Press Start Regular Font

Press Start family consisting of 2 fonts
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Author's note

Press Start by Codeman38 is a free arcade bitmap font with the chunky, stepped rhythm of early Namco-era game lettering. Its letters are built from square pixels and clipped corners, giving the whole alphabet a cheerful 8-bit bounce rather than a cold grid.

It fits naturally in retro game branding, chiptune posters, streamer overlays, zine covers, and title cards where a free font can carry that old cabinet-screen mood without looking slick or modern. Because the shapes stay compact and blocky, it also works well for short headlines, menu labels, and logo-style words that need a clear hit of vintage play.
Press Start Regular — Font presentation

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BitmapPixelated

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
© 2001 codeman38. Character shapes from various Namco games.
Font family
Press Start
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Press Start Regular
Full font name
Press Start Regular
Name table version
Version 1.62
Postscript font name
PressStartReg
Manufacturer name
High-Logic
Designer
High-Logic - Erwin Denissen 1999
Description
Template

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2004-02-03
Revision1
Glyph count249
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for editing allowed
Family classNo classification
WeightBold
WidthExpanded
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchMonospaced
Complete pack contains 2 font weights listed below:
prstart.ttf
prstartk.ttf
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