Pixel Yasi 17 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, game ui, retro tech, industrial, arcade, utilitarian, gritty, pixel texture, display impact, tech theming, modular system, modular, stenciled, grid-cut, blocky, rounded corners.
A heavy, modular sans built from a regular grid, with each letterform appearing as a solid black shape interrupted by thin internal seams that read like tiled cells. The silhouettes are wide and compact, with rounded outer corners and simplified geometry that keeps counters large and open. Strokes feel monolinear at the macro level, while the internal grid creates consistent segmentation across curves and straights, producing a distinctive “cut-up” texture. Numerals and capitals follow the same block-structured logic, giving the set a uniform, engineered rhythm.
Well-suited for display typography where a distinctive textured structure is desirable—posters, event graphics, branding marks, packaging, and game or tech-themed interfaces. It can also work for short callouts and labels where the grid-cut aesthetic adds atmosphere without requiring long-form readability.
The overall tone is retro-digital and industrial, evoking tiled displays, arcade-era graphics, and rugged stencil-like labeling. The internal grid lends a tactile, slightly worn or technical feel, balancing playfulness with a utilitarian, machine-made character.
The design appears intended to translate classic block lettering into a quantized, tiled system, preserving strong silhouettes while adding a consistent internal grid that functions as both decoration and structural motif. It prioritizes impact and thematic texture over neutral text setting.
Because the internal seams are a constant presence, the face reads best when the texture is allowed to remain visible; at very small sizes the grid can visually merge into noise. The bold massing and open counters help maintain recognition even with the segmented construction.