kika/fixedsys
Fixedsys Excelsior font with programming ligatures observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
58/100
- Activity 78
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3772
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 132
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1288 stars · 57 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Fixedsys Excelsior is a TrueType monospace font that simulates the classic 8x16 bitmap font from old DOS/Windows systems, extended with programming ligatures like <= and >=. It is distributed as precompiled TTF binaries in normal and ALT ligature variants, with source built using TTX/fonttools.
Use cases
- use a nostalgic 8x16 bitmap-style font in a modern code editor
- get programming ligatures like <= and >= in a monospace font
- find an alternative to Fira Code with a retro DOS font look
- download a compiled TTF of Fixedsys Excelsior
- make console and terminal text look like old Windows/DOS
- choose between normal and ALT ligature variants for coding
When to choose
- you want an authentic retro 8x16 monospace coding font with ligatures
- you find other programming fonts hard to read and prefer classic bitmap-style glyphs
- you need a public-domain font you can freely modify and redistribute
When to avoid
- you need a scalable, high-resolution font with variable weights
- you require an official open-source license file (the repo has none, only CC0/public-domain dedication)
- you want extensive ligature coverage comparable to Fira Code
Facets
application · maturity active
developer-tools editor developer-tools text-editors cross-platform cross-platform windows font monospace-font programming-ligatures truetype bitmap-font retro-computing 8x16 coding-font linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/kika/fixedsys · fetched 2026-08-28 · 058dc88a3cea
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| kika/fixedsys | main | 58 |
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