# Tecate/bitmap-fonts

Monospaced bitmap fonts for X11, good for terminal use.

Repository: https://github.com/Tecate/bitmap-fonts
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bitmap-fonts
Language: Shell
License Family: other
Last push: 2022-01-20T16:19:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4154, "days_push": 1686, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1810, forks 84 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:39.460295+00:00)

## What it is
A curated collection of monospaced bitmap fonts (BDF/PCF) for X11, aimed at terminal and text-editor use. It catalogs and bundles fonts from many original authors with installation instructions for fontconfig-based Linux systems.

## Use cases
- find a crisp monospaced bitmap font for my terminal
- install bdf/pcf fonts on Linux
- make bitmap fonts work on Ubuntu or Kali
- collect all existing X11 bitmap fonts in one place
- pick a pixel font for my tiling window manager setup
- fix fontconfig so bitmap fonts are not disabled

## When to choose
- you want a sharp, pixel-perfect monospaced font for terminals on Linux/X11
- you want to browse many bitmap fonts from one repo instead of hunting sources
- you need legacy BDF/PCF font support with setup guidance

## When to avoid
- you need scalable TrueType/OpenType fonts
- you are on Wayland-only or non-X11 environments where bitmap font support is limited
- you need a maintained font project with a license and active development

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools
- domain: desktop-applications, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: -
- tags: bitmap-fonts, monospace, terminal-fonts, bdf, pcf, font-collection, x11, linux

## Member repositories
- Tecate/bitmap-fonts (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:39.460295+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:21:17.627301+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Tecate/bitmap-fonts (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:39.460295+00:00, sha 3e67a2ee2ead)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.