Jim's TrueType QR Code Font

9 comments

• jhogervorst27 minutes ago
  A fun benefit seems to be that you can select the QR code as text and copy it, which puts the original text in your clipboard.
• athenot3 hours ago
  Maybe it's not practical for day-to-day use but the way this hacks the font to produce something completely different is amazing!
• shreddit3 hours ago
  It doesn’t seem to like spaces that much, the code for [QR coded] is broken for me on safari ios. When the space is removed it’s a working qrcode again
  • diroussel1 hour ago
    The page addresses this issue, saying that browser text wrapping can cause issues and gives advice on how to deal with it.
    • jrmg1 hour ago
      I think this is a different problem.<p>The page says that “browsers may split a QR code across lines” - but this isn’t split across lines.<p>Experimenting, if I just type &quot;[Q R]&quot; (very short, so not likely to line-break), the problem still occurs.<p>If I inspect the element, and add `white-space: nowrap;` to its style, the problem still occurs (although the text doesn’t wrap!).
• andonumb32 minutes ago
  Great idea, but it&#x27;s a shame that it only supports Basic Latin (English-only).
• trillic2 hours ago
  Font rendering should scare you
• andix3 hours ago
  Impressive, but on iOS 27 even one of the examples don&#x27;t work. Seems like it has an issue with spaces. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;imgur.com&#x2F;a&#x2F;tZGqtjR" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;imgur.com&#x2F;a&#x2F;tZGqtjR</a>
  • diroussel1 hour ago
    Did you read the explanation? It says right there on the page why it happens.<p>Or was that text added since you viewed it?
    • andix26 minutes ago
      I probably didn’t read it. But I also had to read it twice to understand what it meant.<p>I’m still not sure if this is the mentioned issue or a different one.
• ChrisArchitect5 hours ago
  [dupe] a recent Show HN: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=48703200">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=48703200</a>
• zb31 hour ago
  Unfortunately the most important thing here is missing - the whole explanation, like how did we get there, what those fonts can do and so on..
  • altairprime12 minutes ago
    That’s a common downside of HN: submitters often link the GitHub repository rather than the project’s explanation. The article’s had the project link added at the top (just below the GitHub link) and it has a much clearer story.
• LoganDark3 hours ago
  Spaces are definitely broken in Safari.