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I made an online bitmap font editor (monospace only for now) that can import and export a bunch of formats including TTF/WOFF.
damieng.github.io/ch8ter/
Source up at github.com/damieng/ch8ter
As somebody who works in tech this is utter BS. Platforms can always be upgraded and at a minimum allowed to live.
Shutting this down was a choice. Just like me calling my Nissan dealer in a minute to take my name off the waitlist to testdrive the new Leaf.
Tl;dr, there’s no evidence “dyslexia fonts” work — being based on a myth about what dyslexia actually is — and in fact some evidence they make reading even harder.
#typography8x8 Font Advent Calendar 2025 Day 25
Pixelbricks
I've done a few top-heavy or bottom-heavy fonts, and even some squared off... how about a chaotic squared-off heavy font that just goes where it wants and does it condensed for good measure.
Welcome Pixelbricks!
Pictured here on the ZX Spectrum (also uses on the CPC and C64 I believe - the Amiga and ST used a more ornate large-font and totally different small font).
Well I've converted it and it's up over at FontStruct as my pipeline and system is only setup for 8x8's.
https://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/2798508/the-untouchables
8x8 Font Advent Calendar 2025 Day 24
The Untouchables
Ocean gave us this 1920s prohibition romp based on the star-studded movie of the same name in 1989.
Interesting for us are the two art deco fonts - this one being the 8x8 that uses every available pixel.
I've added a lower-case in the same style and created a "Revised" version that applies the same treatment to the numerics & symbols.
https://dl.damieng.com/fonts/conversions/The+Untouchables.zip
Now that other gorgeous 16x16 font...
8x8 Font Advent Calendar 2025 Day 23
NLQ
A fresh new serif font that pushes to the edges of the bounding box available in 4 styles - regular, italic, bold and small.
8x8 Font Advent Calendar 2025 Day 22
Slaine
Martech Games' 1987 release takes the 2000 AD comic character Slaine on a tricky-to-play atmospheric adventure.
The game actually features three fonts - a sharp digital one on the title screen, a small one for dialog and an old-style one used for the main interface which I've converted here.
The same in-game fonts were used on the CPC, C64 and ZX versions.
8x8 Font Advent Calendar 2025 Day 21
ZX Space Highway
Justin Penner's Space Highway is an great typeface that encapsulates the feel of old sci-fi covers and posters.
While Justin has made pixel fonts this one was fully scalable and just itching for an 8x8 pixel adaptation in my eyes... and so I made it.
You can find the real Space Highway and other cool free typefaces in Justin's 36 Days of Type at https://justinpenner.ca/projects/36-days-of-fonts/
https://dl.damieng.com/fonts/zx-origins/ZX%20Space%20Highway.zip
Unlike most games of that time which are made available online in a legally gray state of "abandonware", an enterprising freelancer called Marco Kleijer acquired the copyrights simply to make them freely available online again.
You can find the games and plenty of information over at https://www.streetrodonline.com/
Alis