# Standard LCD 20x4 + extras - white on blue

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** ADA198 · **Brand:** [Adafruit](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/adafruit-australia)
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Standard HD44780 LCDs are useful for creating standalone projects. 20 characters wide, 4 rows White text on blue background Connection port is 0.1" pitch, single...

## Pricing

- **Price:** $38.95 (inc GST) — $35.41 AUD, exc GST
- **Quantity discounts:** 10+ $34.35 (exc GST) · 50+ $33.64 (exc GST)

## Availability & dispatch

- In stock, ships same business day if ordered before 2PM (Australia/Sydney).
- We can dispatch 2 today, and up to 41 more in 8–12 days.

## Description

Standard HD44780 LCDs are useful for creating standalone projects.

## Technical Details

- 20 characters wide, 4 rows
- White text on blue background
- Connection port is 0.1" pitch, single row for easy breadboarding and wiring
- Single LED backlight with a resistor included, you can power it directly from 5V. If it's too bright for you, it can be dimmed easily with a resistor or PWM and uses much less power than LCD with EL (electroluminescent) backlights
- Can be fully controlled with only 6 digital lines!
- Built in character set supports English/Japanese text, see the HD44780 datasheet for the full character set
- Up to 8 extra characters can be created for custom glyphs or 'foreign' language support (like special accents)
- Comes with [necessary contrast potentiometer](https://core-electronics.com.au/breadboard-compatible-potentiometer-10k-ohm.html) and strip of header
 
For more information, check out Adafruit's detailed step-by-step Arduino+LCD tutorial

## Documents

- [20x4 Datasheet](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/TC2004A-01_962186d8bfe.pdf)
- [HD44780 Datasheet](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/HD44780_3297984ed67.pdf)
 
![](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/rohs_icon_8216055e11.jpg)

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