I just found this great new free web-based utility for text. It can export as PNG:
It is based on COLRv1 and OpenType-SVG font technology. I found some free web-based ones I will share soon as Generate Image/Video from HTML presets. Those can combine animations that this tool cannot. But this tool is more flexible and expressive for static text.
I discovered these things when trying to understand how to recreate the simplicity and elegance of the Kara Fonts I had on the Amiga in 1990:
Not only were they beautifully hand-textured but also animated. In 1990! (If you really want to go deep with me 
checkout this 1990 issue of Amiga World about Desktop Video.)