DSEG7 SEGG CHAN

display

DSEG7 SEGG CHAN: Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz

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DSEG7 SEGG CHAN is a display font built around the visual language of seven-segment LED and LCD displays, the kind you would find on digital clocks, calculators, and electronic scoreboards. Its characters are constructed from rigid, segmented strokes that mimic the illuminated bars of physical digital readouts, giving it a distinctly retro-tech appearance. The letterforms are blocky and mechanical, with no organic curves, which communicates precision, data, and a certain nostalgia for early consumer electronics. It has a utilitarian personality that leans into its functional origins rather than trying to mask them.

This font is well suited for a retro-styled countdown timer or clock widget on a web application where the digital readout aesthetic needs to feel authentic rather than approximated. It also works for scoreboard displays in sports apps, gaming dashboards, or fantasy league platforms where real-time numerical data benefits from a familiar electronic display look. A third practical use is in IoT or hardware project documentation and interfaces, where designers want to visually reference the physical devices being described and reinforce the connection between software output and hardware displays.

Pairs well with

Share Tech Mono Roboto Condensed Source Sans 3

DSEG7 SEGG CHAN at a glance

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Last updated

May 2023

Styles

1 (1 weight)

Classification

Display

Character sets

1

Distributed via

Fontsource (open source)

DSEG7 SEGG CHAN styles

Weight Name Upright
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123

DSEG7 SEGG CHAN character map

Uppercase

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Lowercase

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Numbers and punctuation

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ! ? & @ # % $ € £ ( ) [ ] { } . , : ; " ' - / * + =

Which languages does DSEG7 SEGG CHAN support?

DSEG7 SEGG CHAN includes one character set:

  • Latin: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and other Western European languages

It does not include Cyrillic or Greek characters, so it can't set Russian, Ukrainian or Greek text.

Can I use DSEG7 SEGG CHAN commercially?

Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. DSEG7 SEGG CHAN 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.

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DSEG7 SEGG CHAN FAQ

Is DSEG7 SEGG CHAN free for commercial use?

Yes. DSEG7 SEGG CHAN is licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, so you can use it in commercial projects, including logos, client work and products you sell.

Which weights does DSEG7 SEGG CHAN include?

DSEG7 SEGG CHAN comes in a single weight, Regular (400), with no italic style.

Does DSEG7 SEGG CHAN support Cyrillic?

No. DSEG7 SEGG CHAN supports Latin, but not Cyrillic.