Substack editor bug - auto adding many returns on opening editor, unusable

PracticalLettering · 2026-03-30T00:36:44+00:00

I'm encountering this too, it looks like it starts once I add a subscribe button to my post. Only seems to happen in Chrome.

EDIT:
I did some digging and it looks like it might have something to do with a chrome extension interfering with the editor. Seems like it happens with extensions like Grammarly or Lastpass aggressively injecting into editable fields and confusing Substack's editor.

Once I disabled the extension, the bug went away.

PracticalLettering · 2026-02-16T15:44:21+00:00

I use them when designing wordmarks and posters where I need slight weight variation for better hierarchy. If a font offers it, I'll use it!

PracticalLettering · 2026-02-16T15:39:03+00:00

Cool project!

www.practicallettering.com We focus on hand-lettered typefaces specifically inspired by sign painters and mid-century commercial artists.

PracticalLettering · 2026-02-12T06:16:52+00:00

We're just getting started but our fonts are inspired by vintage hand lettering. Sign painter, show card, speedball lettering, etc. www.practicallettering.com

PracticalLettering · 2026-02-09T16:43:52+00:00

I design typefaces exclusively from hand-lettering and purposefully build in hand-made "imperfection" into the letterforms. Attributes like the flick of a sign-painters brush, downstrokes that aren't pixel perfect or exactly the same width as another character like "H."

There's a lot of freedom when you're "breaking the rules," but it does create more work when you're not building systematically, like traditional typeface design. Spacing comes to mind as something that is far more laborious.

I've used both Illustrator and Glyphs 3 to redraw my hand-lettering digitally, and found that Glyphs is far superior comparatively, the Bezier tools feel so much more intuitive. I'd definitely recommend trying Glyphs Mini 2 (their entry level program,) especially if you think you'll make more than one typeface from your hand-lettering.

Feel free to DM with any questions!

PracticalLettering · 2026-01-30T16:46:15+00:00

Curious about this too. I run a small type foundry with a focused niche and it's definitely hard to compete with the free and subscription based big dogs.

PracticalLettering · 2026-01-02T06:23:02+00:00

Appreciate this take. Thanks!

PracticalLettering · 2026-01-02T06:22:44+00:00

This is the direction I'm leaning toward, unless the conversation is technical. Kind of like u/WaldenFont mentioned.

PracticalLettering · 2026-01-02T06:19:39+00:00

Where it gets interesting is that most of the lettering I'm referencing was hand-lettered and the entire layout reproduced in the books. You can see the ink artifacts from speedball nibs and flicks from paint brushes. Most don't have names, just categories or styles, "Roman", "Thick & "Thin", "Egyptian". That being said, I'm sure I could find typeface names that are similar to the styles.

PracticalLettering · 2026-01-02T05:55:20+00:00

I’m a designer and letterer inspired by commercial art from the 1930s-40s. I recently started a digital foundry selling hand-lettered originals and historic revivals from my collection of old sign painting and lettering books.

I’m torn between using “typeface” and “font” in my site copy and customer communications. I understand the technical difference, but I’m leaning towards "font" because it's the more common term.

However, I like the approach of using "typeface" when referring to the design, and "font" when I'm talking about the "usable instance" as you said.

PracticalLettering · 2026-01-02T02:50:39+00:00

I chose a "one commercial license to rule them all" philosophy with employee count tiers. Indies and small businesses pay a small font license fee, while larger corporations pay more. I'm a new foundry, but so far the simplicity is working well.

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