Fontforge/Illustrator problems with SVG files and fonts

Question

This is my first attempt at designing a font.

I created SVGs in Adobe Illustrator 2022 from editing an open-source font, typing, then converting the text to paths, then manipulating before saving as an SVGs. I then imported them into FontForge, which I am fairly new to, but some of the SVGs aren't displaying as intended.

I believe I have a mixture of problems with open paths, clockwise and anticlockwise etc. I am unsure if I need to fix these in Illustrator or in FontForge.

I am creating a broken text font for an art project so the letters are supposed to look like they do in the vector forms (but not how they do in the FontForge grid). I am not a graphic design professional, simple explanations would be appreciated.

I have put some screenshots from FontForge.

[![Capital B code][5]][5]

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- Generator: Adobe Illustrator 26.2.1, SVG Export Plug-In . SVG Version: 6.00 Build 0)  -->
<svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px"
     viewBox="0 0 1000 1000" style="enable-background:new 0 0 1000 1000;" xml:space="preserve">
<style type="text/css">
    .st0{display:none;}
    .st1{display:inline;fill:none;}
    .st2{display:inline;}
    .st3{font-family:'BitstreamVeraSansMono-Roman';}
    .st4{font-size:800px;}
    .st5{display:inline;fill:#878787;}
</style>
<g id="Layer_1" class="st0">
    <rect x="213.07" y="192" class="st1" width="573.85" height="684.77"/>
    <text transform="matrix(1 0 0 1 259.1799 799.9963)" class="st2 st3 st4">B</text>
</g>
<g id="Layer_4">
    <g>
        <path d="M403.14,457.42V800h-79.3v-583.2h79.3V457.42"/>
    </g>
</g>
<g id="Layer_6" class="st0">
</g>
<g id="Layer_7" class="st0">
</g>
<g id="Layer_5" class="st0">
</g>
<g id="Layer_2" class="st0">
</g>
<g id="Layer_3" class="st0">
</g>
</svg>

Answer 1

...but some of the SVGs aren't displaying as intended.

• You need to create that SVG which is having a problem afresh. Do it from scratch. Do not modify the existing one.

I believe I have a mixture of problems with open paths, clockwise and anticlockwise etc. I am unsure if I need to fix these in Illustrator or in FontForge.

• These can be fixed in FontForge. While generating fonts you get errors for these. You can select all and try to fix the clockwise/anticlockwise issues. A video on this - https://youtu.be/MoLrnPm33Ao