If you have searched for "", you are likely building a project with a display like an SSD1306 (128x64 OLED), a Nokia 5110 LCD, or a KS0108 graphical LCD. This article will explain what this file is, where to legally download it, how to integrate it into your code, and how to write a driver to render it. What Exactly is Font 6x14.h? Unlike a .ttf or .otf file which contains mathematical curves, a .h (header) file for a font contains a progmem array (or standard const array) of bytes.
void loop() { u8g2.firstPage(); do { u8g2.drawStr(0, 14, "Hello, 6x14!"); u8g2.drawStr(0, 28, "Second line"); } while ( u8g2.nextPage() ); } Font 6x14.h Library Download
Among the most respected and widely used fixed-width bitmap fonts in the embedded community is the . This font strikes a perfect balance between readability and memory footprint. The Font 6x14.h library file contains the raw byte data that defines each character (typically ASCII 32-127) as a 6-pixel wide by 14-pixel tall monochrome bitmap. If you have searched for "", you are
If you are writing your own LCD driver (e.g., for an ST7920 or ILI9341), you will write a function like this: Unlike a
void setup() { u8g2.begin(); u8g2.setFont(u8g2_font_6x14_t); // <-- The 6x14 font built-in u8g2.setFontDirection(0); }
#include <U8g2lib.h> #include <Wire.h> // Initialize for SSD1306 OLED U8G2_SSD1306_128X64_NONAME_1_SW_I2C u8g2(U8G2_R0, /* clock= / SCL, / data= / SDA, / reset=*/ U8X8_PIN_NONE);
#ifndef FONT6X14_H #define FONT6X14_H // Standard ASCII 32 (Space) to 126 (~) static const unsigned char font6x14[] PROGMEM = { // Character 32 (Space) 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, // Character 33 (!) 0x00, 0x00, 0x20, 0x20, 0x20, 0x20, 0x20, 0x20, 0x00, 0x20, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, // ... and so on for 'A', 'B', 'C', 'a', 'b', 'c' };