# Jim's TrueType QR Code Font

11 Hacker News commenters recommended Jim's TrueType QR Code Font and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Admired for rendering a QR code inline through OpenType font rules alone, though critics note large files, Basic Latin only, and spaces breaking in Safari.

## Why people recommend it

- Clever use of OpenType rules (2 comments): "This is absolute black magic. I never realized OpenType rules were powerful enough to render something as complex as a QR matrix inline." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48707330)) "the way this hacks the font to produce something completely different is amazing" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48822170))
- Impressive, fun concept (3 comments): "This is absolute black magic. I never realized OpenType rules were powerful enough to render something as complex as a QR matrix inline." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48707330)) "the way this hacks the font to produce something completely different is amazing" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48822170)) "That's a wonderfully idea. I Like" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48752724))

## What people warn about

- Doesn't render in Safari/WebKit (3 comments): "Safari and WebKit can't render this font for some reason, I suppose." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48830348)) "It doesn’t seem to like spaces that much, the code for [QR coded] is broken for me on safari ios." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48821588)) "Spaces are definitely broken in Safari." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48822098))
- Breaks on spaces (3 comments): "Seems like it has an issue with spaces." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48821598)) "It doesn’t seem to like spaces that much, the code for [QR coded] is broken for me on safari ios." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48821588)) "Spaces are definitely broken in Safari." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48822098))

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Jim's TrueType QR Code Font", https://hackerapproved.com/p/jim-s-truetype-qr-code-font/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).