adafruit-circuitpython-bitmap-font

Introduction

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Loads bitmap fonts into CircuitPython's displayio. BDF and PCF files are well supported. TTF support is not yet complete.

Dependencies

This driver depends on:

• Adafruit CircuitPython <https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython>_

Please ensure all dependencies are available on the CircuitPython filesystem. This is easily achieved by downloading the Adafruit library and driver bundle <https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_Bundle>_.

Installing from PyPI

On supported GNU/Linux systems like the Raspberry Pi, you can install the driver locally from PyPI <https://pypi.org/project/adafruit-circuitpython-bitmap_font/>_. To install for current user:

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pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-bitmap_font

To install system-wide (this may be required in some cases):

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sudo pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-bitmap_font

To install in a virtual environment in your current project:

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mkdir project-name && cd project-name
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-bitmap_font

Usage Example

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from adafruit_bitmap_font import bitmap_font
from displayio import Bitmap
font = bitmap_font.load_font("fonts/LeagueSpartan-Bold-16.bdf", Bitmap)
print(font.get_glyph(ord("A")))

Creating Fonts

See this learn guide <https://learn.adafruit.com/custom-fonts-for-pyportal-circuitpython-display>_ for more information about building custom font files.

The command line tool :code:otf2bdf can be used make bdf files for use with this library.

The command line tool :code:bdftopcf can be used make pcf files for use with this library.

Documentation

API documentation for this library can be found on Read the Docs <https://docs.circuitpython.org/projects/bitmap-font/en/latest/>_.

For information on building library documentation, please check out this guide <https://learn.adafruit.com/creating-and-sharing-a-circuitpython-library/sharing-our-docs-on-readthedocs#sphinx-5-1>_.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read our Code of Conduct <https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_Bitmap_Font/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md>_ before contributing to help this project stay welcoming.