# Doto font

> A dot-matrix display face with two variable axes: weight from 100 to 900 and a Roundness axis for the dots.

Doto is a dot-matrix display typeface credited to Óliver Lalan, with every letter built from separate dots on a grid. Doto is a variable font with a weight axis from 100 to 900, nine named weights and a Roundness axis from 0 to 100. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits tech-themed titles and readouts.

## Facts

- Classification: [Display](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/display)
- Designed by: Óliver Lalan
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 9 (Thin 100, ExtraLight 200, Light 300, Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700, ExtraBold 800, Black 900)
- Variable font: Yes (ROND 0–100, wght 100–900)
- Glyphs: 320
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext
- Last updated: 2025-09-11
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Doto
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/doto
- Tagged for: Headlines, Posters, Tech

## About Doto

Doto is a display typeface made of dots: each character is a pattern of small separate marks on a grid, like the output of a dot-matrix printer or an LED sign. In the specimen the dots are square, capitals such as D and I carry small slab-like feet, and narrow letters such as i and l take up as much room as wide ones. The family is a variable font with two axes. Weight runs from 100 to 900 across nine named weights, Thin to Black, and changes the size of each dot, so the light end looks like a faint trace and the heavy end like a solid matrix. Roundness runs from 0 to 100. The font holds 320 glyphs covering Latin and Latin Extended, with no italic. Óliver Lalan is credited as the designer.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2024 The Doto Project Authors (https://github.com/oliverlalan/Doto)

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

- **Readout-style titles**: Letters formed from a dot grid give a heading the look of a departure board, a ticker or a printed receipt.
- **Counters and timers**: Numerals drawn on the same grid as the letters suit scores, countdowns and large statistics.
- **Animated weight changes**: The 100 to 900 weight axis grows or shrinks every dot, which can be animated to make a word fade in.
- **Square or softened dots**: The Roundness axis, from 0 to 100, changes the shape of the dots without changing the letterforms.
- **Tech and electronics branding**: A short product name in dot-matrix letters points to hardware, displays and code.

## Things to know

- **Two axes in one file**: The download is one variable font with a weight axis (100 to 900) and a Roundness axis (0 to 100).
- **Dots need size**: At small sizes, and especially in the light weights, the separate dots thin out until the letters are hard to make out.
- **No italic**: Doto has nine upright weights and no slanted style.

## FAQs

### Is Doto free for commercial use?

Yes. Doto is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows use in personal and commercial work, modification and redistribution. The font cannot be sold on its own, and modified versions stay under the same license.

### Who designed Doto?

Doto is credited to Óliver Lalan. The copyright notice in the license names The Doto Project Authors.

### How many weights does Doto have?

Doto has nine named weights, from Thin 100 to Black 900. Because Doto is a variable font, any value in between can also be set.

### Is Doto a variable font?

Yes. Doto is a variable font with two axes: weight, from 100 to 900, and Roundness, from 0 to 100.

### What does the Roundness axis in Doto do?

Doto's Roundness axis is a custom axis with the tag ROND that runs from 0 to 100; the specimen shows the default value of 0, where the dots are square.

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