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DotMatrix

Case
72 px
400 Regular
0 em
1.10

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

DotMatrix is a free display font by Stefan Schmidt, from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, DotMatrix has an x-height shorter than 61%, is wider than 71% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 94%.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of Bitcount Single

DotMatrix on one light table with its two closest fonts, Bitcount Single (72 out of 100) and Bitcount Single Ink (72). Bitcount Single is 71% heavier; Bitcount Single Ink is 71% heavier.

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DotMatrix and Bitcount Single laid on top of each other.

Ink shared with DotMatrixBitcount Single…

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.

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02 / Letters

The DotMatrix 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.

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

03 / Weights

DotMatrix in 2 weights

2 weights, 400–700, with italics

  • 400 Regular, with its italic
  • 700 Bold, with its italic

04 / Facts

Who made DotMatrix, and can you use it?

Designer
Stefan Schmidt
Kind
Display
Styles
2 weights, 400–700, with italics
From
GitHub
Character sets
latin
Licence
SIL Open Font License 1.1

Can I use it?

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

DotMatrix 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

Its licence file, in its repository

Already in your apps?

Google Docs
Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and DotMatrix comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Google’s guide
Word, PowerPoint
Not verified. Install it from its maker’s repository on GitHub first. Microsoft’s list
Figma
Not verified. Search its font menu, or install it. Figma’s help
Canva
Not verified. Search its font menu for DotMatrix, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut
Once installed. Design Space lists DotMatrix under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get DotMatrix on GitHub

05 / Measurements

DotMatrix, measured

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

Hxgp in DotMatrix. 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
68.2% of the emcapitals
x / cap
0.73lowercase against capitals
Width
59.7% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink
22%letter box filled

How we measure →

Where it stands among display faces

Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind

  • x-heightSmaller than 61% of display faces

  • WidthWider than 71% of display faces

  • InkLighter than 94% of display faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to DotMatrix

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

DotMatrix's own familyDotMatrix ExpandedDotMatrix CondensedDotMatrix Ultra Condensed

All 100 fonts similar to DotMatrix →Compare side by side →Get DotMatrix on GitHub

07 / Swap

Swap DotMatrix without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until DotMatrix loads, this sets Arial in its place at 133.7% of its size, so running text keeps DotMatrix’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'DotMatrix Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 133.69%;
  ascent-override: 59.61%;
  descent-override: 14.90%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

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

08 / Questions

Questions about DotMatrix

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

Is DotMatrix free for commercial use?

Yes. DotMatrix 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 DotMatrix?

DotMatrix comes free from its maker’s repository on GitHub . On its repository there, choose Code, then Download ZIP, and unzip the file: the fonts are in its fonts/ttf folder. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each TTF or OTF file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open. The web fonts this page uses load from its repository, through jsDelivr, as does its licence file .

Is DotMatrix in Google Docs?

Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and DotMatrix comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.

How many weights does DotMatrix have?

DotMatrix comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700), each with an italic.

Who designed DotMatrix?

DotMatrix was designed by Stefan Schmidt. Stefan Schmidt also made Tiny5.

What fonts are similar to DotMatrix?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Bitcount Single (72), Bitcount Single Ink (72) and Bitcount Grid Single (72), out of 100. Next to DotMatrix, Bitcount Single is 71% heavier. Its own family, listed apart, adds DotMatrix Expanded, DotMatrix Condensed and DotMatrix Ultra Condensed. See all 100 fonts like DotMatrix.