Sigil Studio

Recreate an image out of text

2026
software / typographic instrument

Upload an image, paste text, pick an engine, adjust the detail, export SVG or PNG. Everything runs client-side in the browser: no backend, no network calls.

Contour trace: the photograph below, redrawn entirely in the letterforms of a text about Cantor.

Split rock: one of the sample inputs bundled with the app.

Marks sheet: a second sample input, chosen for its tonal range.

The four engines

Contour trace: finds tonal outlines and flows text along them
Spiral: draws the whole picture as one unbroken line
Flow field: lays hatching that follows form
Typographic halftone: one glyph per grid cell

Where it leads

Sigil Studio turns an image into a field and segments it, and has no notion of sound. That is half of the join that sounds-like is built on.

Stack
npm, Vite
Client-side only: no server, no network calls

Live demo ↗ Repository ↗ All work