# Codystar font

> Capitals built from rows of separate dots, like marquee bulbs, in Light and Regular.

Codystar is a display typeface whose capitals are drawn as rows of separate round dots, in the manner of bulbs on a theatre marquee. Codystar was designed by Crystal Kluge of Neapolitan, a Font Diner label, and comes in Light and Regular with 230 glyphs. Codystar is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 for large titles and signs.

## Facts

- Classification: [Display](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/display)
- Designed by: Neapolitan
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 2 (Light 300, Regular 400)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 230
- Character sets: latin
- Last updated: 2025-09-11
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Codystar
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/codystar
- Tagged for: Headlines, Posters, Retro, Signage

## About Codystar

Codystar is a display typeface in which no stroke is solid: each letter is traced by a chain of evenly spaced dots. The underlying shapes are wide geometric capitals with a round O and C, and the lowercase keys return the same capitals, so text always sets in one height. The official description links the design to the lights of Times Square, and the dotted outlines do resemble bulb signs. Two styles are included. Regular uses larger dots; Light keeps the same skeleton with smaller dots, which makes the letters fainter at the same size. Codystar was designed by Crystal Kluge of Neapolitan, which the source describes as a trading name of Font Diner. The fonts contain 230 glyphs in the basic Latin subset and are not variable.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright (c) 2012, Font Diner (www.fontdiner.com), with Reserved Font Name "Codystar".

Allowed:
- Use the fonts in personal and commercial work, in print, on the web and in apps.
- Modify the fonts and build new versions from them.
- Redistribute the fonts, on their own or bundled with software, as long as the license text and copyright notice go with them.

Conditions:
- The fonts cannot be sold by themselves.
- A modified version must stay under the same license and cannot use a Reserved Font Name without the copyright holder's permission.
- The authors' names cannot be used to promote a modified version without permission.

Summary only, not legal advice. Full text: https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/

## Where it works

- **Theatre and cinema titles**: Dotted capitals imitate bulb lettering on a marquee for show names and opening credits.
- **Party and event invitations**: A date or a one-line headline in dots gives a festive, lit-up look without any illustration.
- **Neon and casino themed graphics**: Light dots on a dark background read as glowing points, which suits night-life artwork.
- **Large format display**: The dots separate clearly once the letters are big, so the face is at home on banners and title slides.

## Things to know

- **Capitals only**: Lowercase input is drawn as capitals; Codystar cannot set mixed-case text.
- **Needs size**: At small sizes the dots shrink towards single pixels, as the weight samples in the specimen show.
- **Light and Regular differ by dot size**: The two weights are 300 and 400. There is no bold and no italic.

## FAQs

### Is Codystar free for commercial use?

Yes. The SIL Open Font License 1.1 covers Codystar: it may be used in personal and commercial projects, modified and redistributed. It cannot be sold on its own, and a modified version keeps the same license and may not use a Reserved Font Name without permission.

### Who designed Codystar?

Codystar was designed by Crystal Kluge of Neapolitan, a trading name of Font Diner, Inc. The copyright notice names Font Diner.

### How many weights does Codystar have?

Codystar has two weights, Light 300 and Regular 400, which differ in the size of the dots.

### Does Codystar have lowercase letters?

No. Codystar is a capitals-only face; typing lowercase gives the same dotted capitals.

### Which languages does Codystar support?

Codystar includes the letters needed for English and Western European languages such as French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and Swedish. It has the basic Latin subset only.

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Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/codystar (trendhub)