--- title: "UDG Character Generator" type: "article" slug: "udg-character-generator" url: "http://localhost/article/udg-character-generator/" markdown_url: "http://localhost/article/udg-character-generator.md" published_at: "2025-07-11T22:56:40+00:00" modified_at: "2025-07-11T22:56:41+00:00" featured_image: url: "http://localhost/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20230809-041332.jpg" excerpt: "While scanning some TimeLinez newsletters, I came across an book review by Walt Gaby of the book \"Timex Sinclair Color Graphics\" by Nick Hampshire. In his review, Walt included a program that helps define the codes needed with User Defined Graphics (UDGs). Having touched on T/S 2068 fonts (which are similar to UDGs), I thought…" category: - name: "ZXzine" slug: "zxzine" taxonomy: "category" url: "http://localhost/category/periodicals/zxzine/" post_tag: - name: "TS 2068" slug: "ts2068" taxonomy: "post_tag" url: "http://localhost/tag/ts2068/" model: - name: "Timex/Sinclair 2068" slug: "ts-2068" taxonomy: "model" url: "http://localhost/model/ts-2068/" indiv: - name: "Tim Swenson" slug: "tim-swenson" taxonomy: "indiv" url: "http://localhost/indiv/tim-swenson/" publication_r: id: 38051 title: "ZXzine" type: "periodical" url: "http://localhost/periodical/zxzine/" authors: "Tim Swenson" authors_r: - name: "Tim Swenson" slug: "tim-swenson" taxonomy: "indiv" url: "http://localhost/indiv/tim-swenson/" issue: "9" issues_articles: - id: 60019 title: "ZXzine Issue 9" type: "issue" url: "http://localhost/issue/zxzine-issue-9/" pages: "4" pubdate: "June 2022" archive_link: false --- # UDG Character Generator While scanning some TimeLinez newsletters, I came across an book review by [Walt Gaby](http://localhost/indiv/walt-gaby/) of the book “[Timex Sinclair Color Graphics](http://localhost/book/timex-sinclair-color-graphics/)” by Nick Hampshire. In his review, Walt included a program that helps define the codes needed with User Defined Graphics (UDGs). Having touched on T/S 2068 fonts (which are similar to UDGs), I thought I would type in the program and see how well it functioned.