Reminiscent of Sparks[0], a sparkline font which also allowed for data presentation through fonts. It was previously discussed on HN[1].<p>[0] <a href="https://github.com/aftertheflood/sparks" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/aftertheflood/sparks</a>
[1] <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23093815" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23093815</a>
That was VERY interesting until I read that it only supports integer values 0-3 inclusive for the graph.<p>It makes perfect sense why that is necessary, but now all the "magic" is gone :(
If you're holding a hammer ...<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_the_instrument" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_the_instrument</a>
What's the advantage of such a font? Won't it create issues of its own? For example if my mobile phone's browser wraps text to the next line, wouldn't it "break" the graph?
Sources are available on github: <a href="https://github.com/figs-lab/datalegreya" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/figs-lab/datalegreya</a>
"embedded displays", you say?<p>…those don't necessarily have a TrueType renderer, let alone an OpenType one…<p>("embedded" = your washing machine, HVAC console, etc. Of course they <i>can</i> have OTF support, but they can also be some shitty 4-bit CPU with bitmaps for fonts.)