Press Start 2p brings a bold, high impact feel to display type. Designers reach for a face like this for posters, headlines, thumbnails, and merch. It covers a single style and 658 glyphs and adapts to large formats and social. The embedded copyright and licence metadata credits CodeMan38 as the designer or project author. It is released under the SIL Open Font License, so it is free to use in personal and commercial work. The license file is included with the download.
Based on its display style, Press Start 2p works well for:
Press Start 2p is listed as a free download. Always review the included licence before using it, especially for commercial projects.
Only if its license permits commercial use. Check the license details on this page before using Press Start 2p for logos, products or advertising. If the terms are unclear, choose a font with explicit commercial rights.
Press Start 2p is a display font, which makes it a natural fit for posters, logos, social media and similar work. Use the live preview above to test it with your own text.
See the character map above for the glyphs included. Press Start 2p lists 658 glyphs across 1 style. Not every font includes every language or symbol, so check the map before using it for specific characters.
Download the font, unzip it if needed, then install the .ttf or .otf file. The step by step guide below covers Windows, macOS and Linux, with mobile guides in the Help Center.
Tested combinations that read well next to Press Start 2p.