Sans serif · GGBotNet
Public Pixel
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CSSfont-family: 'Public Pixel', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Public Pixel is a free sans serif by GGBotNet, from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Public Pixel has an x-height taller than 94%, is wider than 99% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 88%. Its thickest strokes are 2.0 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Press Start 2P
Public Pixel on one light table with its two closest fonts, Press Start 2P (90 out of 100) and Fusion Pixel 8px Monospaced JP (79). Press Start 2P is 17% lighter, with an x-height 20% taller; Fusion Pixel 8px Monospaced JP is 50% narrower, with an x-height 20% shorter.
Public Pixel and Press Start 2P laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Public PixelPress Start 2P…
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 Public Pixel 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 / Sizes
Public Pixel 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 Public Pixel, and can you use it?
- Designer
- GGBotNet
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- From
- GitHub
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext
- Licence
- CC0 1.0, public domain
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Self-hosted.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes. No conditions: it is in the public domain.
- Sharing the files
- Yes. No conditions, not even a credit.
Public Pixel is under the CC0 1.0, public domain. 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 Public Pixel 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 Public Pixel, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Public Pixel under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Public Pixel, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 62.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 87.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 100.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 55%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.00 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 94% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 99% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 88% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 95% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Public Pixel
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Press Start 2P90x-height 20% taller · 17% lighter
- Fusion Pixel 8px Monospaced JP7950% narrower · x-height 20% shorter
- Sergamon7850% narrower · x-height 30% shorter
- Bytesized73x-height 60% shorter · 50% narrower · 45% heavier
- Unifont7250% narrower · 43% lighter · x-height 20% shorter
- kirsch6862% narrower · x-height 50% shorter · 20% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Public Pixel →Compare side by side →Get Public Pixel on GitHub
07 / Swap
Swap Public Pixel without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Sixtyfour Convergence0same text width · x-height 2.2% shorter
- Sixtyfour0same text width · x-height 2.2% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Public Pixel loads, this sets Arial in its place at 223.9% of its size, so running text keeps Public Pixel’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Public Pixel Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 223.86%;
ascent-override: 44.67%;
descent-override: 0.00%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Public Pixel', 'Public Pixel Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Public Pixel
Answered from its licence, GitHub and each app’s own font list
Is Public Pixel free for commercial use?
Yes, with no conditions at all: Public Pixel is in the public domain, under CC0 1.0 . Use it, change it and pass it on, commercially too, without even a credit.
How do I download and install Public Pixel?
Public Pixel 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 Public Pixel/TrueType (.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 Public Pixel in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Public Pixel 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 Public Pixel have?
Public Pixel 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 Public Pixel?
Public Pixel was designed by GGBotNet. GGBotNet also made Alpha Prota, Blaec, Crayon Libre and 16 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Public Pixel?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Press Start 2P (90), Fusion Pixel 8px Monospaced JP (79) and Sergamon (78), out of 100. Next to Public Pixel, Press Start 2P is 17% lighter, with an x-height 20% taller. See all 100 fonts like Public Pixel.