Typography JavaScripts

A list of Javascripts for typography.

Hyphenation

Sweet Justice
License: BSD
Code: https://github.com/aristus/sweet-justice
WWW: http://carlos.bueno.org/2010/04/sweet-justice.html

Hyphenator
License: LGPL
Code: https://code.google.com/p/hyphenator/downloads/list
WWW: https://code.google.com/p/hyphenator/

Hypher
License: BSD
Code: https://github.com/bramstein/hypher
WWW: http://www.bramstein.com/projects/hypher/

Font Resizing

FlowType.js
License: MIT
Code: http://github.com/simplefocus/FlowType.JS
WWW: http://simplefocus.com/flowtype/

Squishy
License: unspecified (argh! please include a license file!)
Code: https://github.com/lemonmade/squishy
WWW: http://cmsauve.com/projects/squishy/

Fittext
License: WTFPL
Code: https://github.com/davatron5000/FitText.js
WWW: http://fittextjs.com/

SlabText
License: MIT
Code: https://github.com/freqDec/slabText/
WWW: http://freqdec.github.io/slabText/

Responsive Text
License: MIT
Code: https://github.com/ghepting/jquery-responsive-text
WWW: n/a

Line Spacing

Typeset
License: unspecified (argh… )
Code: https://github.com/bramstein/typeset
WWW: http://www.bramstein.com/projects/typeset/

Kerning

Kern.js
License: WTFPL
Code: https://github.com/bstro/kern.js
WWW: http://www.kernjs.com/

Kerning.js
License: MIT (license file is in the wrong place – check the README)
Code: https://github.com/endtwist/kerning.js
WWW: http://kerningjs.com/

TypeButter
License: CC-BY-SA 3.0
Code: https://github.com/hudsonfoo/typebutter
WWW: http://typebutter.com/

Drop Caps

DropCap.js
License: confused (All rights reserved and apache??)
Code: https://github.com/adobe-webplatform/dropcap.js
WWW: http://blogs.adobe.com/webplatform/2014/10/02/drop-caps-are-beautiful/

Color

Color Font
Licence: WTFPL
Code: http://manufacturaindependente.com/colorfont/media/js/colorfont.js
WWW: http://manufacturaindependente.com/colorfont/

Font Tricks

Lettering JS
License: WTFPL
Code: https://github.com/davatron5000/Lettering.js
WWW: http://letteringjs.com/

jqisotext
License: MIT & GPL
Code: https://code.google.com/p/jqisotext/downloads/list
WWW: http://workshop.rs/2010/01/jqisotext-jquery-text-effect-plugin/

Arctext.js
License: MIT
Code: http://tympanus.net/Development/Arctext/Arctext.zip
WWW: http://tympanus.net/codrops/2012/01/24/arctext-js-curving-text-with-css3-and-jquery/

Base Lines

Baseline.js
License: WTFPL
Code: https://github.com/daneden/Baseline.js
WWW: n/a

Baseline CSS
License: CC-BY-SA 3.0
Code: http://baselinecss.com/download/baseline.zip
WWW: http://baselinecss.com/

HUGrid
License: GPL
Code: http://bohemianalps.com/tools/grid/HeadsUpGrid_download.zip
WWW: http://bohemianalps.com/tools/grid/

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