The Typography Guide
Practical articles on using Fontist, choosing fonts, navigating licenses, and understanding the typographic ecosystem your projects depend on.
What is a Formula?
The fundamental concept behind Fontist — a recipe file that describes where to find fonts, how to verify them, and what they include.
Getting started
2 articles
What is a Formula?
The fundamental concept behind Fontist — a recipe file that describes where to find fonts, how to verify them, and what they include.
Getting startedChoosing a Formula
When multiple formulas ship the same font family — Google, macOS, SIL — how do you pick which one to install?
Workflow
4 articles
Creating a Formula
Write your own formula.yaml to package private fonts, custom distributions, or organization-internal type libraries.
WorkflowFormula Structure Reference
The full anatomy of a formula file: resources, fonts, font_collections, hashes, and the metadata that ties them together.
WorkflowPrivate Formula Repositories
Host formulas in a private Git repository so your organization can distribute fonts without exposing the formulas publicly.
WorkflowWorking with Multi-Formula Families
When the same family ships under several formulas (e.g., Roboto via google and via macOS), Fontist picks one — here's how to control that.
Typography
1 article
License & legal
1 article