The classic Apple bitmap font "Chicago" tries to avoid aliasing by sticking to 90° and 45° angles in letters like W, M and K.

However, this idea is much older than that. This pixel font is from a French embroidery book printed in 1527.

The previous two pages sample a blackletter font. Blackletter is by itself more orthogonal and angular than Antiqua, so the idea works much better there.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ce_est_ung_tractat_de_la_noble_art_de_leguille_ascavoir_ouvraiges_de_spaigne_(1527_af)

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