Author's note

System Hatch by Pyrus FreeSans is a free digital bitmap display font, with letters built from neat rows of plus-sign marks. That repeated crosshatch motif gives it a stripped-back terminal-screen feel, while the rigid spacing and blocky geometry keep the font looking more coded than drawn.

It makes sense anywhere you want a sparse tech signal rather than a smooth headline: poster titles, zine covers, game UI graphics, club flyers, and short website banners. As a free font, it works especially well for title cards and brief wordmarks, where those tiny repeated crosses turn simple lettering into a visible pattern.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Pyrus FreeSans
Font family
SYSTEM HATCH
Font subfamily
cross
Unique subfamily identification
FONTLAB30:TTEXPORT
Full font name
SYSTEM HATCH
Name table version
Version 001.001
Postscript font name
SYSTEMHATCH
Manufacturer name
Pyrus FreeSans

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2005-12-22
Revision1
Glyph count93
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classNo classification
WeightSemi-bold
WidthExpanded
Mac styleBold
DirectionMixed directional glyphs
Pattern natureRegular