typesheet
typesheet is a tiny Python script for creating transparent PNG spritesheets from TrueType (.ttf) fonts.
I made it because I couldn't find an easy option online while developing a game.
I welcome contributions, but I don't plan to spend more than a few minutes a month maintaining this repo.
an example image. switch to dark mode if you can't see it.
How to use
1. Install
pip install pillow tcod numpy
2. Use
See the usage string:
$ ./make_tileset.py -h
$ python3 make_tileset.py -h
usage: make_tileset.py [-h] --height HEIGHT [--width WIDTH] [-o OUT] input_file
positional arguments:
input_file A truetype (.ttf) font file.
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--height HEIGHT Height of each glyph (bounding box) in pixels.
--width WIDTH Width of each glyph (bounding box) in pixels. (Optional)
-o OUT, --out OUT The output file. (Defaults to .png)
Exact command used to generate the example image:
python make_tileset.py Px437_IBM_Model3x_Alt3.ttf --width 8 --height 16
Font file was found at https://int10h.org/oldschool-pc-fonts
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