It is automated. Also a lot of fonts are basically built off of other fonts. There are automation tools to systematically alter them. To do quality work, a lot of manual adjustment is necessary.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;doc.robofont.com&#x2F;documentation&#x2F;welcome-to-robofont&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;doc.robofont.com&#x2F;documentation&#x2F;welcome-to-robofont&#x2F;</a><p>Chinese typesetting software had traditionally included a glyph editor so that one could add a character that isn&#x27;t supported by a font. However, that&#x27;s not something people want to do very often. It also involves re-inventing the wheel. Its better if one team spends years making the font comprehensive and well designed.