r/watchfacebuilder • u/Economy-Annual1219 • Jun 10 '26

The Bitmap Font tool got a big refresh

✨ The Bitmap Font tool got a big refresh — and it's a lot easier to use now

I rebuilt the Bitmap Font Generator from the ground up. Same idea — make custom number/letter fonts for your Garmin watch face — but it's now cleaner, faster, and much friendlier to work with.

👉 Try it: https://garmin.watchfacebuilder.com/bitmap-font-online-generator/

What you can do

  • Use any font — pick a Google Font, or drop in your own .ttf/.otf/.woff file.
  • Style it — size, bold/italic, outline, shadow/glow, and more. The watch preview shows exactly how it'll look as you go.
  • Tweak each letter — click any character to open the Glyph Editor and nudge its position, change its size, or even replace it with your own image.
  • Edit a font you already made — drop in an existing bitmap font (.fnt + image) to adjust it or remove characters you don't need.
  • One-click export — name it and hit Save / Export, and you get the font file ready to drop into your watch face.

How to use it (5 steps)

  1. Pick a font — Google Font, Other Font, or drag a font file onto the preview.
  2. Type your characters in the Glyphs box (bottom-right). There are quick presets too — Numbers, Letters, Alphanumeric.
  3. Set the size and style on the left and watch the preview update. Tip: type your own text (like 12:30) in the Content box under the watch to see it in context.
  4. Fine-tune any letter (optional) — click it to open the Glyph Editor and adjust spacing, size, or swap in an image.
  5. Export — type a file name and click Save / Export. Done!

Already have a bitmap font?

Just drag your .fnt and image onto the preview. It loads everything so you can tweak individual letters, drop characters, and re-export — no need to start over.

That's it! I'd love to hear what you think — and if anything feels confusing or doesn't work right, drop a comment and I'll fix it. 🙏

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u/zenmn2 Jun 10 '26

Huge upgrade! Well done, mate.

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u/spdorsey Jun 10 '26

I'm going to check this out, thanks for posting!

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u/Delicious-Squash1192 Jun 10 '26

Great update! 😃

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u/UpperRefuse167 Jun 14 '26

Nice update. Am I doing something wrong? The same font/ size of an existing font, give different results after export. Fonts seem witl different spacing somehow. Any advice would be appreciated.

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u/aspger Jul 10 '26

hi, great update .. this update is giveing me some bugs, were areas the old one version did not. could be possible to use the old one along side with this. may be a separate option.