PicoVector Fonts / Alright Fonts

A collection of sample Alright Fonts for using with PicoVector on Pimoroni RP2040 and RP2350-based microcontroller boards.

These fonts are all taken from Google Fonts: https://fonts.google.com/

They are converted on the fly with Alright Fonts: https://github.com/Gadgetoid/alright-fonts/tree/feature/16bit-afinate

⚠️ Note this currently uses my 16bit-afinate branch for much more detailed contours where necessary.

You will find converted fonts available for download in the latest release: https://github.com/Gadgetoid/alright-fonts/releases/latest

To use this repository:

1. Clone this repository: git clone https://github.com/pimoroni/picovector-fonts
2. Grab submodules: cd picovector-fonts then git submodule update --init
3. Run pip install -r requirements.txt (you may need a virtual environment)
4. Run ./convert to convert everything in google-fonts/

To add your own:

1. Grab a zipped otf/ttf font from https://fonts.google.com/
2. Unzip it
3. Copy the directory and all files into google-fonts/
4. Run ./convert and test your font!
5. Raise a PR with your addition!

Your PR should include the fonts and their license files.

The contents of any static directories should be moved to the main font directory.

Troubleshooting

• error: externally-managed-environment means you need to be installing your Python packages into a virtual environment. You can set one up with python3 -m venv .venv and activate it with source .venv/bin/activate.

• If you get a zip: command not found error, you might need to sudo apt install zip and run ./convert again.