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DotMatrix Ultra Condensed

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Case

Size72 px

Weight400 Regular

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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

DotMatrix Ultra Condensed is a free display font by Stefan Schmidt, from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, DotMatrix Ultra Condensed has an x-height shorter than 72%, is wider than 72% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 63%.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of Bitcount Single

DotMatrix Ultra Condensed on one light table with its two closest fonts, Bitcount Single (70 out of 100) and Bitcount Single Ink (70). Bitcount Single is 16% lighter; Bitcount Single Ink is 16% lighter.

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Ink shared with DotMatrix Ultra CondensedBitcount 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 Ultra Condensed alphabet

Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400

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03 / Weights

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

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

How each app gets its fonts →

Get DotMatrix Ultra Condensed on GitHub

05 / Measurements

DotMatrix Ultra Condensed, measured

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

Hxgp in DotMatrix Ultra Condensed. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 49.3% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 69.4% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.71lowercase against capitals
Width: 59.8% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 44%letter box filled

How we measure →

Where it stands among display faces

Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind

x-heightSmaller than 72% of display faces
WidthWider than 72% of display faces
InkLighter than 63% of display faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to DotMatrix Ultra Condensed

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

DotMatrix Ultra Condensed's own familyDotMatrix CondensedDotMatrixDotMatrix Expanded

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

07 / Swap

Swap DotMatrix Ultra Condensed without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until DotMatrix Ultra Condensed loads, this sets Arial in its place at 133.8% of its size, so running text keeps DotMatrix Ultra Condensed’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'DotMatrix Ultra Condensed Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 133.80%;
  ascent-override: 59.56%;
  descent-override: 14.89%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

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

08 / Questions

Questions about DotMatrix Ultra Condensed

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

Is DotMatrix Ultra Condensed free for commercial use?

Yes. DotMatrix Ultra 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 Ultra Condensed?

DotMatrix Ultra 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 Ultra Condensed in Google Docs?

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

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

Who designed DotMatrix Ultra Condensed?

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

What fonts are similar to DotMatrix Ultra Condensed?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Bitcount Single (70), Bitcount Single Ink (70) and Bitcount Grid Single (70), out of 100. Next to DotMatrix Ultra Condensed, Bitcount Single is 16% lighter. Its own family, listed apart, adds DotMatrix Condensed, DotMatrix and DotMatrix Expanded. See all 100 fonts like DotMatrix Ultra Condensed.