# How do you make a font for Windows?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 3, 2006, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-a-font-for-windows/351118 "2006-04-03T18:53:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-a-font-for-windows/351118/1 "2006-04-03T18:53:28Z")

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Is there a special program you need to use?

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**Author:** ![daffyduck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ec9cab/32.png) [@daffyduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/daffyduck)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-a-font-for-windows/351118/2 "2006-04-03T19:09:17Z")

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> [@Kythereia](#):
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> Is there a special program you need to use?

You betcha. Here is one:

[http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file\_description/0,fid,7856,00.asp](http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,7856,00.asp)

Have fun!

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**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-a-font-for-windows/351118/3 "2006-04-04T02:59:13Z")

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Thankye kindly, sir and/or ma’am. _doffs hat_ 😉

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**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-a-font-for-windows/351118/4 "2006-04-04T05:29:06Z")

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If I might make one suggestion:

Since Version 5, CorelDraw has allowed you to save in the True Type Format. As a Plus, CorelDraw is a full-fledged vector drawing program useful for other tasks.

If you need this kind of added functionality, you can sometimes pick up a full version (used) on Ebay for $5-$10.