Author's note

Roses are FF0000, created by AJ Paglia of FontShop International GmbH, is a free pixel display font built from dense rectangular modules. Its broad letters use square corners, stepped joins, and sharply cut interior gaps. The construction feels deliberately digital and mechanical.

Indie game studios and retro-tech brands can use it for title screens, event posters, merchandise, and electronic music artwork. Across those settings, the rigid grid and broken-looking cuts echo arcade graphics, early computer displays, and low-resolution interface icons, linking lettering and imagery through the same simple block-built shapes.

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Basic font information

Font family
Roses are FF0000
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Roses are FF0000
Full font name
Roses are FF0000
Name table version
Version 1.0
Postscript font name
RosesareFF0000
Manufacturer name
AJ Paglia
Designer
AJ Paglia

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2008-12-13
Revision1
Glyph count100
Units per Em1024
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classNo classification
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced