Remember the yesteryears? The 1980s?
Those were the days when blocky and sharp-edged texts and images were in trend – and since in those days, technology was not much advanced as today, so, text and images (in a clunky form) had to be fitted in the screen pixel by pixel.
Born out of necessity, they were perfect for low-resolution displays – but you know what, today, it has become quite of a trend to include pixelated-typefaces in any design projects. Because of their outdated styles, visual interest, and peculiar element, they have garnered quite a following.
If, you too, are on the hunt to include pixel-typefaces in your design projects, then, you can check out the following list – not only they are unique, but they are also seen to be quite popular among the designers.
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8-Bit Wonder
Designed by Joiro Hatgaya, the pixel font ‘8-Bit Wonder is inspired by game graphics of the yesteryears – think 1980s.
Designed with a strong and heavy look, this font includes a full set of letterforms and numerals followed by symbols. If you are looking for such a font that you can show on book covers and headers, then, this is the font you should go for.
The font is free to download and can be used for both personal and commercial projects.
SuperScript
Designed by Sven StŸber, the font ‘SuperScript’, unlike its name, is a pixel font – and though it’s a pixel font, it is designed to be fluid and have the look of a script font.
Built entirely out of pixels, this font includes a full set of both uppercase and lowercase characters that are followed by symbols and other special characters.
This pixel font is free and can be found in the website ‘Urban Fonts’.
A Goblin Appears
Unlike its name, ‘A Goblin Appears’ is a font and a pixel one at that. Can be found exclusively on the website ‘Creative Market’, this font is designed by Chequered Ink, and is a match made in heaven for any retro-inspired products and games.
Priced at $16, this pixel font includes a full set of both uppercase and lowercase characters followed by other special characters.
3Dventure
If you are a lover of pixel fonts, then, this font is a must for you to include in your arsenal. Designed by memesbruh03, the font ‘3Dventure’ has the look of a square, that is, every single letter of this font looks like small squares.
This font consists of a full set of both uppercase and lowercase characters that are followed by numerals and other special characters.
Free to use for both personal and commercial projects, this font can be found on the website ‘DaFont’.
Baby Blocks
If you had loved the above-mentioned font ‘3Dventure’, then, you are surely going to love this font too. Named ‘Baby Blocks’ because of its appearance, the font looks similar to that of cubes, but in the form of ‘3D’ and hence, looks more like cubes or blocks, and thus, the name.
Designed by Colorful Typhoon, this pixel font includes a set of both upper case and lowercase characters that are complemented by numerals and punctuation marks.
This font is found on ‘DaFont’ and is free to use for any projects, be it personal or commercial.
Pretty Weirdo
Who knew that pixel font can be this beautiful?
Designed by Elena Choo, the font ‘Pretty Weirdo’ unlike its name, is quite beautiful.
This font comes in two variations – outlined font and filled font. While the former variation has the appearance of an outlined font, the latter comes in a font but is filled out.
Priced at $15, this font can be found exclusively on ‘Creative Market’, and consists of both uppercase and lowercase characters and numerals – this font is a must if you want to create a whimsical look to your design projects.
Stgotic
Did you know that you can add a gothic-type look in your design projects with a pixel font?
Designed by Daniel Hernández, this font was designed for low-resolution screen devices, and to be seen at 8 points and multiples of 8. What’s more – this font was also recognized by the TipoGráfica magazine to be the best screen font.
Priced at $10, this pixel font can be found exclusively on ‘My Fonts’ and includes a full set of uppercase and lowercase characters, followed by numerals, punctuation marks, and special characters.
Arcade
Designed by PizzaDude, the font ‘Arcade’ looks like it’s something that is cut straight out of a mosaic floor.
Having the look of a font that is created by numerous small squares, this font includes a set of both lowercase and uppercase characters and followed by other special characters.
Free to use for both personal and commercial projects, this font can be found on the website ‘Urban Fonts’.
BM Block
Designed by BitmapMania, the font ‘BM Block’ is a bit similar to ‘Baby Blocks’ and ‘3Dventure’.
Having the look of a font that is created entirely by small squares stacked together, this font is the perfect example of a pixel typeface. This font includes a set of uppercase and lowercase characters and followed by numerals, punctuation marks, and special characters.
This font can be found on the website ‘DaFont’ and is free to use for both personal and commercial projects.
Retro Kiddo
Again a masterpiece of Elena Choo, the font ‘Retro Kiddo’ though a pixel font, it is a vector font, and hence, can be placed on any background.
The font, being a vector font includes two color variants plus a bonus pixel alphabet – and as if that is not enough, this font also comes with a set of decorative elements along with the usual set of lowercase and uppercase characters (and numerals and punctuation marks) that you can use in your design projects.
Priced at $12, this font can be found exclusively on ‘Creative Market’.
So, you see, there is a whole load of pixel fonts for you to use in your design projects – and the above ones are no less, in fact, they are quite in trend now.
Which one turned out to be your favorite?
