Author's note

Unown GB by David Fens is a free pixel font modeled on compact, one-eyed figures, with each letter taking on the silhouette of a distinct small emblem or animated creature. The forms shift between squat, upright, and wide proportions, often with boxy bodies, antenna-like strokes, or dangling legs, yet the repeated square eyes hold the set together with eerie mechanical consistency.

Retro monster-game graphics are its most convincing territory. For game title cards, fan posters, themed merchandise, and digital graphics, the recurring eye motif lets the lettering double as a row of characters that can join creature illustrations or icon sets.

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This font is used in the Game Boy games Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal. It appears on the walls in the Ruins of Alph.

It was created with FontStruct, a free font maker.

GAME FREAK

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright David Fens 2013
Font family
Unown GB
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
FontStruct Unown GB
Full font name
Unown GB Regular
Name table version
Version 1.0
Postscript font name
Unown-GB
Trademark notice
FontStruct is a trademark of FSI FontShop International GmbH
Manufacturer name
http://fontstruct.com
Designer
David Fens
Description
ÄúUnown GBÄù was built with FontStruct

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2013-09-21
Revision1
Glyph count56
Units per Em1024
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classSymbolic
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular