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		Aardwolf 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 8x19 Text Mode Font Origins There are many aspect ratios of fixed width fonts (see https://int10h.org/oldschool-pc-fonts/fontlist/), from square to rectangular, and this one is more than twice as tall as wide Is there any info or research on which width/height ratio of a fixed width font is the best for readability?

duskwuff 6 months ago [–]

Don't forget that a lot of old PC graphics modes weren't 1:1. 640x200 was a thing, for example - the pixel ratio is 3.2:1, but it gets vertically stretched to a standard 4:3. An 8x8 font wouldn't look square in that graphics mode.

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