The tendency I found is that cross-stitch alphabets are much more ornate than pixel fonts (makes sense considering usage and physical size) but sometimes forms can get very similar — bottom 2 lines here show a cross stitch & a screen font respectively

That’s awesome. FWIW I researched this kind of stuff (pixel type avant la lettre) far too many years ago — it’d be nice to dive into it again and in more depth/with better methodologies, given time etc

Oof that’s gorgeous. Not sure about “the first”, for instance alphabets for cross stitching go back to the 16th century, according to Pouchelon: Abécédaires Brodés (2001):

A disagreement on R’s, on a Sunset Park (Brooklyn) storefront.

I would like to meet the person who drew the seal emoji. Look at this delightful creature.

Misread: “scheduled outrage”