libron README

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Libron

Libron is a modified version of Readerly with various edits to give the font a more neutral look.

The original font was imported and has been manually edited using FontForge. All modified source files are available in the src directory.

Specimen

General changes

Libron started as an attempt to make Readerly feel a little more appropriate for reading on e-readers. Some of the more expressive details that are part of Readerly stood out more than I wanted.

In particular, some of the serifs and capital forms seemed too distracting as I was reading.

What started as a few tweaks to the serifs to make the different font files a little more neutral has gradually developed into a broader reworking of Readerly's design:

The result keeps Readerly's proportions and overall character, but has a calmer and more neutral appearance intended specifically for reading books. As such, it is a successor to Readerly.

Building Libron

Automatic builds

When a commit of Libron is tagged, a version is automatically released. The version number set in VERSION is used when building the font, and is embedded within the font.

The following variants are generated:

Libron for devices running CrossPoint Reader (cpfont) is built and published in ebook-fonts.

Building locally

You can run ./local-build.sh if you have Podman installed to build the definitive fonts. If you have all dependencies installed locally, you can also use ./build.py to build the font with Python.

License

This font is available under the OFL license.

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Libron
What is this?Libron is a manually edited revision of the Readerly font, redrawn to have calmer, less distracting serifs and letterforms, specifically for comfortable reading on e-readers and screens.
Is this a ready-to-use font file or a tool I need to run?It is a font (not an app): you either download pre-built TTF/WOFF2/KF TTF files or build them yourself from the FontForge source files in the src directory.
How do I get the font for my device?Grab the matching build: TTF for desktop, KF TTF for Kobo devices, or the WOFF2 webfont for websites; a separate cpfont build for CrossPoint Reader is published in the ebook-fonts repo.
Is there a build for every e-reader?Only specific variants are generated directly in this repo (desktop, Kobo, webfont); support for other devices like CrossPoint Reader comes from a separate linked repo, so coverage depends on which build matches your device.
Why did the author rework Readerly instead of just using it as-is?Some of Readerly's expressive serifs and capital forms felt too distracting while reading, so the author refined letterforms, spacing and kerning to make the typeface calmer and more neutral for book reading.
Does Libron look completely different from Readerly?No, it keeps Readerly's overall proportions and character but with redrawn letters, adjusted spacing/kerning, rebuilt accented characters, and newly added synthetic small caps across all four styles.
How are new versions released?When a commit is tagged, a release is built automatically using the version number stored in the VERSION file, which gets embedded into the generated font files.
What are similar projects?source-han-sans, c64-keyboard-font, Iosevka, plex, inter, fonts, Hack, Macintosh-Skeletal-Filled
Which topics is it in?kindle, webfont, ofl, kobo, typesetting, oss, typeface, reading, fonts, font, typography, ebook
Creator
nicoverbruggen
Size
19 MB
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Updated
CommitOct 09Releasev0.31Oct 09
Age
4mo
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