---
name: "birdfont-import"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "birdfont"
version: "2.33.6-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/birdfont-import"
---

# birdfont-import(1)

Create a font from SVG files

## NAME

birdfont-import - Create a font from SVG files

## SYNOPSIS

**birdfont-import birdfont-file svg-files ...**

## DESCRIPTION

birdfont-import  birdfont-import will generate a birdfont file from a set of SVG images.  The command assumes that the file name denotes either a single character or a Unicode value on the form U+XX where XX is the Unicode number in hexadecimal format.

A drawing saved as "a.svg" will be added to the glyph "a" when you run: birdfont-import typeface.bf a.svg

A drawing saved as "U+62.svg" will be added to "b" when you run:  birdfont-import typeface.bf U+62.svg

See also birdfont-export for creating SVG, EOT and TTF fonts from the birdfont file.

## AUTHOR

Johan Mattsson