JIMTYPE STUDIO / TUTORIAL

Everything
You Need to Get Started.

Explore simple, step-by-step guides to help you install, access, and use your Jimtype Studio fonts with ease. From getting started to working with special characters and features, we’ve got you covered.

WHAT ARE LIGATURES?

Letters designed to link together. When you type pairs like th, ll, or oo, they automatically blend into a single continuous handwritten shape.

WHAT ARE SWASHES?

EExtra versions of letters that featurelong tails or decorative loops, used at the start or end of words to make them look custom-drawn.

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Please note:The font file you installed is completely identical to our product photos. If your text looks plain at first, the font is not broken. You just need to follow the quick choices below to reveal the extra characters.

STEP 1WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?
STEP 2WHICH APP ARE YOU USING?
APPEARS AUTOMATICALLY

Ligatures in Illustrator

They appear automatically as you type. The video shows it in action.

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Just type — joined pairs like th and tt connect on their own.

02

If they don’t, open Window ▸ Type ▸ OpenType and switch on Standard Ligatures.

New to copying glyphs?How to copy a glyph?below for the step-by-step guide.

When an app has no glyph panel, you pick the letter here, copy it, and paste it in. Tap any picture to enlarge and zoom.

On a Mac — Font Book
01

Open Font Book and select your font.

02

If you don’t see every character, switch to Repertoire view (the grid button at the top).

03

Scroll to the decorative letters — they sit near the end.

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Click the one you want, then Copy, and paste it into your app.

On Windows — Character Map
01

Open Character Map and choose your font.

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Tick Advanced view.

03

Set Group by to Unicode Subrange, then choose Private Use Characters.

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Click a glyph → Select → Copy, then paste (set the text to the same font).

Glyph

A single character shape in a font — a letter, a swash, a ligature, an ornament.

Alternate

A different version of the same letter.

Swash

An alternate with an added decorative stroke.

Ligature

Two letters joined into one shape, like th. PeachCreme uses standard ligatures, which appear automatically.

Stylistic set (SS01, SS02…)

A group of alternates you can switch on together in design software.

Glyphs panel

Where design software shows and applies these extra letters.

Character Map (Windows) / Font Book (Mac)

The system tools for viewing and copying glyphs.

Weld (Cricut / Silhouette)

Joins overlapping script letters into one shape before cutting.

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