# petykowski/London-Underground-Dot-Matrix-Typeface

A set of dot matrix fonts in the style of TfL's Underground arrivals board.

Repository: https://github.com/petykowski/London-Underground-Dot-Matrix-Typeface
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/london-underground-dot-matrix-typeface
License Family: other
Topics: tfl, font, underground, dlr, london
Last push: 2025-08-14T11:36:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 48/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 36, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2433, "days_push": 384, "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 1613, forks 22 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:11.146140+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of dot matrix typefaces recreating the fonts used on Transport for London Underground and DLR arrival boards and rolling stock displays. It includes multiple weights (Regular, Medium, Bold, Heavy) sourced from photographs and video recordings of the original displays.

## Use cases
- recreate the London Underground arrivals board look in a design project
- make a departure board display with authentic TfL dot matrix fonts
- use the DLR station board typeface in a poster
- build a transit-themed dashboard with dot matrix text
- find the font used on 1996 Stock train displays

## When to choose
- you need authentic TfL-style dot matrix typography for mockups, signage recreations, or transit-themed projects
- you want multiple weights matching different Underground and DLR displays

## When to avoid
- you need a fully verified character set for all weights, since some Medium characters are best-effort reconstructions
- you need a font with a formal open-source license, as none is specified
- you need a general-purpose sans-serif rather than a dot matrix display font

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: active
- function: graphics, documentation
- domain: graphics, media, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: font, typeface, dot-matrix, tfl, london-underground, dlr, display-fonts

## Member repositories
- petykowski/London-Underground-Dot-Matrix-Typeface (main) score 48

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:11.146140+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 2026-08-30T03:51:07.567271+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/petykowski/London-Underground-Dot-Matrix-Typeface (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:11.146140+00:00, sha 9c1abe7a6895)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.