# What's the deal?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-deal/12174>\
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**Created:** [January 27, 2003, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-deal/12174 "2003-01-27T22:33:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![GARRETTDESIGN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@GARRETTDESIGN](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GARRETTDESIGN)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-deal/12174/1 "2003-01-27T22:33:47Z")

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what is the deal w/ pixel fonts? why are they so popular? what are they usually used for? is it b/c they are so easy to read when scaled down so small?

(i can allready hear the sighs from the advanced flash users:sigh: )

but…I am new to everything…and I still dont understand?

dont be to hard. thank you

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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:** [January 27, 2003, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-deal/12174/2 "2003-01-27T22:56:04Z")

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It’s a designer’s preference really, some people use it because it gives a clean look. It also depends on the theme of the site as well, most “techy” and “minimal” style sites use pixel fonts.

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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:** [January 27, 2003, 11:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-deal/12174/3 "2003-01-27T23:06:03Z")

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ohhhh, ok.  
thank you  
i was thinking it was somthing like that…but it seemed like such a big thing…i thought maybe…i was supposed to be using them or somthing…but cool. now i know. thank you.

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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:** [January 27, 2003, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-deal/12174/4 "2003-01-27T23:22:09Z")

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Unrelated, but I checked your website GARRET.  
Am I missing something here?  
You have a link to download the flashplayer, but it’s part of your flash movie, so they won’t be able to click the link unless they already have it.

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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:** [January 27, 2003, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-deal/12174/5 "2003-01-27T23:23:46Z")

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yea! lol, i still need to change that, i realized that. but thank you. im a dumbass:\*(

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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:** [January 27, 2003, 11:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-deal/12174/6 "2003-01-27T23:43:25Z")

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lol. cool, it just confused me a bit.