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olikraus/u8g2: U8glib library for monochrome displays, version 2

Elara rewrote her lighthouse code that night. She stopped trying to draw a compass rose. Instead, she made a :

u8x8.setFont(u8x8_font_amstrad_cpc_extended_r); u8x8.drawString(0, 2, "U8x8 Fonts");

The "Badge" scene (e.g., Hackaday Superconference, DEF CON) loves U8x8 fonts. A 128x32 OLED running u8x8_font_pressstart2p creates an authentic 1980s arcade feel with minimal CPU overhead.

: Includes extended character sets, accented characters, or special symbols (codes 32–255). u8x8 fonts

: Useful for highlighting menu items by inverting the character colors. Creating and Editing Custom Fonts standard U8x8 font list doesn't meet your needs, you can build your own:

Choosing the right font library is the most critical decision you will make when building user interfaces for monochrome displays. If you work with resource-constrained microcontrollers like the Arduino UNO, ESP8266, or STM32, memory is your rarest currency.

To use these fonts, initialize the U8x8 version of your display driver instead of the standard U8g2 driver.

All glyphs occupy a uniform 8x8 area, which simplifies positioning but limits stylistic variety. Available Font Families Creating and Editing Custom Fonts standard U8x8 font

Elara was the last lighthouse keeper of the Rust Coast , a fog-choked shoreline where the old world’s data-ships still sailed on salvage protocols. Her lighthouse wasn’t a tower of glass, but a squat, salt-crusted bunker. Inside, her only tool was a the size of a postage stamp, connected to a $2 microcontroller.

Or use the online tool: u8g2 font converter

#include <U8x8lib.h>

All U8x8 font names start with u8x8_font_ . Here are the most useful ones: but a squat

When using standard graphics engines (like Adafruit_GFX or full U8g2), the microcontroller tracks pixel maps in an internal memory segment called a frame buffer before updating the screen hardware. A standard 128x64 display requires at least 1,024 bytes of RAM just to manage this buffer.

If you encounter issues where special characters appear garbled, check that your font actually includes the expected characters. Fonts with an 'n' in their name typically have numbers but may not include all special symbols.

You can technically use u8x8 for text and u8g2 for graphics simultaneously if you need both speed and complexity, though it uses more memory.

: Contains only capital letters and numbers to save storage space.