---
name: "mknfonts"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mknfonts.tool"
version: "0.5-12+b2"
release: "Debian 11 (Bullseye)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mknfonts"
---

# mknfonts(1)

create nfont packages

## NAME

mknfonts - create nfont packages

## SYNOPSIS

**mknfonts** \[*options*\] *files*...

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **mknfonts** command. This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

**mknfonts** doesn't completely automate the process of creating nfont-packages, but it can do most of the bulk work for you. Just put a bunch of fonts (.ttf, .otf, .pfa, .pfb, .afm, ...; most formats that freetype can handle and provide postscript names for) in an empty directory and run:

- mknfonts \*

  - You'll get a bunch of packages ready to be moved to .../Library/Fonts/. For best results, you'll want to review the packages. Most traits/weights (besides the really standard ones) won't be handled automatically, so you'll have to add or tweak them manually if you want GNUstep to know about them.

  ## OPTIONS

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-').

## SEE ALSO

[**GNUstep**(7)](/GNUstep/7.md).

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Gürkan Myczko \<gurkan@phys.ethz.ch\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).