# What Font do you use when playing?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-font-do-you-use-when-playing/2803>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [August 24, 2013, 10:10am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-font-do-you-use-when-playing/2803 "2013-08-24T10:10:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 15\
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**Author:** ![Rookrune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Rookrune](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rookrune)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 10:10am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-font-do-you-use-when-playing/2803/1 "2013-08-24T10:10:06Z")

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I’v gotten kinda bored with my old font of late, and I was wandering what type of font’s you guys use.

So care to share? 😛

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**Author:** ![DG123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/54ee81/32.png) [@DG123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DG123)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 10:14am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-font-do-you-use-when-playing/2803/2 "2013-08-24T10:14:55Z")

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I use default. Didn’t realise it could be changed.

Can you use… Wingdings?

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**Author:** ![Vronkio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/vronkio/32/55_2.png) [@Vronkio](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Vronkio)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-font-do-you-use-when-playing/2803/3 "2013-08-24T15:45:59Z")

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I myself use the Topaz-8 font with a 10x10 font size and a 50x50 screen width. It fits perfectly both the vision field and a 1920x1080 monitor.

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**Author:** ![xLemor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ea5d25/32.png) [@xLemor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/xLemor)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 7:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-font-do-you-use-when-playing/2803/4 "2013-08-24T19:56:51Z")

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> [@Vronkio](#):
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> I myself use the Topaz-8 font with a 10x10 font size and a 50x50 screen width. It fits perfectly both the vision field and a 1920x1080 monitor.

same i love topaz, ill be using that till tiles are up 😉

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**Author:** ![John\_Candlebury](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/john_candlebury/32/6437_2.png) [@John\_Candlebury](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/John_Candlebury)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-font-do-you-use-when-playing/2803/5 "2013-08-24T20:17:00Z")

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[quote=“DG123, post:2, topic:2803”]I use default. Didn’t realise it could be changed.

Can you use… Wingdings?[/quote]

You cant use wingdings but if you try, you get some pretty awesome results

 ![](http://i.imgur.com/Ihdfxd9.png)

At the cost of not understanding anything, that is.

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**Author:** ![Pthalocy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/22d042/32.png) [@Pthalocy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Pthalocy)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 8:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-font-do-you-use-when-playing/2803/6 "2013-08-24T20:48:02Z")

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Holy crap, wingings is Hardcore mode.

I still need to test out if calibri font actually spaces nicely. It’s a favourite of mine, I find it nice for reading (and I use my laptop for everything on campus so it goes a long way to help.)

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**Author:** ![TheTinCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@TheTinCat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheTinCat)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2013, 1:57am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-font-do-you-use-when-playing/2803/7 "2013-08-25T01:57:20Z")

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Behold, the font known as “Lucida Console”!  
Not sure about the size, I just leave it blank, so I guess default size?  
also, using 91x35 screen width, so for those using 1920x1200 resolutions this is what it will look like. I’m sure it’ll look for other resolutions, as long as their not too small

![](http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/2990/m5y7.png)

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**Author:** ![DerpyBilbo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/derpybilbo/32/151_2.png) [@DerpyBilbo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DerpyBilbo)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2013, 4:37am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-font-do-you-use-when-playing/2803/8 "2013-08-25T04:37:07Z")

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Wow, fancy

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**Author:** ![nadia911](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/45deac/32.png) [@nadia911](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/nadia911)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 2:57am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-font-do-you-use-when-playing/2803/9 "2013-08-27T02:57:52Z")

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I prefer PixelFont

pixelfont  
12  
18  
20

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**Author:** ![Iosyn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/iosyn/32/35_2.png) [@Iosyn](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Iosyn)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 4:49am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-font-do-you-use-when-playing/2803/10 "2013-08-27T04:49:18Z")

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Use comic sans. I dares ya.

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**Author:** ![fatkat61](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/fatkat61/32/88_2.png) [@fatkat61](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/fatkat61)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 7:23am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-font-do-you-use-when-playing/2803/11 "2013-08-29T07:23:13Z")

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I use White Rabbit. I am starting to really like it.

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**Author:** ![Sarge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/sarge/32/136_2.png) [@Sarge](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sarge)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 7:39am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-font-do-you-use-when-playing/2803/12 "2013-08-29T07:39:45Z")

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I tried White Rabbit for a bit and wasn’t completely sold on it. I haven’t found a font that I am absolutely stoked with yet, but this one is pretty decent:

JLSDataGothicR\_NC  
16  
16

I’d drop a screeny, but my monitor is small at work that it doesn’t really justify it.

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**Author:** ![Sarge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/sarge/32/136_2.png) [@Sarge](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sarge)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 1:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-font-do-you-use-when-playing/2803/13 "2013-08-29T13:04:52Z")

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By the way, is there a thread anywhere on how to change fonts etc. I know for example that in e.g.

Font  
16  
16

the 16 and 16 refers to width and height of each character space is pixels. But I saw someone use a 3rd figure, so what is that for? Are there more options? Can you have the “playing” screen in one size and then the information pane in another size (standard probably), maybe even different fonts for each?

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**Author:** ![Sarge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/sarge/32/136_2.png) [@Sarge](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sarge)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 2:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-font-do-you-use-when-playing/2803/14 "2013-08-29T14:20:30Z")

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Another nice one:

VeraMono  
16  
16

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**Author:** ![Derschlact](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/derschlact/32/184_2.png) [@Derschlact](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Derschlact)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2013, 7:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-font-do-you-use-when-playing/2803/15 "2013-09-08T19:58:28Z")

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[URL=http://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/855993]Boxy Bold[/URL] on 10x10 with font size 18 is beautiful.

Absolutely beautiful.  
Although not very easy on the eyes.  
In fact, it may induce screaming.

It might look a bit better with larger dimensions.

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