Display · CodeMan38

Press Start 2P

Q: Is Press Start 2P free for commercial use?

Yes. Press Start 2P is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “Press Start 2P”.

Your words – they follow you round the site

Case

Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

Find the font. Find its kind.

CSSfont-family: 'Press Start 2P', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Press Start 2P is a free display font by CodeMan38, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Press Start 2P has an x-height taller than 94%, is wider than 99% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 2.0 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.

Compare with Public Pixel →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Public Pixel

Press Start 2P on one light table with its two closest fonts, Public Pixel (90 out of 100) and Fusion Pixel 8px Monospaced JP (79). Public Pixel is 20% heavier, with an x-height 17% shorter; Fusion Pixel 8px Monospaced JP is 50% narrower and 14% heavier, with an x-height 33% shorter.

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Ink shared with Press Start 2PPublic Pixel…

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 Press Start 2P 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.

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With this font

Write your ownPixel font generator →Your words in Press Start 2P and 24 more pixel fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.

03 / Sizes

Press Start 2P at every size

1 weight (400) · six sizes, in your words

12 px
16 px
24 px
36 px
48 px
72 px

04 / Facts

Who made Press Start 2P, and can you use it?

Designer: CodeMan38
Kind: Display
Styles: 1 weight (400)
On Google Fonts since: 2012
Character sets: cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, greek, 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, under another name. Not as “Press Start 2P”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Press Start 2P 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 Press Start 2P, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Press Start 2P 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 Press Start 2P on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Press Start 2P, measured

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

Hxgp in Press Start 2P. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 75.0% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 100.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.75lowercase against capitals
Width: 100.0% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 46%letter box filled
Contrast: 2.00 : 1high stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among display faces

Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind

x-heightLarger than 94% of display faces
WidthWider than 99% of display faces
InkNear the middle of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 77% of display faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Press Start 2P

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Press Start 2P →Compare side by side →Get Press Start 2P on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Press Start 2P without a jump

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

None of the fonts that look most like Press Start 2P sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.

Fallback while it loads

Until Press Start 2P loads, this sets Arial in its place at 223.9% of its size, so running text keeps Press Start 2P’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Press Start 2P Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 223.86%;
  ascent-override: 44.67%;
  descent-override: 0.00%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Press Start 2P', 'Press Start 2P Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Press Start 2P

Of the 1,904 home pages that load Press Start 2P, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.

Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026

More than chanceVT323 700×JetBrains Mono 11×Space Grotesk 8.3×

The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerPress Start 2P + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other

09 / Questions

Questions about Press Start 2P

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

Is Press Start 2P free for commercial use?

Yes. Press Start 2P is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “Press Start 2P”.

How do I download and install Press Start 2P?

FontKind doesn’t host Press Start 2P’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds a single font file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.

Is Press Start 2P in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Press Start 2P isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.

Is Press Start 2P in Google Docs?

Most likely. Search for Press Start 2P under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.

Is Press Start 2P in Figma?

Yes: Press Start 2P is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Press Start 2P have?

Press Start 2P comes in one weight, Regular (400). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.

Who designed Press Start 2P?

Press Start 2P was designed by CodeMan38. It has been on Google Fonts since April 2012.

What fonts are similar to Press Start 2P?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Public Pixel (90), Fusion Pixel 8px Monospaced JP (79) and Sergamon (77), out of 100. Next to Press Start 2P, Public Pixel is 20% heavier, with an x-height 17% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Press Start 2P.