What font is used in Undertale?
Summary
Q.What font is used in Undertale?
A.Undertale’s main in-game text uses the font 8-bit Operator JVE; Sans and Papyrus use their own named typefaces for their dialogue (Comic Sans MS and Papyrus).
More info
Undertale’s default in-game text is rendered with the font 8-bit Operator JVE, which handles most dialogue, narration, and UI text 8-Bit Operator JVE font discussion. For character-specific dialogue, the game switches to their eponymous typefaces: Sans uses Comic Sans MS Sans font in Undertale) and Papyrus uses the Papyrus font Papyrus typeface). This typographic setup is noted in community resources and on the Undertale wiki, which documents how Sans and Papyrus’s lines are rendered in their respective fonts.
- 8-Bit Operator JVE for most dialogue and menus
- Sans uses Comic Sans MS
- Papyrus uses Papyrus
- Fan-made variants like Determination Sans/Mono imitate the base font but are not official
In practice, this combination gives Undertale its distinctive retro look, with Sans and Papyrus preserving their namesake font identities in their own lines. For further context, see the Undertale typography discussions on the wiki and associated gaming references.”,
