JIT bitmap text rendering for microcontrollers
- Raph Levien, November 7, 2026 I've been working on vic-2350, a re-envisioning of an 80s home computer on an RP2350 microcontroller board.
- Of course, such a project needs text rendering.
- Though bitmap fonts are now out of favor, I chose them both for efficiency and because, at low resolutions, I prefer the aesthetic of a crisp, intentionally designed bitmap font over the blurry mush of antialiased font rendering.
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- Raph Levien, November 7, 2026 I've been working on vic-2350, a re-envisioning of an 80s home computer on an RP2350 microcontroller board.
- Of course, such a project needs text rendering.
- Though bitmap fonts are now out of favor, I chose them both for efficiency and because, at low resolutions, I prefer the aesthetic of a crisp, intentionally designed bitmap font over the blurry mush of antialiased font rendering.
Sources: Linebender