# fontello/fontello

Iconic fonts scissors

Repository: https://github.com/fontello/fontello
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/fontello
Homepage: http://fontello.com
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2022-12-31T23:41:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5318, "days_push": 1341, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7083, forks 768 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:55.767758+00:00)

## What it is
Fontello is a web application for building custom icon fonts by selecting and merging glyphs from multiple open-source icon sets into a single optimized webfont. It also exposes an HTTP API for scripting font generation from configuration files.

## Use cases
- generate a custom icon font from open source icon sets
- shrink icon font size by including only needed glyphs
- merge icons from several fonts into one file
- import custom SVG icons into a webfont
- automate icon font builds via CLI and API
- manage icon font config in version control and regenerate fonts

## When to choose
- you need a lightweight custom icon webfont for a web project
- you want to combine icons from multiple open-source icon sets
- you want to minimize font payload by selecting only used glyphs
- you want to script font generation from a config file

## When to avoid
- you need full variable font or complex OpenType features
- you prefer icon delivery via SVG sprite or icon components instead of fonts
- you need a actively developed tool with frequent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: graphics, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, frontend, graphics
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: icon-fonts, svg, font-generator, webfonts, web-development, web-server, nodejs

## Member repositories
- fontello/fontello (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:55.767758+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:40:11.621945+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/fontello/fontello (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:55.767758+00:00, sha 2616663a24dd)
  - homepage: http://fontello.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:36:13.726843+00:00, sha f8f2627482a9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.