DEC Terminal Modern by Dan Mecklenburg Jr β€” Sans Serif Font β€” preview 11 / 3
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

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About DEC Terminal Modern Font

Based on the font of the Digital Electronics Corp's VT220 video terminal. (circa 1983). I've added all the characters from the ROM of the VT220 plus created missing characters to fill out the font. (2217 total glyphs in the font.
The latest font specimen can be found here:
http://www.vtxemu.com/vtx/fnt/_decterm-demo.html
The latest version of the font can be found here:
http://www.vtxemu.com/download.html

Style & Use Cases

Overall Style
Clean, Modern, Basic
Use Case
Body Text, UI
Ideal For
branding, interfaces, and modern layouts
Pairs With
a contrasting serif for headings

How to Install DEC Terminal Modern Font

Step-by-step instructions for every platform

  1. 1Download the DEC Terminal Modern 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. 5DEC Terminal Modern is now available in Word, Photoshop, Illustrator, and all other apps.
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DEC Terminal Modern Font is a versatile sans-serif font that works for both headings and body text. Pair it with a contrasting serif or slab serif font to add visual interest and a clear distinction between titles and body copy.

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DEC Terminal Modern Font

by Dan Mecklenburg Jr

Reviewed by the FontBoxDL team Β· Updated October 2026

Free for personal use
Not free for commercial use

License: Free for personal use

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