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Counterpunch Font Editor: Faster, Safer Complex-Script Design
A web-based font editor that reduces development time and QA overhead for complex-script projects. Combining a composition-first (ccmp) workflow with real-time HarfBuzz shaping and automatic OpenType feature generation, the editor lets designers edit base glyphs and combining marks once and see derived shapes update immediately. That single-source approach cuts the exponential QA burden of pre-composed derivatives and prevents many production errors while still allowing export of pre-composed fonts for compatibility.
#Highlights
* ccmp-first composition replaces thousands of manual derivatives with a single source of truth.
* Real-time HarfBuzz validation makes production-accurate shaping visible during edits.
* Automatic feature generation, Python scripting, and an AI assistant enable batch ops without hand-writing feature code.
* Language packs and flexible glyph filters speed review and QA for specific scripts.
#Impact
Faster delivery, fewer regressions, smaller web fonts, and lower technical barriers for designers working with Indic, Arabic, Vietnamese and other complex scripts.
Licensed to the public under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/