Standard HD44780 LCDs are useful for creating standalone projects. This product is similar to our Standard LCD 16×2 display but comes with the header soldered on for easy use.

• 16 characters wide, 2 rows
• White text on blue background
• Connection port is 0.1″ pitch, single row for easy breadboarding and wiring
• Pins are documented on the back of the LCD to assist in wiring it up
• Single LED backlight included can be dimmed easily with a resistor or PWM and uses much less power than LCD with EL backlights
• Can be fully controlled with only 6 digital lines (any analog/digital pins can be used)
• Built-in character set supports English/Japanese text
• Up to 8 extra characters can be created for custom glyphs or ‘foreign’ language support
• Includes necessary contrast potentiometer

Screen Dimensions: 24mm x 69mm (0.9″ x 2.7″)

The PCB has been updated and now comes in green as of March 11th, 2025.

For more information, see the detailed step-by-step tutorial for both Arduino & CircuitPython.