specific personality.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You have a lettering style you\u2019ve drawn for years and want to finally turn it into a usable typeface.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You need a stylistic alphabet for apparel, merch, album art, posters, or thumbnails that doesn\u2019t look like anything else.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You want consistency across a project, but current fonts don\u2019t match your aesthetic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In the past, making a custom font required knowing how to use complex type software, handling B\u00e9zier curves, mastering spacing and kerning, and understanding typographic anatomy. It was absolutely doable; but not simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now? The barrier between \u201cI have an idea\u201d and \u201cI have a font\u201d is dramatically smaller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kittl.com\/features\/ai\/flows\">Kittl Flows<\/a> lets you generate letterforms that match the style you imagine, then adjust, refine, export, and build on them. And the surprising part is how <em>fast<\/em> the process is. In the video, the designer generated a working Gothic-style alphabet in under an hour \u2014 a task that would normally take days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Easily Make A Custom Font With Kittl Flows\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H9EFllaDrGc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So let\u2019s open that door and walk through the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to make your own custom font with AI in Kittl (the workflow from the video)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Set up a new Smart Board<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Start in Kittl and open a new Project and add a smart board.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kittl.com\/features\/ai\/flows\">Flows<\/a> are like visual thinking spaces \u2014 a series of smartboards where each prompt generates a new result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Think of each smartboard as a \u201cletter generation panel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Generate your first letter<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/kittlb-26937.roald-dfw.servebolt.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CreateFont-blog-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kittl.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CreateFont-blog-1.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.kittl.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CreateFont-blog-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.kittl.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CreateFont-blog-1-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pick a style you want and start with one letter.<br>In the video, the designer typed: <strong>\u201cCreate a capital H in a Gothic style.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kittl.com\/features\/ai\">AI<\/a> returns a rendered letter right on the smartboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you like the direction, keep going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Expand the style to the rest of the alphabet<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/kittlb-26937.roald-dfw.servebolt.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CreateFont-blog-2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kittl.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CreateFont-blog-2.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.kittl.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CreateFont-blog-2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.kittl.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CreateFont-blog-2-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Each time you add a smartboard, you can request more characters:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Uppercase set:<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong> \u201cGenerate all capital letters in the same Gothic flat-nib style.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lowercase set:<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong> \u201cGenerate all lowercase letters in the same style, transparent background.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Missing characters:<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong> \u201cGenerate the letter J in the exact same style.\u201d<br>\u201cGenerate the letter Y in the same style.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In the video, Drew filled nearly every letter this way \u2014 uppercase, lowercase, numbers, punctuation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. Generate numbers and punctuation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A complete custom font needs more than letters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cGenerate numbers 0\u20139 in the same style.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cGenerate basic punctuation in the same Gothic nib style.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Everything stays within the same stylistic language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5. Prepare the characters for export<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once all characters are generated, download each letter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>as an image<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>with transparent background<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>vectorize if you want cleaner scaling or color changes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This gives you a neatly organized folder of glyphs: A\u2013Z, a\u2013z, 0\u20139, punctuation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>6. Use a custom font-building tool (Calligrapher)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the video, we use <strong>Calligrapher<\/strong>, which is free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You simply:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Upload the letters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Place them in the appropriate grid slots<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assign them to their correct character<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Generate the TTF font file<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Download it<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The result is a usable, installable custom font you created with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kittl.com\/features\/ai\/flows\">Kittl Flows.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>7. Test your new custom font in Kittl<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/kittlb-26937.roald-dfw.servebolt.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CreateFont-blog-3.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kittl.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CreateFont-blog-3.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.kittl.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CreateFont-blog-3-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.kittl.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CreateFont-blog-3-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Upload your TTF into Kittl under <strong>Text \u2192 Upload Fonts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then type with it, preview it, adjust spacing, and try it across different templates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll immediately see which characters feel consistent and which ones you might want to refine \u2014 and refining is easy, because you can always regenerate or tweak individual letters back in Flows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Creating your own custom font doesn\u2019t mean you have to start from zero<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/kittlb-26937.roald-dfw.servebolt.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CreateFont-blog-4.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kittl.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CreateFont-blog-4.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.kittl.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CreateFont-blog-4-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.kittl.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CreateFont-blog-4-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the nicest parts of this workflow is the freedom it gives you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can build a full font from scratch.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can generate a few key letters and use them as inspiration.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can remix styles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can build a handwriting font in minutes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can prototype an idea quickly before investing more time in refinement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>But you can also choose <strong>not<\/strong> to build anything at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because if what you\u2019re craving is simply a font that fits your mood, your aesthetic, or your creative direction, Kittl already has <strong>thousands of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kittl.com\/features\/fonts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">exclusive fonts<\/a><\/strong> built directly into the editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And they\u2019re not buried in endless, overwhelming menus. Meaning you can skip the 22-page scroll. There\u2019s a high chance the one you\u2019re looking for is already there \u2014 clean, browsable, and instantly usable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Whether you build or browse, the fun part is in the experimentation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Designers love options.<br>Some days you want to handcraft something unique. Other days, you want the right tool to appear instantly. With Kittl, you get both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whichever route you choose, you\u2019ll end up with something that feels right for you. And that\u2019s the real power here: <strong>the freedom to create, discover, and play with typography on your own terms.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/app.kittl.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><strong>Start creating now &#8211; Free<\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever hit page 18 of a font search and thought, \u201cWhy is nothing matching the idea in my head?\u201d Maybe you\u2019re looking for something a little sharper, a little weirder, a little more you. And every font foundry you scroll through starts to blend together. It happens to designers all the time. 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