Bastardica turns ordinary typefaces into downloadable cursed fonts by swapping selected glyphs, applying controlled distortions, and packaging the result with OpenType substitution rules. Here’s how the browser, Pyodide, fontTools, and the `liga` feature make the trick portable.
Full justification is awkward in plain monospace text because every space is a visible, fixed-size character. A remarkable Super Metroid guide solved the problem by rewriting sentences until each line reached the same column, turning typography into an editing discipline.
Gorton looks like an odd, engineered cousin of Helvetica, but its story is deeply industrial. The original Gorton typeface was made for routing/engraving templates, while “Gorton Modified” powered durable double-shot keycap legends in the 1970s—and still shows up everywhere.