EFI/OC/Resources/Font/{font-name}.hex

[kaoskinkae]

From OpenCore version 0.9.2 to version 0.9.3, a new section regarding Resources / Font has been incorporated, which allows modifying the available font for displaying the gui startup, being able to change the size and type of font in .hex format

 

In the guide itself it tells us a download page where we can use .hex available to be used.

 

https://github.com/mikebeaton/epto-fonts

 

https://github.com/mikebeaton/epto-fonts/tree/master/fonts/efi

 

The way to do it as I have been able to understand is to download the source in .hex format and the 8x16 resolution that does appear reflected in the .hex models
 

EFI/OC/Resources/Font/{font-name}.hex

UEFI /  Output / ConsoleFont / 

 

Example:/BigRoman.hex
 

font-bigRoman.hex 

But without apparent result in the representation of the change of font and size in the opencore visual startup

 

 

 

Edited December 6, 2024 by kaoskinkae

[miliuco]

@kaoskinkae

 

Don't expect to see significant changes when changing the font. You will only see the change in the text console, if you boot with the OpenCore graphical menu this setting is not applied.
I have tested it and if you look closely there are differences. For example, the W in Windows is different and the letters have more anti-aliasing.
I have done it with Terminus:

• I have downloaded the Terminus.hex font and copied it to OC/Resources/Font
• I have changed Misc >> Boot >> PickerMode from External to Builtin
• I have added the font in config.plist >> UEFI >> Output >> ConsoleFont >> Terminus (without the .hex extension).

This is the text menu with the default font:

 

 

This is the text menu with the Terminus font:

 

 

Indeed, there are some differences.

I guess it will be more noticeable if you use a tool that has support for extended characters or multi-language, like memtest86.

 

Edited December 8, 2024 by miliuco
Typo

[kaoskinkae]

Thanks for the response, I prepared a video on the topic on my YouTube channel in Spanish.