Hi everyone!
I've just released Tiny5 on itch.io: a family of compact 5-pixel variable fonts inspired by the graphing calculators and pocket gadgets of the 1980s and 90s.
The family has two members that share the same letterforms, axes, and character set:
- Tiny5 has one-pixel-wide strokes. It's the text face, meant for body copy and dense readouts.
- Tiny5 Duo doubles the vertical stems for a heavier look. It works well for titles, headings, HUDs, labels, and buttons.
Six variable axes: Weight, Width, Italic, Roundness, Bleed, and Jitter. You can go from crisp geometric shapes and sharp LCD edges to a soft CRT glow or dot-matrix ink spread.
Language support: Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, and Armenian, covering 974 languages with 1,771 glyphs.
Good for:
- Pixel art and lo-fi games
- Terminal-style interfaces and embedded systems
- Micro-typography in UI/UX
- Branding with an 8/16-bit or vintage electronics feel
Tip: For pixel-perfect results, set the font size in increments of 6 pt (8 px).
Tiny5 is name your own price on itch.io and is also available on Google Fonts. The source is on GitHub if you'd like to contribute.
🔗 Download: https://gissio.itch.io/tiny5 🔗 Google Fonts: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Tiny5 · https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Tiny5+Duo 🔗 GitHub: https://github.com/Gissio/font_tiny5
If you use it in a project, I'd love to see it!