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Is it possible to fill a shape or letter ( alphabet, Indic etc ) with random dots ? ie, when the base is removed, the letter will appear as if made of dots. Something like we can see below
My goal is to achieve this for an Indic language. I hope it as simple as drawing a circle or diamond and then make it fit inside the shape. So that the letter of the font will look like they are made up of dots.
I am an Inkscape + Ubuntu 18.04 user. Thanks.
Personally I would use a dot matrix font for this, because it would be much easier, and look more like your example. There are many available online such as those here. I have no affiliation with that website.
Another method is to make a custom pattern in Inkscape, and use the pattern as a fill.
This pattern is made of one square with a black fill, and then another square with no fill on top, to make a space around it.
This example is zoomed in so you can see it. The actual size is small.
Then select both shapes and do Object > Pattern > Objects to Pattern
Next, apply the pattern as a fill to some text in the Fill and Stroke panel > Fill Tab
I once published a raster font on my blog, but in iso-latin-15, it is not prepared for Indian fonts, but maybe you can adapt or transform it for your needs.
There is a link in the blogpost, which links to an older explanation and version, which is only available in German, but you should be able to translate it to English with DeepL.
I made the characters from holes, to allow them to overlay an image or a filled shape witih gradient. If you have questions about it, I'm glad to try to answer them, although I rarely used the font myself.
