SnowB BMF: A Practical Online Bitmap Font Generator

SnowB BMF is a practical, web-based tool for creating bitmap fonts. It’s designed for game developers, app creators, and designers who need a fast and reliable way to generate font texture atlases.

SnowB BMF is a modern tool that runs entirely in your browser. It requires no installation and respects your privacy by processing all data locally on your machine.

What is a Bitmap Font?

A bitmap font stores each character (glyph) as a pre-rendered image in a texture atlas. This method ensures pixel-perfect rendering at a fixed size, which is highly efficient for performance-critical applications like games, embedded systems, and UIs where rendering speed and visual consistency are essential.

What Can You Do with SnowB BMF?

1. Generate Your Font

• Import custom .ttf and .otf font files.
• Define the character set you need, from simple ASCII to extensive international characters.
• Set the font size and basic rendering parameters.

2. Customize Appearance and Layout

• Styling: Apply visual effects like gradients, strokes, and shadows to match your design.
• Metrics & Kerning: Adjust character spacing, offsets, and kerning pairs for optimal readability.
• Packing: Configure the texture atlas packer to arrange glyphs efficiently, saving memory.

3. Export for Your Project

• Multiple Formats: Export font data in standard formats like Text (.fnt), XML (.fnt), JSON, and binary, ensuring compatibility with most game engines (e.g., Unity, Godot, Unreal) and frameworks.
• Texture Atlas: Generate a high-quality PNG image containing all your character glyphs.

Who is This Tool For?

• Game Developers: For creating custom fonts for UI, dialogue, and in-game text.
• App Developers: For optimized, consistent font rendering across different platforms.
• Embedded System Developers: For creating compact fonts for resource-constrained devices.
• Web Developers: For pixel-perfect, retro-style web applications and experiences.

Key Features at a Glance

• Free & Web-Based: Runs in your browser. No software to install.
• 100% Private: All files and data are processed locally. Nothing is uploaded.
• Intuitive Interface: Easy to learn and use, with a clean and modern layout.
• Live Preview: A real-time canvas shows you exactly what your font looks like as you edit.
• Rich Styling Options: Gradients, shadows, strokes, and patterns.
• Efficient Packing: An optimized algorithm helps pack glyphs tightly to save texture space.

Getting Started

Ready to create your first bitmap font? Check out our Interface Guide to get familiar with the layout, or dive into the Font Design section to learn about all the customization options.