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		Puts on Jan 20, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Lowercase letters save data On the other hand, lowercase letters tend to be more complex using more bezier anchor points. So if your priority is not bandwidth but work memory you should maybe stick to uppercase? :D

flohofwoe on Jan 20, 2024 [–]

Just use an 8x8 raster font. 8 bytes per character are hard to beat, still perfectly readable, and who needs fancy smooth outlines anyway ;)

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