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Bitcount

Case
72 px
400 Regular
0 em
1.10
0, default
More axes (4)More axes (3)
0, default
0.5, default
0, default
0, default

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CSSfont-family: 'Bitcount', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Bitcount is a free display font by Petr van Blokland, on Google Fonts since 2025. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Bitcount has an x-height shorter than 62%, is wider than 72% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of DotMatrix

Bitcount on one light table with its two closest fonts, DotMatrix (63 out of 100) and DotMatrix Ultra Condensed (63). DotMatrix is 57% lighter; DotMatrix Ultra Condensed is 12% lighter.

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Letters
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Bitcount and DotMatrix laid on top of each other.

Ink shared with BitcountDotMatrix…

Most different letters first; the figure is the share of ink the fonts have in common. Where the fonts agree the letters cancel to black: every white sliver is a real difference.

Open in the compare tool →

02 / Letters

The Bitcount alphabet

Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400

Tap the letters you like, here and in other fonts, to find the fonts whose letters look most like them.

  • &
  • ?
  • !
  • @
  • %
  • (
  • )

With this font

03 / Weights

Bitcount in 9 weights

9 weights, 100–900 · variable from 100 to 900

Variable weight, 100 to 900

  • 100 Thin
  • 200 Extra light
  • 300 Light
  • 400 Regular
  • 500 Medium
  • 600 Semibold
  • 700 Bold
  • 800 Extra bold
  • 900 Black

04 / Facts

Who made Bitcount, and can you use it?

Designer
Petr van Blokland
Kind
Display
Styles
9 weights, 100–900
Variable axes
CRSV 0–1, ELSH 0–100, ELXP 0–100, Slant -8–0, Weight 100–900
On Google Fonts since
2025
Character sets
latin, latin-ext
Licence
SIL Open Font License 1.1

Can I use it?

Commercial use
Yes.
Logos
Yes.
Websites and apps
Yes. Self-hosted or loaded from Google Fonts.
PDFs and documents
Yes.
Changes
Yes.
Sharing the files
Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Bitcount is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

Already in your apps?

Google Docs
Most likely. Under More fonts, in Sheets and Slides too. Google’s guide
Word, PowerPoint
No. Install it from Google Fonts first. Microsoft’s list
Figma
Yes. Built in, nothing to install. Figma’s help
Canva
Not verified. Search its font menu for Bitcount, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut
Once installed. Design Space lists Bitcount under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Bitcount on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Bitcount, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Bitcount. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named
x-height
50.0% of the emlowercase x
Cap height
60.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap
0.83lowercase against capitals
Width
60.0% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink
50%letter box filled

How we measure →

Where it stands among display faces

Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind

  • x-heightSmaller than 62% of display faces

  • WidthWider than 72% of display faces

  • InkNear the middle of display faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Bitcount

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

Bitcount's own familyBitcount InkBitcount Grid DoubleBitcount Grid Double InkBitcount SingleBitcount Single InkBitcount Grid SingleBitcount Grid Single InkBitcount Prop DoubleBitcount Prop Double InkBitcount Prop SingleBitcount Prop Single Ink

All 100 fonts similar to Bitcount →Compare side by side →Get Bitcount on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Bitcount without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

Fallback while it loads

Until Bitcount loads, this sets Arial in its place at 134.3% of its size, so running text keeps Bitcount’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Bitcount Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 134.32%;
  ascent-override: 62.54%;
  descent-override: 26.80%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Bitcount', 'Bitcount Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Bitcount

Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list

Is Bitcount free for commercial use?

Yes. Bitcount is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.

How do I download and install Bitcount?

FontKind doesn’t host Bitcount’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds one variable file for every style, and a static folder with a file per style: install one set or the other, not both. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.

Is Bitcount in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Bitcount isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. On Windows, its weights beyond Regular and Bold show as fonts of their own, such as Bitcount Thin and Bitcount Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.

Is Bitcount in Google Docs?

Most likely. Search for Bitcount under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.

Is Bitcount in Figma?

Yes: Bitcount is in Figma’s font menu with all nine weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Bitcount have?

Bitcount comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 900 and a slant of up to 8°, plus three axes of its own.

Who designed Bitcount?

Bitcount was designed by Petr van Blokland. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2025.

What fonts are similar to Bitcount?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are DotMatrix (63), DotMatrix Ultra Condensed (63) and DotMatrix Condensed (60), out of 100. Next to Bitcount, DotMatrix is 57% lighter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Bitcount Ink, Bitcount Grid Double, Bitcount Grid Double Ink and eight more. See all 100 fonts like Bitcount.