VT323 by Peter Hull — Monospace Font — preview 11 / 3
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

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About VT323 Font

This font was created from the glyphs of the DEC VT320 text terminal, which I used in college, and for which I have retained an unaccountable nostalgia. I used a variety of tools, including Gimp, Python/PIL, and of course, FontForge. The VT320 glyphs were designed with a nonrectangular pixel aspect ratio to fit the way the terminal scanned the CRT, so for this VT323 variation I had Python munge the locations and attempt to emulate the way the electron beam actually illuminated the phosphor and smeared the pixels horizontally on the terminal's CRT, so it looks more like what the actual glyph looked like on the screen. Python then drew the proper pixels into a 1:1 pixel grid as a monochrome PNG, which FontForge autoscanned into outlines. I have attempted to support most of the glyphs available on the VT320, but that is a limited set to begin with, so please don't be disappointed that I haven't supported Esperanto or Riograndenser Hunsrückisch or whatever. There is another earlier variation called "VT321" that uses a more standard 1:1 pixel drawing technique, if you want to grab that as well. I personally like VT323 better, and actually use it as my terminal font when cruising on the command line.

VT323 Specifications

Font FamilyVT323
StyleRegular
Full NameVT323 Regular
Version2.000
Weight400 (Regular)
Glyph Count587 glyphs
PostScript NameVT323-Regular
DesignerPeter Hull
FormatTTF (TrueType)
File Size149.5 KB

Languages Supported

VT323 supports 329 languages.

How to Install VT323 Font

Step-by-step instructions for every platform

  1. 1Download the VT323 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. 5VT323 is now available in Word, Photoshop, Illustrator, and all other apps.
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What pairs well with VT323 Font?

VT323 Font is a versatile monospace 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.

VT323 Font

by Peter Hull

Reviewed by the FontBoxDL team · Updated July 2026

License: Open Font License (OFL)
Free
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