# u8g2

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## Slim type for small screens, with PixelFonts

DevFeed: [Slim type for small screens, with PixelFonts](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/slim-type-for-small-screens-with-pixelfonts-85410.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/slim-type-for-small-screens-with-pixelfonts/>)

Author: Anne Barela

Published: 2026-10-12T20:09:10Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Adafruit Industries](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/adafruit-industries-makers-hackers-artists-designers-and-engineers.md>)

Topics: [Icon font](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/icon-font.md>), [Lvgl](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/lvgl.md>)

Tags: [adafruit-gfx](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/adafruit-gfx.md>), [arduino](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/arduino.md>), [bdf](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bdf.md>), [font](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/font.md>), [graphics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/graphics.md>), [u8g2](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/u8g2.md>), [unicode](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/unicode.md>)

### AI overview

PixelFonts is a family of narrow fonts for low-resolution displays, compatible with Adafruit GFX and u8g2. It includes English and extended Latin versions, with font files available in BDF and plain text formats for conversion to other tools.

### Source excerpt

Developer mcer12 has published PixelFonts, a family of fonts for small, low resolution displays. The fonts are compatible with Adafruit GFX and u8g2, and they are drawn narrow and condensed so more text fits on a line. Each font comes in two versions. The English version works with the standard Adafruit GFX library. The extended [...]

## Slim Type for Small Screens, with PixelFonts

DevFeed: [Slim Type for Small Screens, with PixelFonts](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/slim-type-for-small-screens-with-pixelfonts-84608.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://hackaday.com/2026/10/10/slim-type-for-small-screens-with-pixelfonts/>)

Author: Donald Papp

Published: 2026-10-11T05:00:55Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Hackaday](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/hackaday.md>)

Topics: [Icon font](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/icon-font.md>)

Tags: [accessible](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/accessible.md>), [adafruitgfx](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/adafruitgfx.md>), [display](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/display.md>), [embedded-displays](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/embedded-displays.md>), [font](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/font.md>), [fonts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fonts.md>), [lcd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/lcd.md>), [legibility](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/legibility.md>), [peripherals-hacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/peripherals-hacks.md>), [pixel-font](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pixel-font.md>), [truetype](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/truetype.md>), [u8g2](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/u8g2.md>)

### AI overview

PixelFonts is a family of condensed fonts designed to fit more text on small, low-resolution displays. It works with AdafruitGFX and U8g2, offers multiple heights and weights, and includes editable BDF files; accented letters are supported only in lowercase because of space constraints. The article also mentions subpixel rendering as another way to improve small-font legibility on color LCDs.

### Source excerpt

Small displays are affordable and easy to use, but their size can present a challenge. To help address this, [mcer12] created PixelFonts, a family of condensed fonts designed specifically for ...read more