Bitcount Single Ink
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Bitcount Single Ink is a display typeface built on a bitmap grid foundation, giving it a distinctly pixelated, monospaced structure that references early digital screens and dot-matrix printing. Its single-ink rendering style means letters appear constructed from uniform dots or cells, creating a retro-technical aesthetic that feels systematic and mechanical without being cold. The overall personality lands somewhere between vintage computing and contemporary code culture, with enough visual weight to command attention in short bursts of text.
This font works well for tech-focused branding projects where a developer or hacker aesthetic is appropriate, such as software tools, cybersecurity companies, or hardware startups. It is a natural fit for editorial headings in publications covering gaming, digital culture, or technology, where the pixel-grid character adds visual context without resorting to cliché. It can also serve as a display element in web or app UI for retro-styled games, terminal emulators, or creative coding tools where the interface itself benefits from a lo-fi digital personality.
Best suited for: Consider this typeface for tech product interfaces, gaming UI, retro-styled digital experiences, and editorial headlines in technology or digital culture publications.
Design considerations: The nine weight options from 100 to 900 allow flexible hierarchy while maintaining the bitmap-grid character across applications. The monospaced structure and pixelated construction work best at display sizes where the grid detail remains visually intentional rather than becoming a rendering artifact.
Pairing guidance: Pair Bitcount Single Ink with Space Grotesk for contemporary tech branding that balances pixel aesthetics with modern sans-serif clarity, IBM Plex Sans for professional contexts requiring accessible body text alongside distinctive headlines, or Share Tech Mono to reinforce a cohesive code-culture or terminal-inspired visual system.
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Bitcount Single Ink at a glance
Petr van Blokland
SIL Open Font License 1.1
September 2025
September 2025
9 (9 weights)
Yes: CRSV 0–1, ELSH 0–100, ELXP 0–100, SZP1 0–100, SZP2 0–100, XPN1 -100–100, XPN2 -100–100, YPN1 -100–100, YPN2 -100–100, slant -8–0, weight 100–900
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All 9 Bitcount Single Ink styles
| Weight | Name | Upright |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Thin | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 200 | ExtraLight | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 300 | Light | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 400 | Regular | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 500 | Medium | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 600 | SemiBold | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 700 | Bold | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 800 | ExtraBold | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 900 | Black | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
Bitcount Single Ink character map
Which languages does Bitcount Single Ink support?
Bitcount Single Ink includes 2 character sets:
- Latin: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and other Western European languages
- Latin Extended: Central and Eastern European languages such as Polish, Czech, Turkish, Romanian and Hungarian
It does not include Cyrillic or Greek characters, so it can't set Russian, Ukrainian or Greek text.
Can I use Bitcount Single Ink commercially?
Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Bitcount Single Ink is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. You can use it in logos, websites, apps, videos, printed products and merchandise without paying or asking permission. The one thing you can't do is sell the font file on its own.