This is a selection of fonts that I've tweaked for reading purposes on Kobo devices.
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Included in the repository right now are my tweaked 'NV' fonts, but the older release may still be of interest as I've included my initial batch of tweaked fonts mentioned in the blog post there.
NV Garamond is an EB Garamond version that contains a bunch of tweaks, mostly related to glyph sizes. This one has a dedicated repository that I've linked. OFL licensed.
NV Jost is a Jost variant, with a slightly altered lowercase G and single storey a (similar to Futura, only accessible via OT feature on the original font). This one has a dedicated repository that I've linked, OFL licensed.
NV Cardo is a version of Cardo with 20% spacing and has been renamed so you can keep the original Cardo installed side-by-side as well. Does not have a separate repository because no other changes were applied. OFL licensed.
The fonts are available via the release.
You can learn more about how and why I originally made these tweaked fonts on my blog: Patching Fonts for my Kobo. I explain there why and how.
To install these fonts on your Kobo, unzip the files and drag the font files into the fonts directory at the root of your Kobo device after connecting your Kobo to your PC via USB cable. You may need to create the fonts directory.
I recommend rebooting your Kobo after installing the fonts to make sure they work correctly. A reboot is REQUIRED if you already had other versions of these fonts installed on your device, or the new versions won't be used.
To reboot, long-press the power button until your Kobo says it has been shut down. Then, press the power button again and wait for your device to restart.
- I've set a 20% line height (using
font-line percent 20). Some fonts rendered poorly on Kobo devices with the line height slider all the way to the left. This fixes that! - Most of the fonts have been renamed (using fontname.py). This way, you can keep them installed side-by-side with the original versions, if you'd like.
- Panose information has been corrected where necessary (using panosifier). This ensures that the fonts render correctly on Kobo devices.
- Most of these fonts are available under their original Open Font License.
- XCharter is available under the original Bitstream license, which is included in the respective archive.
- For simple books and basic readability, I personally prefer XCharter or NV Jost.
- For fantasy books, I prefer to use NV Garamond or NV Cardo.