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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# cd into script dir
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd)"
+cd "$SCRIPT_DIR"
+
+# get repository root directory on local system
+REPO_ROOT="$(git rev-parse --show-superproject-working-tree)"
+
+# define working directory
+WORK_DIR="$REPO_ROOT"/tools/content_tools/MaterialIcons
+
+# make directory for Material Icons font building
+echo "Create working directory: $WORK_DIR"
+mkdir -p "$WORK_DIR"
+
+# download font and codepoints
+MA_CODEPOINTS_FILE="https://github.com/google/material-design-icons/raw/refs/heads/master/font/MaterialIcons-Regular.codepoints"
+echo "Downloading: $MA_CODEPOINTS_FILE ..."
+curl -sLo "$WORK_DIR/MaterialIcons-Regular.codepoints" "$MA_CODEPOINTS_FILE"
+
+MA_TTF_FILE="https://github.com/google/material-design-icons/raw/refs/heads/master/font/MaterialIcons-Regular.ttf"
+echo "Downloading: $MA_TTF_FILE ..."
+curl -sLo "$WORK_DIR/MaterialIcons-Regular.ttf" "$MA_TTF_FILE"
+
+# extract all character codes from codepoints
+echo "Extracting all character codes from codepoints file..."
+awk '{ print "0x" toupper($2) }' "$WORK_DIR/MaterialIcons-Regular.codepoints" > "$WORK_DIR/charset.txt"
+
+# generate msdf
+echo "Generating MSDF..."
+cd "$REPO_ROOT"/src
+go run generators/msdf/main.go MaterialIcons
+
+# copy output
+echo "Copying output files..."
+cp -v "$WORK_DIR/out/MaterialIcons-Regular.bin" "$REPO_ROOT/src/editor/editor_embedded_content/editor_content/fonts/MaterialIcons-Regular.bin"
+cp -v "$WORK_DIR/out/MaterialIcons-Regular.png" "$REPO_ROOT/src/editor/editor_embedded_content/editor_content/fonts/MaterialIcons-Regular.png"
+cp -v "$WORK_DIR/charset.txt" "$REPO_ROOT/src/editor/editor_embedded_content/editor_content/fonts/MaterialIcons-Regular.charset.txt"
+
+# clean up
+echo "Cleaning up..."
+rm -vr "$WORK_DIR"
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