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		simonkagedal on March 18, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nanofont3x4: Smallest readable 3x4 font with lower... The claim ”smallest readable 3x4 font” is a bit confusing. Are there bigger 3x4 fonts?

CodesInChaos on March 18, 2024 [–]

It's a variable width font, so it can be smaller than a fixed 3x3 font.

For example it chose this (ambiguous) encoding for "o":

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xx

xx

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where a bigger 3x4 font could choose the overhigh and wider

-x-

x-x

-x-

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simonkagedal on March 22, 2024 | [–]

Ah, that explains it – thank you.

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