{"id":18146,"date":"2026-05-31T21:51:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T01:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/?p=18146"},"modified":"2026-05-31T21:51:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T01:51:05","slug":"new-font-a73","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/31\/new-font-a73\/","title":{"rendered":"New font: A73"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based on <a href=\"https:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/29\/new-font-e73\/\">E73<\/a> from a couple of days ago, this is extended for full ASCII coverage:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"736\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/A73-sample.png\" alt=\"Fixed width dot matrix font sample\" class=\"wp-image-18147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/A73-sample.png 736w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/A73-sample-320x283.png 320w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/A73-sample-160x142.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-8c881d70-a7ac-452f-9297-652247ee63f0\" href=\"https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/A73-Regular.zip\">A73-Regular.zip<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/A73-Regular.zip\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-8c881d70-a7ac-452f-9297-652247ee63f0\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Design Size<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 12 point design size is meant to reproduce 10 characters per inch horizontally, and six lines per inch vertically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Source<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While this font is produced entirely by one Python <a href=\"https:\/\/fontforge.org\/\">FontForge<\/a> script, the code is too ugly to include here. The included <code>a73.json<\/code> is likely more useful: it contains all of the pin definitions keyed by character name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Licence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a9 2026 &#8211; Stewart Russell, scruss.com with Reserved Font Name A73<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font Licence, Version 1.1. https:\/\/openfontlicense.org\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[I do not agree with SIL&#8217;s missionary work in any way, and the use of this licence is in no way an endorsement of SIL.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecma-international.org\/publications-and-standards\/standards\/ecma-42\/\">ECMA-42: Alpha-numeric character set for 7&#215;9 matrix printers; 1st edition, December 1973<\/a> (withdrawn): \u201cThis Standard defines the printed image and the nominal dimensions of a font for 7\u00d79 matrix printers. The characters have been designed for both human and machine readability.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/29\/new-font-e73\/\">E73<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Based on E73 from a couple of days ago, this is extended for full ASCII coverage: Design Size The 12 point design size is meant to reproduce 10 characters per inch horizontally, and six lines per inch vertically. 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