A foundry for bastard web fonts. Mix, stretch and / or squish them.

Base font but every th glyph is mix-in font

Options

Effects applied to mix-in font

Sample font Live update

Output formats

Presets click one to load settings

FAQ

Where can I use bastard fonts? Every download is a normal OpenType font. The swap is a liga contextual substitution registered for every script, so browsers turn it on by default.

It works anywhere OpenType text is shaped: browsers, design tools, print. If a font looks unchanged, check that ligatures aren't switched off in the app you're using.

Are my fonts uploaded anywhere? No. Everything runs locally in your browser with Pyodide and fontTools .

Any pro tips? Bastardica can make simple fonts feel a little, hmm, richer? Use Y-offset and scale effects to make glyphs align perfectly.

When mixing 3 or more fonts, they will intersect (e.g. every 5th and every 7th will collide on every 35th). The first font wins.…