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ztext.js is a JavaScript library that converts any font into 3D text. Launched in 2020, it enables developers to add three-dimensional typography effects to web projects without requiring specialized design software.… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. ztext.js – JavaScript library that makes any font 3D launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Google Fonts▲1,159

   Brand new redesign to Google Fonts ✨

   2016 · fonts.google.com · its alternatives →

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   Anime.js 3.0▲354

   Lightweight JavaScript animation library

   2019 · animejs.com · its alternatives →

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   An ASCII 3D Rendering Engine▲211

   Render 3D models (OBJ, glTF, GLB, STL, .vox) as ASCII art — in the browser, in React or Vue, or straight in your terminal. A three.js-style API with no WebGL and no canvas: just text in a single <pre>.

   Jun 2026 · glyphcss.com · its alternatives →

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   ztext▲7

   Easy to implement, 3D typography for the web

   2020 · bennettfeely.com · its alternatives →

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   Tesseract.js – Pure JavaScript OCR for 60 Languages▲727

   Pure Javascript OCR for more than 100 Languages 📖🎉🖥 - naptha/tesseract.js

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Handwritten.js – Convert typed text to realistic handwriting▲255

   Convert typed text to realistic handwriting! Contribute to alias-rahil/handwritten.js development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Fonts Ninja▲384

   The Pinterest for typefaces

   2024 · fonts.ninja · its alternatives →

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   Tiptap Editor 3.0 Beta▲446

   Show HN: Tiptap Editor 3.0 Beta is out. Hi HN! Philip here from Tiptap (https:&#x2F;&#x2F;tiptap.dev&#x2F;). We're excited to announce Tiptap 3.0 Beta, a major upgrade built with and for the open source community. It's still extension-based, still unopinionated, but we've tackled some of the biggest developer headaches: Enhanced TypeScript support: Strong typing for extension storage and config options. Server-side compatibility: Manipulate editor content on the server, no DOM required. JSX support: Leverage a modern, React&#x2F;Vue-like approach to describing your node output. Expanded…

   2025 · tiptap.dev · its alternatives →

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   Video Game in a Font▲605

   2021 · coderelay.io · its alternatives →

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    Chart.js 2.0▲440

    Simple, clean & engaging charts for designers & developers.

    2016 · chartjs.org · its alternatives →

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    A DOM text-selection highlight renderer▲93

    A simple and fast zero-dependencies-library to transform text-selections into serializable markings.

    2015 · bowlingx.github.io · its alternatives →

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    FONTZ▲119

    Collection of various 3D fonts

    2022 · fontz.design · its alternatives →

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    Map33.js – a library to build 3D maps with Three.js▲178

    map33.js is a JavaScript library to build 3D maps. Made by Openbloc with three.js.

    2020 · map33.openbloc.com · its alternatives →

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    Zdog▲211

    3D javascript engine for canvas and SVG

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Chart.js▲263

    Simple, clean & engaging charts for designers and developers

    2014 · chartjs.org · its alternatives →

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    Textures.js, SVG Patterns for Data Visualization▲404

    A JavaScript Library for creating SVG patterns

    2015 · riccardoscalco.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Rune.js – Graphic design systems with SVG in the browser or Node.js▲92

    A JavaScript library for programming graphic design systems with SVG

    2015 · runemadsen.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Blotter.js▲243

    A JavaScript API for unconventional text effects on the web.

    2018 · blotter.js.org · its alternatives →

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    I made a grid based font editor and font▲243

    Brutalita is an experimental font and font editor, edit in your browser and download OTF.

    2022 · brutalita.com · its alternatives →

20. 20KJ
    Kerning.js — Take control of your web typography▲154

    2011 · endtwist.github.com · its alternatives →

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    Nexus.js - Fabric.js for 3D▲91

    I was looking for a tiny library to easily transform both 2D & 3D objects with simple mouse &#x2F; touch controls and a fixed camera, in the browser. Like a simple 3D editor but without requiring the user to be a Blender expert. Couldn't find anything lightweight, so I’m building one. Think Fabric.js but for 3D. Built entirely with Three.js &#x2F; R3F. Borrowed some inspiration from VR&#x2F;AR interaction systems for controls. Feel free to play with it and let me know what you think!

    2025 · punk.cam · its alternatives →

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    1 KB JavaScript library for building front end apps▲242

    1kB-ish JavaScript framework for building hypertext applications - hyperapp/hyperapp

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A JavaScript library for data visualization in both SVG and Canvas▲161

    Here's a project I've been working on for a little while now. Ripl is a JS library that provides a unified API for rendering shapes on both canvas and SVG interchangeably. Over the years I've used D3 extensively to create data visualisations so I figured I'd have a go at making my own version with a slightly more modern API and stricter TypeScript support. I am aware there are already libraries that can draw to multiple contexts interchangeably, but I've added a few little niceties to Ripl that (as far as I know) some other libraries don't have such as CSS-like query selectors, DOM-like…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Stitches▲135

    The modern CSS-in-JS library with near-zero runtime.

    2020 · stitches.dev · its alternatives →

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