Pixel Dash Efja 2 is a very light, very wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: ui display, tech branding, posters, game ui, headlines, digital, technical, retro, utilitarian, sci‑fi, segment display, digital texture, retro computing, grid consistency, segmented, monoline, modular, dashed, stenciled.
A modular, dash-built pixel font constructed from short horizontal bars and small vertical stacks, leaving intentional gaps between segments. Letterforms are wide and squared-off, with rounded-by-grid corners and a consistent monoline feel created by evenly sized dashes. Curves are implied through stepped segment placement, producing geometric, schematic shapes that remain open and airy. Spacing is generous and the rhythm is highly regular, with a screen-like texture that becomes more pronounced in longer lines of text.
Well-suited to display roles where a digital or device-interface aesthetic is desired, such as UI mockups, in-game HUDs, tech event graphics, and science-fiction themed headlines. It can also work for short labels, timers, and stylized data readouts where the segmented construction is part of the visual concept.
The overall tone is distinctly digital and instrument-like, echoing calculator readouts, terminal UI, and LED/LCD segment displays. Its broken strokes add a mechanical, coded feeling that reads as technical and slightly futuristic while still nodding to early computer graphics.
The design appears intended to translate segmented electronic display logic into an alphabetic system, prioritizing a consistent modular grid and a recognizable dash rhythm over continuous strokes. It aims for a crisp, engineered look that reads as computed and system-driven.
The disconnected segments create a clear internal pattern that can shimmer visually at small sizes, giving the text a lightly animated, scanline-like texture. Because many counters and joins are suggested rather than fully closed, the design rewards larger display sizes where the segmentation becomes a deliberate stylistic feature.