Custom line cap to simulate inked line in TikZ











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Can one add such arrow tips? Sure. Am I sure that my proposal is the best inky tip ever? Absolutely not. However, this should give you an idea how to approach the "best inky tip ever". ;-)



documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone}

usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}

usetikzlibrary{bending}



pgfdeclarearrow{

  name=ink,

  parameters= {thepgfarrowlength},  

  setup code={

   pgfarrowssettipend{0pt}

   pgfarrowssetlineend{-pgfarrowlength}

   pgfarrowlinewidth=pgflinewidth

   pgfarrowssavethepgfarrowlength

  },

  drawing code={

   pgfpathmoveto{pgfpoint{-pgfarrowlength}{0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.75pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{0pt}{0pt}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.05pgfarrowlength}{-0.95pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.2pgfarrowlength}{-0.9pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.3pgfarrowlength}{-0.8pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.6pgfarrowlength}{-0.55pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-01pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfusepathqfill

  },

  defaults = { length = 12pt }

}

begin{document}

begin{tikzpicture}

draw [line width=1mm,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]},blue!80!black] (0,0) to [bend left] (3,0);

end{tikzpicture}

end{document}


enter image description here



Or, if you wish to have a more pronounced tip, this can also be done.



documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone}

usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}

usetikzlibrary{bending}



pgfdeclarearrow{

  name=ink,

  parameters= {thepgfarrowlength},  

  setup code={

   pgfarrowssettipend{0pt}

   pgfarrowssetlineend{-pgfarrowlength}

   pgfarrowlinewidth=pgflinewidth

   pgfarrowssavethepgfarrowlength

  },

  drawing code={

   pgfpathmoveto{pgfpoint{-pgfarrowlength}{0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.75pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{0pt}{0pt}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.2pgfarrowlength}{-1.35pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.3pgfarrowlength}{-1.1pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.4pgfarrowlength}{-0.8pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.6pgfarrowlength}{-0.55pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-01pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfusepathqfill

  },

  defaults = { length = 12pt }

}

begin{document}

begin{tikzpicture}

draw [line width=1mm,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]},blue!80!black] (0,0) to [bend left] (3,0);

end{tikzpicture}

end{document}


enter image description here



And one could also add some randomness.



documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone}

usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}

usetikzlibrary{bending}



pgfdeclarearrow{

  name=ink,

  parameters= {thepgfarrowlength},  

  setup code={

   pgfarrowssettipend{0pt}

   pgfarrowssetlineend{-pgfarrowlength}

   pgfarrowlinewidth=pgflinewidth

   pgfarrowssavethepgfarrowlength

  },

  drawing code={

   pgfpathmoveto{pgfpoint{-pgfarrowlength}{0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.75pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{0pt}{0pt}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.2pgfarrowlength}{-(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.3pgfarrowlength}{-0.8*(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.4pgfarrowlength}{-0.6*(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.6pgfarrowlength}{-0.3*(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-1pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfusepathqfill

  },

  defaults = { length = 12pt }

}

begin{document}

begin{tikzpicture}

draw [line width=1mm,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]},blue!80!black] (0,0) to [bend left] (3,0);

end{tikzpicture}

end{document}


enter image description here



BONUS: Some quick and dirty "inky" letters. 



documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone}

usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}

usetikzlibrary{bending}

usetikzlibrary{positioning}

pgfdeclarearrow{

  name=ink,

  parameters= {thepgfarrowlength},  

  setup code={

   pgfarrowssettipend{0pt}

   pgfarrowssetlineend{-pgfarrowlength}

   pgfarrowlinewidth=pgflinewidth

   pgfarrowssavethepgfarrowlength

  },

  drawing code={

   pgfpathmoveto{pgfpoint{-pgfarrowlength}{0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.75pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{0pt}{0pt}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.2pgfarrowlength}{-(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.3pgfarrowlength}{-0.8*(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.4pgfarrowlength}{-0.6*(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.6pgfarrowlength}{-0.3*(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-1pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfusepathqfill

  },

  defaults = { length = 12pt }

}

begin{document}

tikzset{pics/.cd,

  A/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,-0.55) -- (0.3,0.4) -- (0.6,-0.55);

  draw[line width=5](0.1,1/3-0.45) --

  (0.5,1/3-0.45);

  path (0.7,0);}},

  B/.style={code={draw[line width=5] (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45)

  to[out=0,in=0,looseness=2.5]  (0,0)  to[out=0,in=0,looseness=3] cycle;}},

  C/.style={code={draw[line width=5,-{ink[bend]}]

   (0,0) to[out=90,in=110,looseness=2]  (0.5,0.25);

   draw[line width=5,-{ink[bend]}](0,0) to[out=-90,in=-110,looseness=2]  (0.5,-0.25);

   path (0.7,0);}},

  D/.style={code={draw[line width=5] (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45) 

  to[out=0,in=0,looseness=2.25]   cycle;

  path (0.7,0);}},

  E/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0.5,-0.45) --(0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45)  -- (0.5,0.45);

  draw[line width=5,-{ink[bend]}] (0,0) -- (0.5,0);

  path (0.7,0);}},

  F/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45)  -- (0.5,0.45);

  draw[line width=5,-{ink[bend]}] (0,0) -- (0.5,0);

  path (0.7,0);}},

  G/.style={code={draw[line width=5,-{ink[bend]}]

   (0,0) to[out=90,in=110,looseness=2]  (0.5,0.25);

   draw[line width=5] (0,0) to[out=-90,in=-110,looseness=2]  

   (0.5,-0.25);

   draw[line width=5,-{ink[bend]}] (0.54,-0.25) to (0.3,-0.25);

   path (0.7,0);}},

  H/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,-0.5) -- (0,0.5);  

  draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.5,-0.5) -- (0.5,0.5);

  draw[line width=5] (0,0) -- (0.5,0);

  path (0.7,0);}},

  I/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45);

  path (0.25,0);}},

  J/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.2,0.45) -- (0.2,-0.35) to[out=-90,in=0]

  (0.1,-0.45) to[out=180,in=-90] (0,-0.35);

  path (0.45,0);}},

  K/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45); 

  draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.4,0.45) -- (0.02,0) --  (0.4,-0.45);

  path (0.6,0);}},

  L/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,0.5) -- (0,-0.45) -- (0.4,-0.45);

  path (0.6,0);}},

  M/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45) -- 

  (0.3,0.25) -- (0.6,0.45) -- (0.6,-0.45);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  N/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45) -- (0.6,-0.4) --

  (0.6,0.45);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  O/.style={code={draw[line width=5] (0.3,0) circle(0.3 and 0.48);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  P/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-] (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45) 

  to[out=0,in=0,looseness=2.5]  (0,0);

  path (0.6,0);}},

  Q/.style={code={draw[line width=5] 

  (0.3,0) circle(0.3 and 0.48);

  draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}](0.35,-0.25) -- (0.6,-0.45);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  R/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45) 

  to[out=0,in=0,looseness=2.5]  (0.05,0) -- (0.4,-0.45);

  path (0.6,0);}},

  S/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.5,0.4)  

  to[out=160,in=165,looseness=2]  (0.3,0)  

  to[out=-15,in=-20,looseness=2] (0.1,-0.4);

  path (0.65,0);}},

  T/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.35,-0.45) -- (0.35,0.45) (0,0.45) -- (0.7,0.45);

  path (0.85,0);}},

  U/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,0.5) -- (0,0) to[out=-90,in=-90,looseness=2.5]

  (0.6,0) -- (0.6,0.5);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  V/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,0.5) -- (0.3,-0.4) -- (0.6,0.5);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  W/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,0.45) -- (0.3,-0.4) -- (0.45,-0.1)

  -- (0.6,-0.4) -- (0.9,0.45);

  path (1.1,0);}},

  X/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,0.45) -- (0.6,-0.45);

   draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.6,0.45)

  -- (0,-0.45);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  Y/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,0.45) -- (0.3,0);  

  draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.6,0.45)

  -- (0,-0.45);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  Z/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,0.45) --(0.6,0.45) -- (0,-0.45)  

  -- (0.6,-0.45);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  space/.style={code={path (0,0) (0.2,0);}},

}

begin{tikzpicture}[blue!80!black]

pic[local bounding box=box1,scale=2] at (0,0) {A};

foreach X [count=Y,evaluate=Y as Z using {int(Y+1)}] in {B,...,Z}

{edeftemp{noexpandpic[right=0mm of boxY,local bounding box=boxZ,scale=2]

{X};}

temp}

end{tikzpicture}

end{document}


enter image description here



(Yes, obviously these are not at all as beautiful as dedicated fonts. However, one can subject them to nonlinear transformation, such as those of this impressive master piece. I spare this application for another day. Also because arrow tips and nonlinear transformations require some extra work.)






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  • Wow, perfect thank you! And, in my book, those would count as some pretty perfect inky tips to me.
    – user2501235
    Nov 19 at 23:31










  • How to convert your font such that it becomes install-able on my machine?
    – Artificial Stupidity
    Nov 20 at 6:07












  • @ArtificialStupidity There is no font that you need to install. You can compile the code on your machine, I think, without adding anything e.g. with pdflatex. And there is no font, I just drew the characters (very quickly and in a very dirty way) with TikZ. And since this is no font, you can not do anything sophisticated with it, in particular not typeset any formulae, which TeX is originally made for. The only conceivable use of this is that you can subject the "characters" to nontrivial transformations.
    – marmot
    Nov 20 at 6:15












  • @marmot: My idea is to create a font with TikZ and use it everywhere. :-)
    – Artificial Stupidity
    Nov 20 at 6:34











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Can one add such arrow tips? Sure. Am I sure that my proposal is the best inky tip ever? Absolutely not. However, this should give you an idea how to approach the "best inky tip ever". ;-)



documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone}

usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}

usetikzlibrary{bending}



pgfdeclarearrow{

  name=ink,

  parameters= {thepgfarrowlength},  

  setup code={

   pgfarrowssettipend{0pt}

   pgfarrowssetlineend{-pgfarrowlength}

   pgfarrowlinewidth=pgflinewidth

   pgfarrowssavethepgfarrowlength

  },

  drawing code={

   pgfpathmoveto{pgfpoint{-pgfarrowlength}{0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.75pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{0pt}{0pt}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.05pgfarrowlength}{-0.95pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.2pgfarrowlength}{-0.9pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.3pgfarrowlength}{-0.8pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.6pgfarrowlength}{-0.55pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-01pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfusepathqfill

  },

  defaults = { length = 12pt }

}

begin{document}

begin{tikzpicture}

draw [line width=1mm,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]},blue!80!black] (0,0) to [bend left] (3,0);

end{tikzpicture}

end{document}


enter image description here



Or, if you wish to have a more pronounced tip, this can also be done.



documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone}

usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}

usetikzlibrary{bending}



pgfdeclarearrow{

  name=ink,

  parameters= {thepgfarrowlength},  

  setup code={

   pgfarrowssettipend{0pt}

   pgfarrowssetlineend{-pgfarrowlength}

   pgfarrowlinewidth=pgflinewidth

   pgfarrowssavethepgfarrowlength

  },

  drawing code={

   pgfpathmoveto{pgfpoint{-pgfarrowlength}{0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.75pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{0pt}{0pt}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.2pgfarrowlength}{-1.35pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.3pgfarrowlength}{-1.1pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.4pgfarrowlength}{-0.8pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.6pgfarrowlength}{-0.55pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-01pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfusepathqfill

  },

  defaults = { length = 12pt }

}

begin{document}

begin{tikzpicture}

draw [line width=1mm,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]},blue!80!black] (0,0) to [bend left] (3,0);

end{tikzpicture}

end{document}


enter image description here



And one could also add some randomness.



documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone}

usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}

usetikzlibrary{bending}



pgfdeclarearrow{

  name=ink,

  parameters= {thepgfarrowlength},  

  setup code={

   pgfarrowssettipend{0pt}

   pgfarrowssetlineend{-pgfarrowlength}

   pgfarrowlinewidth=pgflinewidth

   pgfarrowssavethepgfarrowlength

  },

  drawing code={

   pgfpathmoveto{pgfpoint{-pgfarrowlength}{0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.75pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{0pt}{0pt}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.2pgfarrowlength}{-(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.3pgfarrowlength}{-0.8*(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.4pgfarrowlength}{-0.6*(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.6pgfarrowlength}{-0.3*(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-1pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfusepathqfill

  },

  defaults = { length = 12pt }

}

begin{document}

begin{tikzpicture}

draw [line width=1mm,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]},blue!80!black] (0,0) to [bend left] (3,0);

end{tikzpicture}

end{document}


enter image description here



BONUS: Some quick and dirty "inky" letters. 



documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone}

usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}

usetikzlibrary{bending}

usetikzlibrary{positioning}

pgfdeclarearrow{

  name=ink,

  parameters= {thepgfarrowlength},  

  setup code={

   pgfarrowssettipend{0pt}

   pgfarrowssetlineend{-pgfarrowlength}

   pgfarrowlinewidth=pgflinewidth

   pgfarrowssavethepgfarrowlength

  },

  drawing code={

   pgfpathmoveto{pgfpoint{-pgfarrowlength}{0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.75pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{0pt}{0pt}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.2pgfarrowlength}{-(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.3pgfarrowlength}{-0.8*(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.4pgfarrowlength}{-0.6*(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.6pgfarrowlength}{-0.3*(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-1pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfusepathqfill

  },

  defaults = { length = 12pt }

}

begin{document}

tikzset{pics/.cd,

  A/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,-0.55) -- (0.3,0.4) -- (0.6,-0.55);

  draw[line width=5](0.1,1/3-0.45) --

  (0.5,1/3-0.45);

  path (0.7,0);}},

  B/.style={code={draw[line width=5] (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45)

  to[out=0,in=0,looseness=2.5]  (0,0)  to[out=0,in=0,looseness=3] cycle;}},

  C/.style={code={draw[line width=5,-{ink[bend]}]

   (0,0) to[out=90,in=110,looseness=2]  (0.5,0.25);

   draw[line width=5,-{ink[bend]}](0,0) to[out=-90,in=-110,looseness=2]  (0.5,-0.25);

   path (0.7,0);}},

  D/.style={code={draw[line width=5] (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45) 

  to[out=0,in=0,looseness=2.25]   cycle;

  path (0.7,0);}},

  E/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0.5,-0.45) --(0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45)  -- (0.5,0.45);

  draw[line width=5,-{ink[bend]}] (0,0) -- (0.5,0);

  path (0.7,0);}},

  F/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45)  -- (0.5,0.45);

  draw[line width=5,-{ink[bend]}] (0,0) -- (0.5,0);

  path (0.7,0);}},

  G/.style={code={draw[line width=5,-{ink[bend]}]

   (0,0) to[out=90,in=110,looseness=2]  (0.5,0.25);

   draw[line width=5] (0,0) to[out=-90,in=-110,looseness=2]  

   (0.5,-0.25);

   draw[line width=5,-{ink[bend]}] (0.54,-0.25) to (0.3,-0.25);

   path (0.7,0);}},

  H/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,-0.5) -- (0,0.5);  

  draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.5,-0.5) -- (0.5,0.5);

  draw[line width=5] (0,0) -- (0.5,0);

  path (0.7,0);}},

  I/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45);

  path (0.25,0);}},

  J/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.2,0.45) -- (0.2,-0.35) to[out=-90,in=0]

  (0.1,-0.45) to[out=180,in=-90] (0,-0.35);

  path (0.45,0);}},

  K/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45); 

  draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.4,0.45) -- (0.02,0) --  (0.4,-0.45);

  path (0.6,0);}},

  L/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,0.5) -- (0,-0.45) -- (0.4,-0.45);

  path (0.6,0);}},

  M/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45) -- 

  (0.3,0.25) -- (0.6,0.45) -- (0.6,-0.45);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  N/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45) -- (0.6,-0.4) --

  (0.6,0.45);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  O/.style={code={draw[line width=5] (0.3,0) circle(0.3 and 0.48);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  P/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-] (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45) 

  to[out=0,in=0,looseness=2.5]  (0,0);

  path (0.6,0);}},

  Q/.style={code={draw[line width=5] 

  (0.3,0) circle(0.3 and 0.48);

  draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}](0.35,-0.25) -- (0.6,-0.45);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  R/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45) 

  to[out=0,in=0,looseness=2.5]  (0.05,0) -- (0.4,-0.45);

  path (0.6,0);}},

  S/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.5,0.4)  

  to[out=160,in=165,looseness=2]  (0.3,0)  

  to[out=-15,in=-20,looseness=2] (0.1,-0.4);

  path (0.65,0);}},

  T/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.35,-0.45) -- (0.35,0.45) (0,0.45) -- (0.7,0.45);

  path (0.85,0);}},

  U/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,0.5) -- (0,0) to[out=-90,in=-90,looseness=2.5]

  (0.6,0) -- (0.6,0.5);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  V/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,0.5) -- (0.3,-0.4) -- (0.6,0.5);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  W/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,0.45) -- (0.3,-0.4) -- (0.45,-0.1)

  -- (0.6,-0.4) -- (0.9,0.45);

  path (1.1,0);}},

  X/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,0.45) -- (0.6,-0.45);

   draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.6,0.45)

  -- (0,-0.45);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  Y/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,0.45) -- (0.3,0);  

  draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.6,0.45)

  -- (0,-0.45);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  Z/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,0.45) --(0.6,0.45) -- (0,-0.45)  

  -- (0.6,-0.45);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  space/.style={code={path (0,0) (0.2,0);}},

}

begin{tikzpicture}[blue!80!black]

pic[local bounding box=box1,scale=2] at (0,0) {A};

foreach X [count=Y,evaluate=Y as Z using {int(Y+1)}] in {B,...,Z}

{edeftemp{noexpandpic[right=0mm of boxY,local bounding box=boxZ,scale=2]

{X};}

temp}

end{tikzpicture}

end{document}


enter image description here



(Yes, obviously these are not at all as beautiful as dedicated fonts. However, one can subject them to nonlinear transformation, such as those of this impressive master piece. I spare this application for another day. Also because arrow tips and nonlinear transformations require some extra work.)






share|improve this answer























  • Wow, perfect thank you! And, in my book, those would count as some pretty perfect inky tips to me.
    – user2501235
    Nov 19 at 23:31










  • How to convert your font such that it becomes install-able on my machine?
    – Artificial Stupidity
    Nov 20 at 6:07












  • @ArtificialStupidity There is no font that you need to install. You can compile the code on your machine, I think, without adding anything e.g. with pdflatex. And there is no font, I just drew the characters (very quickly and in a very dirty way) with TikZ. And since this is no font, you can not do anything sophisticated with it, in particular not typeset any formulae, which TeX is originally made for. The only conceivable use of this is that you can subject the "characters" to nontrivial transformations.
    – marmot
    Nov 20 at 6:15












  • @marmot: My idea is to create a font with TikZ and use it everywhere. :-)
    – Artificial Stupidity
    Nov 20 at 6:34















up vote
5
down vote



accepted










Can one add such arrow tips? Sure. Am I sure that my proposal is the best inky tip ever? Absolutely not. However, this should give you an idea how to approach the "best inky tip ever". ;-)



documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone}

usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}

usetikzlibrary{bending}



pgfdeclarearrow{

  name=ink,

  parameters= {thepgfarrowlength},  

  setup code={

   pgfarrowssettipend{0pt}

   pgfarrowssetlineend{-pgfarrowlength}

   pgfarrowlinewidth=pgflinewidth

   pgfarrowssavethepgfarrowlength

  },

  drawing code={

   pgfpathmoveto{pgfpoint{-pgfarrowlength}{0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.75pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{0pt}{0pt}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.05pgfarrowlength}{-0.95pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.2pgfarrowlength}{-0.9pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.3pgfarrowlength}{-0.8pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.6pgfarrowlength}{-0.55pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-01pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfusepathqfill

  },

  defaults = { length = 12pt }

}

begin{document}

begin{tikzpicture}

draw [line width=1mm,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]},blue!80!black] (0,0) to [bend left] (3,0);

end{tikzpicture}

end{document}


enter image description here



Or, if you wish to have a more pronounced tip, this can also be done.



documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone}

usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}

usetikzlibrary{bending}



pgfdeclarearrow{

  name=ink,

  parameters= {thepgfarrowlength},  

  setup code={

   pgfarrowssettipend{0pt}

   pgfarrowssetlineend{-pgfarrowlength}

   pgfarrowlinewidth=pgflinewidth

   pgfarrowssavethepgfarrowlength

  },

  drawing code={

   pgfpathmoveto{pgfpoint{-pgfarrowlength}{0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.75pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{0pt}{0pt}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.2pgfarrowlength}{-1.35pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.3pgfarrowlength}{-1.1pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.4pgfarrowlength}{-0.8pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.6pgfarrowlength}{-0.55pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-01pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfusepathqfill

  },

  defaults = { length = 12pt }

}

begin{document}

begin{tikzpicture}

draw [line width=1mm,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]},blue!80!black] (0,0) to [bend left] (3,0);

end{tikzpicture}

end{document}


enter image description here



And one could also add some randomness.



documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone}

usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}

usetikzlibrary{bending}



pgfdeclarearrow{

  name=ink,

  parameters= {thepgfarrowlength},  

  setup code={

   pgfarrowssettipend{0pt}

   pgfarrowssetlineend{-pgfarrowlength}

   pgfarrowlinewidth=pgflinewidth

   pgfarrowssavethepgfarrowlength

  },

  drawing code={

   pgfpathmoveto{pgfpoint{-pgfarrowlength}{0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.75pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{0pt}{0pt}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.2pgfarrowlength}{-(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.3pgfarrowlength}{-0.8*(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.4pgfarrowlength}{-0.6*(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.6pgfarrowlength}{-0.3*(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-1pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfusepathqfill

  },

  defaults = { length = 12pt }

}

begin{document}

begin{tikzpicture}

draw [line width=1mm,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]},blue!80!black] (0,0) to [bend left] (3,0);

end{tikzpicture}

end{document}


enter image description here



BONUS: Some quick and dirty "inky" letters. 



documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone}

usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}

usetikzlibrary{bending}

usetikzlibrary{positioning}

pgfdeclarearrow{

  name=ink,

  parameters= {thepgfarrowlength},  

  setup code={

   pgfarrowssettipend{0pt}

   pgfarrowssetlineend{-pgfarrowlength}

   pgfarrowlinewidth=pgflinewidth

   pgfarrowssavethepgfarrowlength

  },

  drawing code={

   pgfpathmoveto{pgfpoint{-pgfarrowlength}{0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.75pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{0pt}{0pt}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.2pgfarrowlength}{-(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.3pgfarrowlength}{-0.8*(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.4pgfarrowlength}{-0.6*(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.6pgfarrowlength}{-0.3*(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-1pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfusepathqfill

  },

  defaults = { length = 12pt }

}

begin{document}

tikzset{pics/.cd,

  A/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,-0.55) -- (0.3,0.4) -- (0.6,-0.55);

  draw[line width=5](0.1,1/3-0.45) --

  (0.5,1/3-0.45);

  path (0.7,0);}},

  B/.style={code={draw[line width=5] (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45)

  to[out=0,in=0,looseness=2.5]  (0,0)  to[out=0,in=0,looseness=3] cycle;}},

  C/.style={code={draw[line width=5,-{ink[bend]}]

   (0,0) to[out=90,in=110,looseness=2]  (0.5,0.25);

   draw[line width=5,-{ink[bend]}](0,0) to[out=-90,in=-110,looseness=2]  (0.5,-0.25);

   path (0.7,0);}},

  D/.style={code={draw[line width=5] (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45) 

  to[out=0,in=0,looseness=2.25]   cycle;

  path (0.7,0);}},

  E/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0.5,-0.45) --(0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45)  -- (0.5,0.45);

  draw[line width=5,-{ink[bend]}] (0,0) -- (0.5,0);

  path (0.7,0);}},

  F/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45)  -- (0.5,0.45);

  draw[line width=5,-{ink[bend]}] (0,0) -- (0.5,0);

  path (0.7,0);}},

  G/.style={code={draw[line width=5,-{ink[bend]}]

   (0,0) to[out=90,in=110,looseness=2]  (0.5,0.25);

   draw[line width=5] (0,0) to[out=-90,in=-110,looseness=2]  

   (0.5,-0.25);

   draw[line width=5,-{ink[bend]}] (0.54,-0.25) to (0.3,-0.25);

   path (0.7,0);}},

  H/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,-0.5) -- (0,0.5);  

  draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.5,-0.5) -- (0.5,0.5);

  draw[line width=5] (0,0) -- (0.5,0);

  path (0.7,0);}},

  I/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45);

  path (0.25,0);}},

  J/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.2,0.45) -- (0.2,-0.35) to[out=-90,in=0]

  (0.1,-0.45) to[out=180,in=-90] (0,-0.35);

  path (0.45,0);}},

  K/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45); 

  draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.4,0.45) -- (0.02,0) --  (0.4,-0.45);

  path (0.6,0);}},

  L/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,0.5) -- (0,-0.45) -- (0.4,-0.45);

  path (0.6,0);}},

  M/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45) -- 

  (0.3,0.25) -- (0.6,0.45) -- (0.6,-0.45);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  N/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45) -- (0.6,-0.4) --

  (0.6,0.45);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  O/.style={code={draw[line width=5] (0.3,0) circle(0.3 and 0.48);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  P/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-] (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45) 

  to[out=0,in=0,looseness=2.5]  (0,0);

  path (0.6,0);}},

  Q/.style={code={draw[line width=5] 

  (0.3,0) circle(0.3 and 0.48);

  draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}](0.35,-0.25) -- (0.6,-0.45);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  R/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45) 

  to[out=0,in=0,looseness=2.5]  (0.05,0) -- (0.4,-0.45);

  path (0.6,0);}},

  S/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.5,0.4)  

  to[out=160,in=165,looseness=2]  (0.3,0)  

  to[out=-15,in=-20,looseness=2] (0.1,-0.4);

  path (0.65,0);}},

  T/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.35,-0.45) -- (0.35,0.45) (0,0.45) -- (0.7,0.45);

  path (0.85,0);}},

  U/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,0.5) -- (0,0) to[out=-90,in=-90,looseness=2.5]

  (0.6,0) -- (0.6,0.5);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  V/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,0.5) -- (0.3,-0.4) -- (0.6,0.5);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  W/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,0.45) -- (0.3,-0.4) -- (0.45,-0.1)

  -- (0.6,-0.4) -- (0.9,0.45);

  path (1.1,0);}},

  X/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,0.45) -- (0.6,-0.45);

   draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.6,0.45)

  -- (0,-0.45);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  Y/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,0.45) -- (0.3,0);  

  draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.6,0.45)

  -- (0,-0.45);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  Z/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,0.45) --(0.6,0.45) -- (0,-0.45)  

  -- (0.6,-0.45);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  space/.style={code={path (0,0) (0.2,0);}},

}

begin{tikzpicture}[blue!80!black]

pic[local bounding box=box1,scale=2] at (0,0) {A};

foreach X [count=Y,evaluate=Y as Z using {int(Y+1)}] in {B,...,Z}

{edeftemp{noexpandpic[right=0mm of boxY,local bounding box=boxZ,scale=2]

{X};}

temp}

end{tikzpicture}

end{document}


enter image description here



(Yes, obviously these are not at all as beautiful as dedicated fonts. However, one can subject them to nonlinear transformation, such as those of this impressive master piece. I spare this application for another day. Also because arrow tips and nonlinear transformations require some extra work.)






share|improve this answer























  • Wow, perfect thank you! And, in my book, those would count as some pretty perfect inky tips to me.
    – user2501235
    Nov 19 at 23:31










  • How to convert your font such that it becomes install-able on my machine?
    – Artificial Stupidity
    Nov 20 at 6:07












  • @ArtificialStupidity There is no font that you need to install. You can compile the code on your machine, I think, without adding anything e.g. with pdflatex. And there is no font, I just drew the characters (very quickly and in a very dirty way) with TikZ. And since this is no font, you can not do anything sophisticated with it, in particular not typeset any formulae, which TeX is originally made for. The only conceivable use of this is that you can subject the "characters" to nontrivial transformations.
    – marmot
    Nov 20 at 6:15












  • @marmot: My idea is to create a font with TikZ and use it everywhere. :-)
    – Artificial Stupidity
    Nov 20 at 6:34













up vote
5
down vote



accepted







up vote
5
down vote



accepted






Can one add such arrow tips? Sure. Am I sure that my proposal is the best inky tip ever? Absolutely not. However, this should give you an idea how to approach the "best inky tip ever". ;-)



documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone}

usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}

usetikzlibrary{bending}



pgfdeclarearrow{

  name=ink,

  parameters= {thepgfarrowlength},  

  setup code={

   pgfarrowssettipend{0pt}

   pgfarrowssetlineend{-pgfarrowlength}

   pgfarrowlinewidth=pgflinewidth

   pgfarrowssavethepgfarrowlength

  },

  drawing code={

   pgfpathmoveto{pgfpoint{-pgfarrowlength}{0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.75pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{0pt}{0pt}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.05pgfarrowlength}{-0.95pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.2pgfarrowlength}{-0.9pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.3pgfarrowlength}{-0.8pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.6pgfarrowlength}{-0.55pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-01pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfusepathqfill

  },

  defaults = { length = 12pt }

}

begin{document}

begin{tikzpicture}

draw [line width=1mm,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]},blue!80!black] (0,0) to [bend left] (3,0);

end{tikzpicture}

end{document}


enter image description here



Or, if you wish to have a more pronounced tip, this can also be done.



documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone}

usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}

usetikzlibrary{bending}



pgfdeclarearrow{

  name=ink,

  parameters= {thepgfarrowlength},  

  setup code={

   pgfarrowssettipend{0pt}

   pgfarrowssetlineend{-pgfarrowlength}

   pgfarrowlinewidth=pgflinewidth

   pgfarrowssavethepgfarrowlength

  },

  drawing code={

   pgfpathmoveto{pgfpoint{-pgfarrowlength}{0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.75pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{0pt}{0pt}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.2pgfarrowlength}{-1.35pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.3pgfarrowlength}{-1.1pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.4pgfarrowlength}{-0.8pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.6pgfarrowlength}{-0.55pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-01pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfusepathqfill

  },

  defaults = { length = 12pt }

}

begin{document}

begin{tikzpicture}

draw [line width=1mm,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]},blue!80!black] (0,0) to [bend left] (3,0);

end{tikzpicture}

end{document}


enter image description here



And one could also add some randomness.



documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone}

usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}

usetikzlibrary{bending}



pgfdeclarearrow{

  name=ink,

  parameters= {thepgfarrowlength},  

  setup code={

   pgfarrowssettipend{0pt}

   pgfarrowssetlineend{-pgfarrowlength}

   pgfarrowlinewidth=pgflinewidth

   pgfarrowssavethepgfarrowlength

  },

  drawing code={

   pgfpathmoveto{pgfpoint{-pgfarrowlength}{0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.75pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{0pt}{0pt}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.2pgfarrowlength}{-(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.3pgfarrowlength}{-0.8*(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.4pgfarrowlength}{-0.6*(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.6pgfarrowlength}{-0.3*(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-1pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfusepathqfill

  },

  defaults = { length = 12pt }

}

begin{document}

begin{tikzpicture}

draw [line width=1mm,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]},blue!80!black] (0,0) to [bend left] (3,0);

end{tikzpicture}

end{document}


enter image description here



BONUS: Some quick and dirty "inky" letters. 



documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone}

usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}

usetikzlibrary{bending}

usetikzlibrary{positioning}

pgfdeclarearrow{

  name=ink,

  parameters= {thepgfarrowlength},  

  setup code={

   pgfarrowssettipend{0pt}

   pgfarrowssetlineend{-pgfarrowlength}

   pgfarrowlinewidth=pgflinewidth

   pgfarrowssavethepgfarrowlength

  },

  drawing code={

   pgfpathmoveto{pgfpoint{-pgfarrowlength}{0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.75pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{0pt}{0pt}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.2pgfarrowlength}{-(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.3pgfarrowlength}{-0.8*(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.4pgfarrowlength}{-0.6*(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.6pgfarrowlength}{-0.3*(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-1pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfusepathqfill

  },

  defaults = { length = 12pt }

}

begin{document}

tikzset{pics/.cd,

  A/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,-0.55) -- (0.3,0.4) -- (0.6,-0.55);

  draw[line width=5](0.1,1/3-0.45) --

  (0.5,1/3-0.45);

  path (0.7,0);}},

  B/.style={code={draw[line width=5] (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45)

  to[out=0,in=0,looseness=2.5]  (0,0)  to[out=0,in=0,looseness=3] cycle;}},

  C/.style={code={draw[line width=5,-{ink[bend]}]

   (0,0) to[out=90,in=110,looseness=2]  (0.5,0.25);

   draw[line width=5,-{ink[bend]}](0,0) to[out=-90,in=-110,looseness=2]  (0.5,-0.25);

   path (0.7,0);}},

  D/.style={code={draw[line width=5] (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45) 

  to[out=0,in=0,looseness=2.25]   cycle;

  path (0.7,0);}},

  E/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0.5,-0.45) --(0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45)  -- (0.5,0.45);

  draw[line width=5,-{ink[bend]}] (0,0) -- (0.5,0);

  path (0.7,0);}},

  F/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45)  -- (0.5,0.45);

  draw[line width=5,-{ink[bend]}] (0,0) -- (0.5,0);

  path (0.7,0);}},

  G/.style={code={draw[line width=5,-{ink[bend]}]

   (0,0) to[out=90,in=110,looseness=2]  (0.5,0.25);

   draw[line width=5] (0,0) to[out=-90,in=-110,looseness=2]  

   (0.5,-0.25);

   draw[line width=5,-{ink[bend]}] (0.54,-0.25) to (0.3,-0.25);

   path (0.7,0);}},

  H/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,-0.5) -- (0,0.5);  

  draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.5,-0.5) -- (0.5,0.5);

  draw[line width=5] (0,0) -- (0.5,0);

  path (0.7,0);}},

  I/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45);

  path (0.25,0);}},

  J/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.2,0.45) -- (0.2,-0.35) to[out=-90,in=0]

  (0.1,-0.45) to[out=180,in=-90] (0,-0.35);

  path (0.45,0);}},

  K/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45); 

  draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.4,0.45) -- (0.02,0) --  (0.4,-0.45);

  path (0.6,0);}},

  L/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,0.5) -- (0,-0.45) -- (0.4,-0.45);

  path (0.6,0);}},

  M/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45) -- 

  (0.3,0.25) -- (0.6,0.45) -- (0.6,-0.45);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  N/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45) -- (0.6,-0.4) --

  (0.6,0.45);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  O/.style={code={draw[line width=5] (0.3,0) circle(0.3 and 0.48);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  P/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-] (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45) 

  to[out=0,in=0,looseness=2.5]  (0,0);

  path (0.6,0);}},

  Q/.style={code={draw[line width=5] 

  (0.3,0) circle(0.3 and 0.48);

  draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}](0.35,-0.25) -- (0.6,-0.45);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  R/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45) 

  to[out=0,in=0,looseness=2.5]  (0.05,0) -- (0.4,-0.45);

  path (0.6,0);}},

  S/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.5,0.4)  

  to[out=160,in=165,looseness=2]  (0.3,0)  

  to[out=-15,in=-20,looseness=2] (0.1,-0.4);

  path (0.65,0);}},

  T/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.35,-0.45) -- (0.35,0.45) (0,0.45) -- (0.7,0.45);

  path (0.85,0);}},

  U/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,0.5) -- (0,0) to[out=-90,in=-90,looseness=2.5]

  (0.6,0) -- (0.6,0.5);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  V/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,0.5) -- (0.3,-0.4) -- (0.6,0.5);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  W/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,0.45) -- (0.3,-0.4) -- (0.45,-0.1)

  -- (0.6,-0.4) -- (0.9,0.45);

  path (1.1,0);}},

  X/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,0.45) -- (0.6,-0.45);

   draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.6,0.45)

  -- (0,-0.45);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  Y/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,0.45) -- (0.3,0);  

  draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.6,0.45)

  -- (0,-0.45);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  Z/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,0.45) --(0.6,0.45) -- (0,-0.45)  

  -- (0.6,-0.45);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  space/.style={code={path (0,0) (0.2,0);}},

}

begin{tikzpicture}[blue!80!black]

pic[local bounding box=box1,scale=2] at (0,0) {A};

foreach X [count=Y,evaluate=Y as Z using {int(Y+1)}] in {B,...,Z}

{edeftemp{noexpandpic[right=0mm of boxY,local bounding box=boxZ,scale=2]

{X};}

temp}

end{tikzpicture}

end{document}


enter image description here



(Yes, obviously these are not at all as beautiful as dedicated fonts. However, one can subject them to nonlinear transformation, such as those of this impressive master piece. I spare this application for another day. Also because arrow tips and nonlinear transformations require some extra work.)






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Can one add such arrow tips? Sure. Am I sure that my proposal is the best inky tip ever? Absolutely not. However, this should give you an idea how to approach the "best inky tip ever". ;-)



documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone}

usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}

usetikzlibrary{bending}



pgfdeclarearrow{

  name=ink,

  parameters= {thepgfarrowlength},  

  setup code={

   pgfarrowssettipend{0pt}

   pgfarrowssetlineend{-pgfarrowlength}

   pgfarrowlinewidth=pgflinewidth

   pgfarrowssavethepgfarrowlength

  },

  drawing code={

   pgfpathmoveto{pgfpoint{-pgfarrowlength}{0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.75pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{0pt}{0pt}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.05pgfarrowlength}{-0.95pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.2pgfarrowlength}{-0.9pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.3pgfarrowlength}{-0.8pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.6pgfarrowlength}{-0.55pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-01pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfusepathqfill

  },

  defaults = { length = 12pt }

}

begin{document}

begin{tikzpicture}

draw [line width=1mm,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]},blue!80!black] (0,0) to [bend left] (3,0);

end{tikzpicture}

end{document}


enter image description here



Or, if you wish to have a more pronounced tip, this can also be done.



documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone}

usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}

usetikzlibrary{bending}



pgfdeclarearrow{

  name=ink,

  parameters= {thepgfarrowlength},  

  setup code={

   pgfarrowssettipend{0pt}

   pgfarrowssetlineend{-pgfarrowlength}

   pgfarrowlinewidth=pgflinewidth

   pgfarrowssavethepgfarrowlength

  },

  drawing code={

   pgfpathmoveto{pgfpoint{-pgfarrowlength}{0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.75pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{0pt}{0pt}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.2pgfarrowlength}{-1.35pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.3pgfarrowlength}{-1.1pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.4pgfarrowlength}{-0.8pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.6pgfarrowlength}{-0.55pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-01pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfusepathqfill

  },

  defaults = { length = 12pt }

}

begin{document}

begin{tikzpicture}

draw [line width=1mm,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]},blue!80!black] (0,0) to [bend left] (3,0);

end{tikzpicture}

end{document}


enter image description here



And one could also add some randomness.



documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone}

usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}

usetikzlibrary{bending}



pgfdeclarearrow{

  name=ink,

  parameters= {thepgfarrowlength},  

  setup code={

   pgfarrowssettipend{0pt}

   pgfarrowssetlineend{-pgfarrowlength}

   pgfarrowlinewidth=pgflinewidth

   pgfarrowssavethepgfarrowlength

  },

  drawing code={

   pgfpathmoveto{pgfpoint{-pgfarrowlength}{0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.75pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{0pt}{0pt}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.2pgfarrowlength}{-(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.3pgfarrowlength}{-0.8*(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.4pgfarrowlength}{-0.6*(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.6pgfarrowlength}{-0.3*(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-1pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfusepathqfill

  },

  defaults = { length = 12pt }

}

begin{document}

begin{tikzpicture}

draw [line width=1mm,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]},blue!80!black] (0,0) to [bend left] (3,0);

end{tikzpicture}

end{document}


enter image description here



BONUS: Some quick and dirty "inky" letters. 



documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone}

usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}

usetikzlibrary{bending}

usetikzlibrary{positioning}

pgfdeclarearrow{

  name=ink,

  parameters= {thepgfarrowlength},  

  setup code={

   pgfarrowssettipend{0pt}

   pgfarrowssetlineend{-pgfarrowlength}

   pgfarrowlinewidth=pgflinewidth

   pgfarrowssavethepgfarrowlength

  },

  drawing code={

   pgfpathmoveto{pgfpoint{-pgfarrowlength}{0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.75pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{0.6pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{0pt}{0pt}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.01pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.2pgfarrowlength}{-(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.3pgfarrowlength}{-0.8*(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}

   pgfpathcurveto{pgfpoint{-0.4pgfarrowlength}{-0.6*(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-0.6pgfarrowlength}{-0.3*(1+0.3*rnd)*pgflinewidth}}{%

   pgfpoint{-1pgfarrowlength}{-0.5pgflinewidth}}

   pgfusepathqfill

  },

  defaults = { length = 12pt }

}

begin{document}

tikzset{pics/.cd,

  A/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,-0.55) -- (0.3,0.4) -- (0.6,-0.55);

  draw[line width=5](0.1,1/3-0.45) --

  (0.5,1/3-0.45);

  path (0.7,0);}},

  B/.style={code={draw[line width=5] (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45)

  to[out=0,in=0,looseness=2.5]  (0,0)  to[out=0,in=0,looseness=3] cycle;}},

  C/.style={code={draw[line width=5,-{ink[bend]}]

   (0,0) to[out=90,in=110,looseness=2]  (0.5,0.25);

   draw[line width=5,-{ink[bend]}](0,0) to[out=-90,in=-110,looseness=2]  (0.5,-0.25);

   path (0.7,0);}},

  D/.style={code={draw[line width=5] (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45) 

  to[out=0,in=0,looseness=2.25]   cycle;

  path (0.7,0);}},

  E/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0.5,-0.45) --(0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45)  -- (0.5,0.45);

  draw[line width=5,-{ink[bend]}] (0,0) -- (0.5,0);

  path (0.7,0);}},

  F/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45)  -- (0.5,0.45);

  draw[line width=5,-{ink[bend]}] (0,0) -- (0.5,0);

  path (0.7,0);}},

  G/.style={code={draw[line width=5,-{ink[bend]}]

   (0,0) to[out=90,in=110,looseness=2]  (0.5,0.25);

   draw[line width=5] (0,0) to[out=-90,in=-110,looseness=2]  

   (0.5,-0.25);

   draw[line width=5,-{ink[bend]}] (0.54,-0.25) to (0.3,-0.25);

   path (0.7,0);}},

  H/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,-0.5) -- (0,0.5);  

  draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.5,-0.5) -- (0.5,0.5);

  draw[line width=5] (0,0) -- (0.5,0);

  path (0.7,0);}},

  I/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45);

  path (0.25,0);}},

  J/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.2,0.45) -- (0.2,-0.35) to[out=-90,in=0]

  (0.1,-0.45) to[out=180,in=-90] (0,-0.35);

  path (0.45,0);}},

  K/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45); 

  draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.4,0.45) -- (0.02,0) --  (0.4,-0.45);

  path (0.6,0);}},

  L/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,0.5) -- (0,-0.45) -- (0.4,-0.45);

  path (0.6,0);}},

  M/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45) -- 

  (0.3,0.25) -- (0.6,0.45) -- (0.6,-0.45);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  N/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45) -- (0.6,-0.4) --

  (0.6,0.45);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  O/.style={code={draw[line width=5] (0.3,0) circle(0.3 and 0.48);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  P/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-] (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45) 

  to[out=0,in=0,looseness=2.5]  (0,0);

  path (0.6,0);}},

  Q/.style={code={draw[line width=5] 

  (0.3,0) circle(0.3 and 0.48);

  draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}](0.35,-0.25) -- (0.6,-0.45);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  R/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,-0.45) -- (0,0.45) 

  to[out=0,in=0,looseness=2.5]  (0.05,0) -- (0.4,-0.45);

  path (0.6,0);}},

  S/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.5,0.4)  

  to[out=160,in=165,looseness=2]  (0.3,0)  

  to[out=-15,in=-20,looseness=2] (0.1,-0.4);

  path (0.65,0);}},

  T/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.35,-0.45) -- (0.35,0.45) (0,0.45) -- (0.7,0.45);

  path (0.85,0);}},

  U/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,0.5) -- (0,0) to[out=-90,in=-90,looseness=2.5]

  (0.6,0) -- (0.6,0.5);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  V/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,0.5) -- (0.3,-0.4) -- (0.6,0.5);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  W/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,0.45) -- (0.3,-0.4) -- (0.45,-0.1)

  -- (0.6,-0.4) -- (0.9,0.45);

  path (1.1,0);}},

  X/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,0.45) -- (0.6,-0.45);

   draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.6,0.45)

  -- (0,-0.45);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  Y/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] 

  (0,0.45) -- (0.3,0);  

  draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0.6,0.45)

  -- (0,-0.45);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  Z/.style={code={draw[line width=5,{ink[bend]}-{ink[bend]}] (0,0.45) --(0.6,0.45) -- (0,-0.45)  

  -- (0.6,-0.45);

  path (0.8,0);}},

  space/.style={code={path (0,0) (0.2,0);}},

}

begin{tikzpicture}[blue!80!black]

pic[local bounding box=box1,scale=2] at (0,0) {A};

foreach X [count=Y,evaluate=Y as Z using {int(Y+1)}] in {B,...,Z}

{edeftemp{noexpandpic[right=0mm of boxY,local bounding box=boxZ,scale=2]

{X};}

temp}

end{tikzpicture}

end{document}


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(Yes, obviously these are not at all as beautiful as dedicated fonts. However, one can subject them to nonlinear transformation, such as those of this impressive master piece. I spare this application for another day. Also because arrow tips and nonlinear transformations require some extra work.)







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  • Wow, perfect thank you! And, in my book, those would count as some pretty perfect inky tips to me.
    – user2501235
    Nov 19 at 23:31










  • How to convert your font such that it becomes install-able on my machine?
    – Artificial Stupidity
    Nov 20 at 6:07












  • @ArtificialStupidity There is no font that you need to install. You can compile the code on your machine, I think, without adding anything e.g. with pdflatex. And there is no font, I just drew the characters (very quickly and in a very dirty way) with TikZ. And since this is no font, you can not do anything sophisticated with it, in particular not typeset any formulae, which TeX is originally made for. The only conceivable use of this is that you can subject the "characters" to nontrivial transformations.
    – marmot
    Nov 20 at 6:15












  • @marmot: My idea is to create a font with TikZ and use it everywhere. :-)
    – Artificial Stupidity
    Nov 20 at 6:34


















  • Wow, perfect thank you! And, in my book, those would count as some pretty perfect inky tips to me.
    – user2501235
    Nov 19 at 23:31










  • How to convert your font such that it becomes install-able on my machine?
    – Artificial Stupidity
    Nov 20 at 6:07












  • @ArtificialStupidity There is no font that you need to install. You can compile the code on your machine, I think, without adding anything e.g. with pdflatex. And there is no font, I just drew the characters (very quickly and in a very dirty way) with TikZ. And since this is no font, you can not do anything sophisticated with it, in particular not typeset any formulae, which TeX is originally made for. The only conceivable use of this is that you can subject the "characters" to nontrivial transformations.
    – marmot
    Nov 20 at 6:15












  • @marmot: My idea is to create a font with TikZ and use it everywhere. :-)
    – Artificial Stupidity
    Nov 20 at 6:34
















Wow, perfect thank you! And, in my book, those would count as some pretty perfect inky tips to me.
– user2501235
Nov 19 at 23:31




Wow, perfect thank you! And, in my book, those would count as some pretty perfect inky tips to me.
– user2501235
Nov 19 at 23:31












How to convert your font such that it becomes install-able on my machine?
– Artificial Stupidity
Nov 20 at 6:07






How to convert your font such that it becomes install-able on my machine?
– Artificial Stupidity
Nov 20 at 6:07














@ArtificialStupidity There is no font that you need to install. You can compile the code on your machine, I think, without adding anything e.g. with pdflatex. And there is no font, I just drew the characters (very quickly and in a very dirty way) with TikZ. And since this is no font, you can not do anything sophisticated with it, in particular not typeset any formulae, which TeX is originally made for. The only conceivable use of this is that you can subject the "characters" to nontrivial transformations.
– marmot
Nov 20 at 6:15






@ArtificialStupidity There is no font that you need to install. You can compile the code on your machine, I think, without adding anything e.g. with pdflatex. And there is no font, I just drew the characters (very quickly and in a very dirty way) with TikZ. And since this is no font, you can not do anything sophisticated with it, in particular not typeset any formulae, which TeX is originally made for. The only conceivable use of this is that you can subject the "characters" to nontrivial transformations.
– marmot
Nov 20 at 6:15














@marmot: My idea is to create a font with TikZ and use it everywhere. :-)
– Artificial Stupidity
Nov 20 at 6:34




@marmot: My idea is to create a font with TikZ and use it everywhere. :-)
– Artificial Stupidity
Nov 20 at 6:34


















 

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