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+To generate a new letter icon:
+
+- Open `icons.sfd` in FontForge.
+- Open "IBM Plex Sans Medium" to the side. Return to the icons font.
+- Copy char EFF0 (the one with just two baselines) to the new codepoint.
+- Open the new codepoint.
+- Select the upper baseline.
+- Use `Element | Insert Text Outlines...` to place text:
+  - Turn off "Scale so text width matches path length".
+  - Align "centered".
+  - Type first line of text into the box.
+  - Click the "Insert" button (might need window resize to be visible).
+- Delete the baseline.
+- If there's a line 2, repeat for the lower baseline, including deletion.
+- Select all.
+- Use `Element | Transformations | Transform...` to Scale Uniformly and Move as needed:
+  - One letter: 12000%, X -896, Y 120.5.
+  - Two letters: 10000%, X -896, Y 204.2.
+  - Three letters: 8000%, X -896, Y 288.
+  - Two lines: 8000%, X -896, Y 723.5.
+- If resulting glyph is too wide, repeat all steps starting with "IBM Plex Sans Condensed Medium" instead.
+  - Remember to close the other IBM Plex font or select the proper one in the text dialog.
+
+Note: Codepoints EFF0 to EFF4 are for reference and shouldn't be used.
+
+Note: WSG icon (F01F) has been slightly kerned to fit.