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Welcome to Quasitype
Generate movable type blocks from any TTF/OTF font. Start by picking the production path that matches your hardware — you can switch any time with the mode toggle at the top of the sidebar.
Laser + FDM
Two parts, glued
Laser-engrave the letter face on acrylic, 3D-print the body, then glue them together.
→ .lbrn2 (face) + .3mf (body)
SLA
One solid piece
Print the entire type block in a single pass on a precise resin (SLA) printer — no assembly.
→ .3mf (full model)How It Works
- Upload a TTF or OTF font file
- Enter text — each character becomes a type block
- Configure dimensions, laser parameters, and nesting
- Export .lbrn2 (engraved face) + .3mf (printed body), then glue the two together
The letter face is automatically mirrored, as required for letterpress printing.
※ Recommended face material: PMMA GS (cast acrylic) 3–3.5 mm
- Upload a TTF or OTF font file
- Enter text — each character becomes a type block
- Configure dimensions and nesting
- Export a single .3mf — letter face and body in one solid model
The letter face is automatically mirrored, as required for letterpress printing.
※ Recommended: precise SLA printers, e.g. ELEGOO Saturn 4 Ultra — print quality strongly depends on the printer
Tips & Navigation
- Click any block in the 2D preview to adjust kerning (left/right bearing)
- Scroll to zoom in/out on the canvas
- Drag to pan the canvas view
- Double-click the canvas to fit all blocks to view
- Hover over ? icons next to any field for a quick explanation
About & licenses
Quasitype (v0.1.2) — free, built by Kacper Musur.
Bundled typefaces
- EB Garamond — Georg Duffner & Octavio Pardo — SIL Open Font License 1.1
- Cormorant Garamond — Christian Thalmann (Catharsis Fonts) — SIL Open Font License 1.1
- Tektur — Adam Jagosz / The Tektur Project Authors — SIL Open Font License 1.1
Open-source libraries
- opentype.js — MIT
- Paper.js — MIT
- Clipper — Boost Software License 1.0
- JSZip — MIT / GPLv3
- three.js · three-mesh-bvh · three-bvh-csg — MIT