ricardofrantz · Oct 28, 2026 · Oct 28, 2026
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -203,7 +203,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@6d4fd22b20465ccc0f7354476588e8df7c9ca0e0 # v7.1.0
         with:
-          python-version: "3.14"
+          # 3.13 for afdko (otfautohint), which has no 3.14 wheel; 3.14 is the default.
+          python-version: |
+            3.13
+            3.14
 
       - name: Install system libraries for text shaping in proofs
         run: |
@@ -214,6 +217,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python -m pip install -r sans/requirements.txt
+          python3.13 -m venv "$RUNNER_TEMP/otf"
+          "$RUNNER_TEMP/otf/bin/python" -m pip install -r sans/requirements-otf.txt
+          mkdir -p "$RUNNER_TEMP/otf-bin"
+          ln -s "$RUNNER_TEMP/otf/bin/otfautohint" "$RUNNER_TEMP/otf-bin/otfautohint"
+          echo "$RUNNER_TEMP/otf-bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
 
       - name: Get the upstream sources at the pinned commit
         run: |

diff --git a/.github/workflows/sans.yml b/.github/workflows/sans.yml
@@ -38,17 +38,28 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@6d4fd22b20465ccc0f7354476588e8df7c9ca0e0 # v7.1.0
         with:
-          python-version: "3.14"
+          # 3.13 for afdko (otfautohint), which has no 3.14 wheel; 3.14 (the
+          # last one) is the default python.
+          python-version: |
+            3.13
+            3.14
 
-      - name: Install system libraries for text shaping in proofs
+      - name: Install system libraries for text shaping in proofs, and Tesseract
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libraqm0 libfribidi0
+          sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libraqm0 libfribidi0 \
+            tesseract-ocr tesseract-ocr-eng fonts-dejavu-core
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python -m pip install -r sans/requirements.txt
+          # otfautohint in its own Python 3.13 environment; only the command goes on PATH.
+          python3.13 -m venv "$RUNNER_TEMP/otf"
+          "$RUNNER_TEMP/otf/bin/python" -m pip install -r sans/requirements-otf.txt
+          mkdir -p "$RUNNER_TEMP/otf-bin"
+          ln -s "$RUNNER_TEMP/otf/bin/otfautohint" "$RUNNER_TEMP/otf-bin/otfautohint"
+          echo "$RUNNER_TEMP/otf-bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
 
       - name: Get the upstream sources at the pinned commit
         run: |
@@ -71,6 +82,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run tests
         run: python -m pytest -q sans/tests
 
+      - name: Readability gate (Tesseract OCR)
+        run: python sans/scripts/readability.py --gate --out build/sans/readability.json
+
       - name: Install Fontspector
         run: |
           name="fontspector-${FONTSPECTOR_VERSION}-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"
@@ -101,5 +115,6 @@ jobs:
           path: |
             fonts/sans/
             build/sans/proofs/
+            build/sans/readability.json
             reports/sans/
           if-no-files-found: warn
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ Each family keeps its own changelog:
 
 Release tags: `weft-vX.Y.Z`, `sans-vX.Y.Z`, `heddle-vX.Y.Z`, `warp-vX.Y.Z`, `site-vX.Y.Z`.
 
+## 2026-10-28: Sans 0.2
+
+- machine-made Sans 0.2.0 (font version 0.200): italic Cyrillic, OTF
+  hinting, Latin Extended-A, kerning fixes. See `sans/CHANGELOG.md`.
+
 ## 2026-10-27: Warp 0.1
 
 - machine-made Warp 0.1.0 (font version 0.100): machine-made Warp

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Specimen site: <https://machine-made.github.io/type/>
 | Family | Release | Contents |
 | --- | --- | --- |
 | machine-made Weft 0.1 | [weft-v0.1.0](https://github.com/machine-made/type/releases/tag/weft-v0.1.0) | Variable TTF, 9 static TTF and OTF, WOFF2, readability report |
-| machine-made Sans 0.1 | [sans-v0.1.0](https://github.com/machine-made/type/releases/tag/sans-v0.1.0) | 2 variable TTF, 14 static TTF and OTF, WOFF2 |
+| machine-made Sans 0.2 | [sans-v0.2.0](https://github.com/machine-made/type/releases/tag/sans-v0.2.0) | 2 variable TTF, 14 static TTF and OTF (hinted), WOFF2 |
 | machine-made Heddle 0.1 | [heddle-v0.1.0](https://github.com/machine-made/type/releases/tag/heddle-v0.1.0) | Variable TTF, 11 static TTF, WOFF2 |
 | machine-made Warp 0.1 | [warp-v0.1.0](https://github.com/machine-made/type/releases/tag/warp-v0.1.0) | 6 static TTF and OTF (text and Display), WOFF2, readability report |
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ checks that FRAG 0 and 15 read as well as DejaVu Sans Mono
 Straight (Lurus) forms of a, j, p, q, r, y are the defaults. Stylistic
 set ss02 gives the sharp (Lancip) forms, ss01 the original Plus
 Jakarta Sans forms, ss03 the swirl (Lingkar) forms. Details:
-`sans/README.md` and `sans/RELEASE-NOTES-0.1.md`.
+`sans/README.md` and `sans/RELEASE-NOTES-0.2.md`.
 
 ## machine-made Heddle
 
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ Sans (from the repository root):
 
 ```sh
 python -m pip install -r sans/requirements.txt
+# OTF hinting also needs otfautohint (afdko, Python 3.13): see sans/README.md
 sans/scripts/build.sh                    # fonts/sans/{variable,ttf,otf,webfonts}
 sans/scripts/check.sh fontspector        # Fontspector and varLib.interpolatable
 git clone https://github.com/tokotype/PlusJakartaSans /tmp/pjs

diff --git a/STATUS.md b/STATUS.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 | Visibility | public after the 0.1 release (founder approved) |
 | Stage | released 0.1: machine-made Weft 0.1.0, machine-made Sans 0.1.0, specimen site 0.1.0, machine-made Heddle 0.1.0. machine-made Warp 0.1 built on branch `warp/v0.1` |
 | Gate now | Warp: Jac reviews the PR from `warp/v0.1`; the founder reviews the proofs; then the tags `warp-v0.1.0` and a new `site-v*` |
-| Next task | Warp 0.2: the OpenType MATH table; Warp 0.3: the variable font (see `warp/STATUS.md`). Heddle 0.2 (see `heddle/STATUS.md`). Weft: polish (look-alikes l/1, I/1, O/0; heavy accented capitals), width axis, Thread style. Sans 0.2: redraw in the style of Weft and match Weft's x-height (see `sans/STATUS.md`). npm packages for both families. |
+| Next task | Warp 0.2: the OpenType MATH table; Warp 0.3: the variable font (see `warp/STATUS.md`). Heddle 0.2 (see `heddle/STATUS.md`). Weft: polish (look-alikes l/1, I/1, O/0; heavy accented capitals), width axis, Thread style. Sans 0.2 (italic Cyrillic, OTF hinting, Latin Extended-A, kerning) on branch `sans/v0.2`; Sans 0.3: redraw in the style of Weft (see `sans/STATUS.md`). npm packages for both families. |
 | Blocked by | none |
 | Last green CI | none yet (first runs are on the release PR). Local end-to-end run of all steps on 2026-10-26: green |
 | Owner model | to assign |

diff --git a/fonts/sans/otf/MachineMadeSans-Bold.otf b/fonts/sans/otf/MachineMadeSans-Bold.otf
diff --git a/fonts/sans/otf/MachineMadeSans-BoldItalic.otf b/fonts/sans/otf/MachineMadeSans-BoldItalic.otf
diff --git a/fonts/sans/otf/MachineMadeSans-ExtraBold.otf b/fonts/sans/otf/MachineMadeSans-ExtraBold.otf
diff --git a/fonts/sans/otf/MachineMadeSans-ExtraBoldItalic.otf b/fonts/sans/otf/MachineMadeSans-ExtraBoldItalic.otf
diff --git a/fonts/sans/otf/MachineMadeSans-ExtraLight.otf b/fonts/sans/otf/MachineMadeSans-ExtraLight.otf
diff --git a/fonts/sans/otf/MachineMadeSans-ExtraLightItalic.otf b/fonts/sans/otf/MachineMadeSans-ExtraLightItalic.otf
diff --git a/fonts/sans/otf/MachineMadeSans-Italic.otf b/fonts/sans/otf/MachineMadeSans-Italic.otf
diff --git a/fonts/sans/otf/MachineMadeSans-Light.otf b/fonts/sans/otf/MachineMadeSans-Light.otf
diff --git a/fonts/sans/otf/MachineMadeSans-LightItalic.otf b/fonts/sans/otf/MachineMadeSans-LightItalic.otf
diff --git a/fonts/sans/otf/MachineMadeSans-Medium.otf b/fonts/sans/otf/MachineMadeSans-Medium.otf
diff --git a/fonts/sans/otf/MachineMadeSans-MediumItalic.otf b/fonts/sans/otf/MachineMadeSans-MediumItalic.otf
diff --git a/fonts/sans/otf/MachineMadeSans-Regular.otf b/fonts/sans/otf/MachineMadeSans-Regular.otf
diff --git a/fonts/sans/otf/MachineMadeSans-SemiBold.otf b/fonts/sans/otf/MachineMadeSans-SemiBold.otf
diff --git a/fonts/sans/otf/MachineMadeSans-SemiBoldItalic.otf b/fonts/sans/otf/MachineMadeSans-SemiBoldItalic.otf
diff --git a/fonts/sans/ttf/MachineMadeSans-Bold.ttf b/fonts/sans/ttf/MachineMadeSans-Bold.ttf
diff --git a/fonts/sans/ttf/MachineMadeSans-BoldItalic.ttf b/fonts/sans/ttf/MachineMadeSans-BoldItalic.ttf
diff --git a/fonts/sans/ttf/MachineMadeSans-ExtraBold.ttf b/fonts/sans/ttf/MachineMadeSans-ExtraBold.ttf
diff --git a/fonts/sans/ttf/MachineMadeSans-ExtraBoldItalic.ttf b/fonts/sans/ttf/MachineMadeSans-ExtraBoldItalic.ttf
diff --git a/fonts/sans/ttf/MachineMadeSans-ExtraLight.ttf b/fonts/sans/ttf/MachineMadeSans-ExtraLight.ttf
diff --git a/fonts/sans/ttf/MachineMadeSans-ExtraLightItalic.ttf b/fonts/sans/ttf/MachineMadeSans-ExtraLightItalic.ttf
diff --git a/fonts/sans/ttf/MachineMadeSans-Italic.ttf b/fonts/sans/ttf/MachineMadeSans-Italic.ttf
diff --git a/fonts/sans/ttf/MachineMadeSans-Light.ttf b/fonts/sans/ttf/MachineMadeSans-Light.ttf
diff --git a/fonts/sans/ttf/MachineMadeSans-LightItalic.ttf b/fonts/sans/ttf/MachineMadeSans-LightItalic.ttf
diff --git a/fonts/sans/ttf/MachineMadeSans-Medium.ttf b/fonts/sans/ttf/MachineMadeSans-Medium.ttf
diff --git a/fonts/sans/ttf/MachineMadeSans-MediumItalic.ttf b/fonts/sans/ttf/MachineMadeSans-MediumItalic.ttf
diff --git a/fonts/sans/ttf/MachineMadeSans-Regular.ttf b/fonts/sans/ttf/MachineMadeSans-Regular.ttf
diff --git a/fonts/sans/ttf/MachineMadeSans-SemiBold.ttf b/fonts/sans/ttf/MachineMadeSans-SemiBold.ttf
diff --git a/fonts/sans/ttf/MachineMadeSans-SemiBoldItalic.ttf b/fonts/sans/ttf/MachineMadeSans-SemiBoldItalic.ttf
diff --git a/fonts/sans/variable/MachineMadeSans-Italic[wght].ttf b/fonts/sans/variable/MachineMadeSans-Italic[wght].ttf
diff --git a/fonts/sans/variable/MachineMadeSans[wght].ttf b/fonts/sans/variable/MachineMadeSans[wght].ttf
diff --git a/fonts/sans/webfonts/MachineMadeSans-Italic[wght].woff2 b/fonts/sans/webfonts/MachineMadeSans-Italic[wght].woff2
diff --git a/fonts/sans/webfonts/MachineMadeSans[wght].woff2 b/fonts/sans/webfonts/MachineMadeSans[wght].woff2