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DotMatrix Expanded

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Size72 px

Weight400 Regular

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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

DotMatrix Expanded is a free display font by Stefan Schmidt, from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, DotMatrix Expanded has an x-height shorter than 61%, is wider than 91% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 96%.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of 5by7light

DotMatrix Expanded on one light table with its two closest fonts, 5by7light (73 out of 100) and Doto (72). 5by7light is 14% narrower and 28% lighter; Doto is 16% narrower and 32% lighter, with an x-height 5% shorter.

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Ink shared with DotMatrix Expanded5by7light…

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 Expanded alphabet

Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400

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03 / Weights

DotMatrix Expanded in 2 weights

2 weights, 400–700, with italics

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

04 / Facts

Who made DotMatrix Expanded, 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 Expanded 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 Expanded 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 Expanded, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists DotMatrix Expanded under System. Fonts for Cricut →

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

How each app gets its fonts →

Get DotMatrix Expanded on GitHub

05 / Measurements

DotMatrix Expanded, measured

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

Hxgp in DotMatrix Expanded. 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: 71.7% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 18%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 91% of display faces
InkLighter than 96% of display faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to DotMatrix Expanded

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

DotMatrix Expanded's own familyDotMatrixDotMatrix CondensedDotMatrix Ultra Condensed

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

07 / Swap

Swap DotMatrix Expanded without a jump

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

None of the fonts that look most like DotMatrix Expanded sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.

Fallback while it loads

Until DotMatrix Expanded loads, this sets Arial in its place at 160.5% of its size, so running text keeps DotMatrix Expanded’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'DotMatrix Expanded Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 160.47%;
  ascent-override: 49.66%;
  descent-override: 12.41%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

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

08 / Questions

Questions about DotMatrix Expanded

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

Is DotMatrix Expanded free for commercial use?

Yes. DotMatrix Expanded 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 Expanded?

DotMatrix Expanded 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 Expanded in Google Docs?

Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and DotMatrix Expanded 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 Expanded have?

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

Who designed DotMatrix Expanded?

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

What fonts are similar to DotMatrix Expanded?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are 5by7light (73), Doto (72) and Bitcount Single (69), out of 100. Next to DotMatrix Expanded, 5by7light is 14% narrower and 28% lighter. Its own family, listed apart, adds DotMatrix, DotMatrix Condensed and DotMatrix Ultra Condensed. See all 100 fonts like DotMatrix Expanded.