OCR-A最初设计于1968年，是一个机器可读的字母系统。它最重要的元素是它的功能，而并非它设计。在接下来的几十年里，字体在设计界变得流行起来。但是，由于原始设计的非设计性以及其未开发的字符集，在排印上往往很获得令人满意的结果。

2006年，Miriam Röttgers修改并扩展了OCR-A，创建了OCR A Tribute。OCR A Tribute是一个包括两个版本的字体家族：一个是等间距，另一个是等宽。在等宽版本中，所有字形的宽度都相同，就像最初OCR-A字体中的字母一样。

OCR A Tribute的两个版本都包含完整的字符集和丰富的字形，以及对齐（lining）和老式风格数字，现在你可以放心了，终于可以把这个经典的设计用于展示和标题了!”

OCR-A was originally designed in 1968 as a machine-readable alphabet. Its functionality was its most important element, instead of its design. Over the following decades, the typeface has become popular in the design world nevertheless. But typographically pleasing results are often hard to come by, due to the original design's non-design design," as well as its undeveloped character set.

In 2006, Miriam Röttgers revised and extended OCR-A, creating OCR A Tribute. OCR A Tribute is a typeface family comprising of two versions: one in which the glyphs have been proportionally-spaced, and another that is monospaced. In the monospaced version, all glyphs have the same width, like the letters in the original OCR-A font do.

Both versions of OCR A Tribute contain complete character sets and expert glyphs, as well as lining and old style figures. Now you can rest easy, and finally use this classic design for display purposes and headlines!"