# Pixel fonts

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-fonts/28960>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 20, 2003, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-fonts/28960 "2003-08-20T15:10:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![bigbadmilkman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc348/32.png) [@bigbadmilkman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bigbadmilkman)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-fonts/28960/1 "2003-08-20T15:10:32Z")

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Hi i have an interface with a box in the middle displaying external fla’s. Anyway, i have used dynamic text (square font) and the quality is rubbish, i have tried everything. Now I need a pixel font, does anyone know if a pixel font will be able to be displayed in an external flash file and still be good quality, i know they are usually good quality but do they retain this quality when they are displayed as externals.

Also could anyone refer me to a good site that sells pixel fonts, and does anyone know a style similar to Square721BT, I don’t want to spent more than $30.

Any help would be appreciated!!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-fonts/28960/2 "2003-08-20T15:25:44Z")

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check this link out:  
[http://www.fontsforflash.com/index.php?id2=ka](http://www.fontsforflash.com/index.php?id2=ka)  
(find it at the bottom of the kirpa page on the righthand side)

also look at:  
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/pixelfonts.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/pixelfonts.htm)

you will have to embed the font… when you do this it will bring the file size up, and i found that if you use this font for a preloader for example your preloader takes extra long to open, so people sit and stare at a blank screen for sometimes up to a minute waiting only for the preloader… careful with where you use the fonts

\_sans, or \_serif works quite well for preloaders because it will use the system fonts on the viewer’s computer…

hope this helps

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-fonts/28960/3 "2003-08-20T15:27:59Z")

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these might help

[http://web.0sil8.com/episodes/silkscreen/](http://web.0sil8.com/episodes/silkscreen/)

[http://www.dsg4.com/04/extra/index.html](http://www.dsg4.com/04/extra/index.html)

[http://www.miniml.com/](http://www.miniml.com/)  
(very cool website… just click miniml at the top of the page to enter)

[http://www.tryptych.net/asylum/tinyfonts.zip](http://www.tryptych.net/asylum/tinyfonts.zip)

[http://www.minefields.org/v2/fonts.php](http://www.minefields.org/v2/fonts.php)

hope these help 🙂