Export a selection of glyphs as SVG using FontForge

fontforge_export_glyphs_as_svgs

##
## In FontForge( https://fontforge.org ) with font of choice open press Ctrl + . to open the script dialog, paste and run.
## You will be asked to save a file. Font will be put in the selected folder with the prefix of the name entered.
#
## Recommend:  Symbols NerdFont at https://www.nerdfonts.com/font-downloads
##

import os
import pprint

# Get the current font
current_font = fontforge.activeFont()

# Get the directory to save SVGs through FontForge's save dialog
output_path = fontforge.saveFilename("Choose directory for SVG exports", "", "")

if output_path:
    # Extract the directory path
    output_dir, name_prefix = os.path.split(output_path)

    # Uncommet to prevent prefix
    #name_prefix = ""


    # Uncommet to select all glyphs
    #current_font.selection.all()

    glyphs = [current_font[g] for g in current_font.selection]
    
    #fontforge.logWarning(pprint.pformat(glyphs[:10]))

    if not glyphs:
        # If no glyphs selected, ask user if they want to export all
        if fontforge.askString("No glyphs selected", "Export all glyphs?"):
            glyphs = list(current_font.glyphs())
        else:
            fontforge.logWarning("Export cancelled - no glyphs selected")
    
    # Export each glyph
    for glyph in glyphs:
        try:
            svg_filename = f"{name_prefix}_{glyph.glyphname}.svg"
            svg_path = os.path.join(output_dir, svg_filename)
            glyph.export(svg_path)
            fontforge.logWarning(f"Exported: {svg_filename}")
        except:
            fontforge.logWarning(f"Error exporting glyph '{glyph.glyphname}'")
    
    fontforge.ask("Done", f"Export completed. Files saved to:\n{output_dir}", ["Ok"])