It was made with characters from the comics, and since xkcd is all caps, the font is all caps and lower case letters just type in a different version of the upper-case letter, so it looks a little more varied and a little more like handwriting. Here's a demo of it:
SO. COOL. This will make our re-done versions of xkcds so much better. Download it from his site at http://antiyawn.com/uploads/Humor-Sans.ttf Install it like you would any ttf font, so if you need help look online for your how to install fonts on your particular operating system.
Details: ch00f recommends using it at sizes around 12-14 pts. It doesn't work if you make it too big, and also, if possible, add the slightest amount of blur (the example above was in GIMP at 14pt with a gaussian blur of 0.5). The special characters at the end are ¢, €, ±, ¬, and £, respectively.
Lastly: making this font took a bit of effort and a certain amount of actual money on ch00f's part. He invites you all to use the font and spread it all around for free, but if you are feeling like you would like to show him your appreciation, his paypal account is ch0000f at gmail dot com. (yes, the extra 0s are there on purpose, apparently).
alright guys: the bar has been raised significantly. Figure out what you all are doing to make this community more freaking awesome.
19 comments:
Holy crap! It is amazing!
Okay I need to figure out how to install the font! Wheee it's like Christmas.
Suggestion: Do you think Cuddlefishes would like this? I mean we can link to it in the forums...
A random conversation after I showed my friend this font!
You are a good person and people say nice things about you (sometimes)
Amanda you forgot to block out you convo pardner's moniker on one line D:
It would appear that you found nothing wrong with the recent comic, you're going soft.
ASCII only?
Too bad. That makes it unusable outside the US.
ch00f, you are a goddamn winner.
Oh damn! Okay hopefully it is fixed now! But photobucket has a tendency to suck >=( Thanks, Linty!
at the risk of making the joke painfully obvious, I like "xkcd-sans(humor)" as a font name.
That's ok, but "humor-sans" more closely parallels "comic-sans" so I like it more.
dammit ariel, i was about to make a sans humor joke
So the name refers to the fact that it is a sans-serif font inspired by a humorous comic, right? I know you'd come around.
The D looks weird
blame Randy, they all came from his comics.
Earlier anon: Yes.
Ch00f, I just noticed that when I use this font on AIM, the word "kill" is especially bold.
I am not sure if this was intentional but it made me laugh.
They're changing sex at Buckingham Palace
Christopher Robin is now called Alice
Ha, the url for this page says "xkcdsucks is proud to present humor", which is kind of hilarious. Was that on purpose?
best. font. ever.
I like it, and I like xkcd too. fukken saved.
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