Press Start 2P Font

Press Start 2P Font

Press Start 2P by Codeman38 is a meticulously crafted bitmap font that traces its lineage directly to the iconic screen typography of 1980s Namco and Atari arcade games, with its specific glyph forms rooted in the 1986 classic Return of Ishtar. What sets it apart from most retro pixel fonts is the remarkable breadth of its character support — extending well beyond ASCII to include Latin, Greek, Coptic, Cyrillic, and mathematical symbols, making it genuinely useful for pan-European design projects. An ideal choice for game interfaces and titles, programming and tech-themed graphics, retro computing aesthetics, digital event branding, and any design context demanding authentic arcade nostalgia. Free for personal use.

Press Start 2P is a historically rich addition to our free font collection, from Codeman38 — a type designer whose careful TrueType conversion of this classic arcade bitmap face has made it one of the most widely recognised and beloved retro gaming fonts available to designers today. Browse our full library of free fonts and discover more distinctive typefaces crafted by independent designers around the world.