A creative jam for designers, devs, and typography nerds!
A jam dedicated to the beauty of pixelated letters. Create and share your own bitmap or pixel fonts — retro, futuristic, weird, or minimalist — itβs all welcome as long as it's pixel-perfect.
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Schedule
- Start: June 1, 2025
- End: December 31, 2025
- Voting ends: July 31, 2026
π― Theme
The goal is to design a font made of pixels. You can:
- Create a full alphabet or just a few characters (please, we all know you can do better than this!)
- Design a typeface in .ttf/.otf or a tileset/spritesheet (GB studio spritesheet most welcome)
- Show off your font in a mockup, screenshot or mini-game
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Rules
Fonts must be designed using a pixel grid or style. You may submit:
- A downloadable font file (.ttf, .otf, .json, .png…)
- A game or demo showcasing your font.
- A preview image or mockup.
- You can work solo or in a team.
- Fonts generated by AI are not allowed unless heavily modified.
- You retain full rights to your font, but we encourage open sharing.
π³οΈ Voting Criteria
Both submitter and contributors to submission can vote.
- Legibility
- Creativity
- Pixel Craftsmanship
- Presentation / Use case
Please try to leave CONSTRUCTIVE feedback, whether positive or negative.
π Prizes
This is a just-for-fun jam!
π¬ Community
Share your process, sketches, and feedback on the [community page] or tag us on socials with #PixelFontsJam.
Happy pixelling!