# ipython/xkcd-font

The xkcd font

Repository: https://github.com/ipython/xkcd-font
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/xkcd-font
Homepage: https://ipython.org/xkcd-font/xkcd-script/
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: font, mathjax-3, xkcd
Last push: 2026-07-09T03:41:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 91, release rhythm 90, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4754, "days_push": 55, "days_rel": 71, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1275, forks 48 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:12.995927+00:00)

## What it is
A repository containing two fonts (xkcd Script and xkcd) derived from the handwriting of xkcd author Randall Munroe, distributed as TTF, WOFF, and OTF files. It includes a live web preview and font generation tooling written in Python.

## Use cases
- give my website a hand-drawn xkcd comic look
- find a handwriting-style font for slides or docs
- render MathJax equations in a comic-style font
- download the xkcd font as ttf or woff
- make charts and plots look like xkcd comics

## When to choose
- you want authentic xkcd-style handwriting fonts for non-commercial projects
- you need web font files (woff/ttf/otf) ready to use
- you want a script font with a casual, hand-drawn feel

## When to avoid
- you need a font for commercial products - the CC BY-NC 3.0 license forbids commercial use
- you need a highly legible, professional typeface
- you need fonts with complete character coverage or polished kerning

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: maintenance
- function: graphics, documentation
- domain: web-design, graphics, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: font, xkcd, handwriting, ttf, woff, mathjax, web-server

## Member repositories
- ipython/xkcd-font (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:12.995927+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 2026-08-30T05:03:02.010573+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ipython/xkcd-font (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:12.995927+00:00, sha a44de7697d57)
  - homepage: https://ipython.org/xkcd-font/xkcd-script/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:14:13.024119+00:00, sha ecfd642971ee)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.