How do you make custom letters or glyphs in photoshop and/or illustrator?

[Bailey5ff4]

Hello, I'm trying to make a border pattern along a circle(in photoshop) and it would be a lot easier if I could use the type-on-a-path tool to keep everything evenly spaced but I can't find any way to make custom letters or glyphs in photoshop (or illustrator if I have to) without the use of an unrelated software. 

Is there any way to make custom fonts or add custom glyphs in photoshop and/or illustrator? I've tried everything and looked around and I would rather not have to download another software for this. Please tell me any solutions you have for this type of process. [and adobe if you're listening please let us make custom fonts and glyphs in the future! :c]

[Jeff Arola]

Have you looked at the Glyphs panel in Photoshop (Window>Glyphs) and Illustrator (Window>Type>Glyphs)

[Michael J. Hoffman · Accepted solution]

In Illustrator, you can create a pattern brush and use a custom pattern that you've created to follow the path, controlling direction and spacing:

https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/brushes.html

[Mike_Gondek]

You can make your own fonts with this  great free online software
http://www.glyphrstudio.com/

[olumideo19724783]

This website is a gem. Thanks Mike!

[chanaart · Accepted solution]

Glyphs are fonts. if you are a font creator you can do it . if not look at the glyph panel both in AI and PS they are based on the font you choose!

[kphotopage]

To add to what has already been said, here is another website.

https://icomoon.io/

I was once given a font by another team member to load and activate.

It is a set of icons.

The complete set has many custom made glyphs.

It even includes the company's logo symbol mark.

Shown here is Type on a Path, as you requested.

K

[Bailey5ff4]

Thank you for your responses! I will try these things. c: