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Although they can't be used directly to create a toolpath, it's easy to trace over them to create one. These are ordinary fonts which have a relatively constant stroke width. Scroll right down to the bottom of the page for a conclusion with my thoughts on which font is best to use. I've split the fonts into three categories - there's a brief description below each one to explain what I mean. Click on any of the sample images to view a complete display of the entire alphabet and numerals. Each link goes to a section further down the page which has more details, where to get it, and a sample image of the font. When I was going through them, I discovered some that I'd forgotten all about! Enough waffle - here's a list of the actual fonts I have. I've come across loads of different fonts, all over the place, and reckoned it would be useful to have them all on one page for reference. Or you can use a single-line font, and simply use the laser beam to "draw" along the path, forming a smooth letter. You could raster a normal font shading in the black areas but this would take time. For example, suppose you have a laser cutter and want to mark text on something. Single-line fonts also called engraving fonts, technical lettering fonts, pen plotter fonts are hugely useful when performing machining or drawing operations. In addition to the Hershey extension, they have an excellent overview of what exactly a single-line font is and how it compares to "outline" fonts. Go and read Evilmadscientist's page on their Hershey text extension for Inkscape.