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# Leaf Tech

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<table><thead><tr><th width="199">Name</th><th width="432">Leaf Tech</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Version</td><td>1.371</td></tr><tr><td>Latest release</td><td>28th July 2021</td></tr><tr><td>Inception</td><td>March 2021</td></tr><tr><td>Supported scripts</td><td>Latin, Vietnamese <em>(all tones)</em></td></tr><tr><td>Other glyphs</td><td>Numbers, some punctuation and some basic symbols</td></tr><tr><td>Issues</td><td>Stroke is basic and unstyled. Perhaps too thin.</td></tr><tr><td>GitHub</td><td><a href="https://github.com/fazzaan/font-leaftech">github.com/fazzaan/font-leaftech</a></td></tr><tr><td>Behance</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Font sites</td><td>-</td></tr></tbody></table>

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This was going to be a showcase, but creating this portfolio has helped me discover all the unfinished aspects of each of my projects. Now, it is instead a catalogue, a) to showcase my work, and b) as a project tracker to develop my project management skills.

Leaf Tech is the second-ever font that I made as a digital & installable font file. Thus, it does not feature any NewEng letters, and it is not well-formed. However, it does feature full support for Vietnamese.

## Letters

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Uppercase alphabet" %}

<figure><img src="/files/Rz80F6qzu6JlzB6yy1fw" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Lowercase alphabet" %}

<figure><img src="/files/GXi62YRNwy6T0cgRqKNF" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

<details>

<summary>Full alphabet</summary>

<figure><img src="/files/jyR7vdfmJHNsdO6jGx8h" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

</details>

### Diacritics

<details>

<summary>Vietnamese UPPERcase glyphs</summary>

<figure><img src="/files/ZS0GaBojB8050ElIftmE" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

</details>

<details>

<summary>Vietnamese LOWERcase glyphs</summary>

<figure><img src="/files/YU9DCuajoX8lHN1ngZpT" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

</details>

<details>

<summary>Diacritics — UPPERcase, single layer</summary>

*This was going to be a showcase, but in creating this portfolio, it's allowed me to discover all the unfinished aspects of each of my projects. Now it is instead a catalogue, a) to showcase my work, and b) as a project tracker to take control of my project management.*

### Vowels

<figure><img src="/files/eHSPDyogbBCBaiBp63bb" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

### Consonants

</details>

<details>

<summary>Diacritics — LOWERcase, single layer</summary>

*This was going to be a showcase, but in creating this portfolio, it's allowed me to discover all the unfinished aspects of each of my projects. Now it is instead a catalogue, a) to showcase my work, and b) as a project tracker to take control of my project management.*

### Vowels

<figure><img src="/files/ivJMvrYTD3f7rpVnx9Z9" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

### Consonants

</details>

<details>

<summary>Diacritics — UPPERcase, double layer</summary>

"Double layer" means that some languages combine two diacritics onto the same letter. This poses some challenges in font design: diacritic shape, diacritic size, diacritic positioning, combined positioning; letter kerning alterations; line-height.&#x20;

### Vowels

<figure><img src="/files/bjZb3P6pwkLzaXcecx31" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

### Consonants

In NewEng, double-layer diacritiqued consonants include: S̈̌  Ç̌  Ẍ̌ &#x20;

</details>

<details>

<summary>Diacritics — LOWERcase, double layer</summary>

"Double layer" means that some languages combine two diacritics onto the same letter. This poses some challenges in font design: diacritic shape, diacritic size, diacritic positioning, combined positioning; letter kerning alterations; line-height.&#x20;

{% hint style="info" %}
update October 2025: I have recently learned how to use FontLab and diacritic anchors are WAY easier in there so I'll rebuild all of this stuff in the future if\* & when I do a remake of Leaf Tech.&#x20;

\*("if" because I'm not sure if I even like this font tbh.)
{% endhint %}

### Vowels

<figure><img src="/files/h2n0TgLsFnWu845uaeDf" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

### Consonants

In NewEng, double-layer diacritiqued consonants include: s̈̌  ç̌  ẍ̌ &#x20;

</details>

## Numerals

<figure><img src="/files/qn5XMC5xseXeSki0OyCD" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

#### To do

* Dozenal numerals: ↊ ↋
* Vector image of dot-derived numerals

## Sample words

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***

To Do

### Further development

* common diacritics
* NewEng letters
* NewEng diacritics
* Dozenal numbers
* add a few more ligature glyphs

### Fixes

* fix up diacritics for Vietnamese
* improve kerning
* improve ligatures with more-customised glyph variants for legibility

### Variants

* different line thicknesses for vertical and horizontal strokes
* light-weighted variant with different stroke thicknesses
* heavy-weighted font variant
* italicized
* serifized
* more-organic one — this current typeface is very geometric, and only simple at that.

***

## Reviews

Read reviews of my work in graphic design and other fields:

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