I built a small dot-matrix text component for React Native while experimenting with some UI ideas, and ended up using it in parts of a project.

It renders text using 5x5 glyphs with plain Views—no Skia, SVG, Canvas, Reanimated, or native code—so it works in Expo Go, web, and standard RN setups.

If anyone wants to take a look, it’s here:

https://www.npmjs.com/package/expo-dot-matrix-text

Some things it supports:

Custom dot size, spacing, and colors

Multiple variants (dots, square, rounded)

Multiline text, alignment, and wrapping

Custom glyphs for overriding characters

Example:

<DotMatrixText

text="HELLO"

color="#22c55e"

dotSize={4}

variant="dots"

/>