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DotMatrix Condensed
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CSSfont-family: 'DotMatrix Condensed', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
DotMatrix Condensed is a free display font by Stefan Schmidt, from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, DotMatrix Condensed has an x-height shorter than 61%, is narrower than 94% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 78%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Workbench
DotMatrix Condensed on one light table with its two closest fonts, Workbench (70 out of 100) and Bitcount Grid Single (65). Workbench is 44% wider and 33% heavier, with an x-height 22% taller; Bitcount Grid Single is 73% wider.
DotMatrix Condensed and Workbench laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with DotMatrix CondensedWorkbench…
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.
02 / Letters
The DotMatrix Condensed 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 Condensed in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–700, with italics
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made DotMatrix Condensed, 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 Condensed is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.
Already in your apps?
- Google Docs
- Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and DotMatrix Condensed 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 Condensed, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists DotMatrix Condensed under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
DotMatrix Condensed, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 34.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 37%letter box filled
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 61% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 94% of display faces
InkLighter than 78% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to DotMatrix Condensed
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
DotMatrix Condensed's own familyDotMatrix Ultra CondensedDotMatrixDotMatrix Expanded
- Workbench7044% wider · x-height 22% taller · 33% heavier
- Bitcount Grid Single6573% wider
- Bitcount Grid Single Ink6573% wider
- Bitcount Single6573% wider
- Bitcount Single Ink6573% wider
- Doto6373% wider · 67% lighter · x-height 5% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to DotMatrix Condensed →Compare side by side →Get DotMatrix Condensed on GitHub
07 / Swap
Swap DotMatrix Condensed without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until DotMatrix Condensed loads, this sets Arial in its place at 77.6% of its size, so running text keeps DotMatrix Condensed’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'DotMatrix Condensed Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 77.61%;
ascent-override: 102.68%;
descent-override: 25.67%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'DotMatrix Condensed', 'DotMatrix Condensed Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about DotMatrix Condensed
Answered from its licence, GitHub and each app’s own font list
Is DotMatrix Condensed free for commercial use?
Yes. DotMatrix Condensed 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 Condensed?
DotMatrix Condensed 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 Condensed in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and DotMatrix Condensed 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 Condensed have?
DotMatrix Condensed comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700), each with an italic.
Who designed DotMatrix Condensed?
DotMatrix Condensed was designed by Stefan Schmidt. Stefan Schmidt also made Tiny5.
What fonts are similar to DotMatrix Condensed?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Workbench (70), Bitcount Grid Single (65) and Bitcount Grid Single Ink (65), out of 100. Next to DotMatrix Condensed, Workbench is 44% wider and 33% heavier, with an x-height 22% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds DotMatrix Ultra Condensed, DotMatrix and DotMatrix Expanded. See all 100 fonts like DotMatrix Condensed.