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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

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About Bitsbats Font

Bitsbats is a dingbat typeface by Manfred Klein that replaces traditional letterforms with 87 distinct character symbols, each designed with a whimsical, kid-friendly aesthetic. This Regular weight font supports 104+ Latin-based languages, making it accessible for international use across multiple markets and diverse audiences. Dingbat fonts like this operate differently from standard typefaces, functioning as comprehensive symbol libraries that let designers add visual personality through graphics rather than text alone, opening creative possibilities that traditional letterforms simply cannot offer.

Children's book illustrators, scrapbooking enthusiasts, and educators frequently turn to fonts like Bitsbats for creating decorative elements, custom icon sets, and visual embellishments that appeal directly to younger audiences. The 87-character collection works beautifully in greeting cards featuring themed decorative symbols, craft projects designed for vinyl cutting machines, and web interfaces built for kids' apps and educational websites. The font excels anywhere a traditional typeface would limit your design to words, instead providing the visual flourishes and character variety that make designs feel friendly, approachable, and genuinely engaging to family audiences.

This font is available as a free download from this page, with licence terms shown on the site. Bitsbats suits projects that benefit from symbol-driven, character-based visual design aimed at children or family-oriented creative contexts.

Style & Use Cases

Overall Style
Iconographic, Dingbats
Use Case
Icons, Accents
Ideal For
ornaments, bullets, and decorative flourishes
Pairs With
any text font

Bitsbats Specifications

Font FamilyBitsbats
StyleRegular
Full NameBitsbats
Version1.0 2003-04-03
Weight500 (Medium)
Glyph Count87 glyphs
PostScript NameBitsbats
FormatTTF (TrueType)
File Size186.1 KB

Languages Supported

Bitsbats supports 104 languages.

How to Install Bitsbats Font

Step-by-step instructions for every platform

  1. 1Download the Bitsbats font file (.ttf or .otf).
  2. 2Locate the downloaded file in your Downloads folder.
  3. 3Right-click the font file.
  4. 4Select "Install" to install for the current user, or "Install for all users" to make it available system-wide.
  5. 5Bitsbats is now available in Word, Photoshop, Illustrator, and all other apps.
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What pairs well with Bitsbats Font?

Bitsbats Font is a versatile dingbats font that works for both headings and body text. Pair it with a contrasting sans-serif or serif font to add visual interest and a clear distinction between titles and body copy.

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Bitsbats Font

by Manfred Klein

Reviewed by the FontBoxDL team Β· Updated October 2026

Free for personal use
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License: 100% Free

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