diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dec14540..d9afd71e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
   - The emote menu can be opened by clicking on your character. 
   -  Clicking on one of its element will close the menu and play an emote above your character. 
   -  This emote can be seen by other players.
+- Player names were improved. (@Kharhamel)
+  - We now create a GameObject.Text instead of GameObject.BitmapText
+  - now use the 'Press Start 2P' font family and added an outline
+  - As a result, we can now allow non-standard letters like french accents or chinese characters!
+
 - Mobile support has been improved
   - WorkAdventure automatically sets the zoom level based on the viewport size to ensure a sensible size of the map is visible, whatever the viewport used
   - Mouse wheel support to zoom in / out
diff --git a/front/dist/index.tmpl.html b/front/dist/index.tmpl.html
index 7ef44116..01dd58d0 100644
--- a/front/dist/index.tmpl.html
+++ b/front/dist/index.tmpl.html
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 
 
         <base href="/">
-        <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Press+Start+2P" rel="stylesheet">
         <link href="https://unpkg.com/nes.css@2.3.0/css/nes.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
 
         <title>WorkAdventure</title>
diff --git a/front/dist/resources/fonts/fonts.css b/front/dist/resources/fonts/fonts.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a3d3cf71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/front/dist/resources/fonts/fonts.css
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/*This file is a workaround to allow phaser to load directly this font */
+@font-face {
+    font-family: "Press Start 2P";
+    src: url("/fonts/press-start-2p-latin-400-normal.woff2") format('woff2');
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/front/package.json b/front/package.json
index e64c0816..6cf0ee97 100644
--- a/front/package.json
+++ b/front/package.json
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     "webpack-dev-server": "^3.11.2"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@fontsource/press-start-2p": "^4.3.0",
     "@types/simple-peer": "^9.6.0",
     "@types/socket.io-client": "^1.4.32",
     "axios": "^0.21.1",
diff --git a/front/src/Connexion/LocalUser.ts b/front/src/Connexion/LocalUser.ts
index 0793a938..43b184cf 100644
--- a/front/src/Connexion/LocalUser.ts
+++ b/front/src/Connexion/LocalUser.ts
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ export interface CharacterTexture {
 
 export const maxUserNameLength: number = MAX_USERNAME_LENGTH;
 
-export function isUserNameValid(value: string): boolean {
-    const regexp = new RegExp('^[A-Za-z0-9]{1,'+maxUserNameLength+'}$');
-    return regexp.test(value);
+export function isUserNameValid(value: unknown): boolean {
+    return typeof value === "string" && value.length > 0 && value.length < maxUserNameLength && value.indexOf(' ') === -1;
 }
 
 export function areCharacterLayersValid(value: string[] | null): boolean {
diff --git a/front/src/Phaser/Entity/Character.ts b/front/src/Phaser/Entity/Character.ts
index b1a85943..9c3273ec 100644
--- a/front/src/Phaser/Entity/Character.ts
+++ b/front/src/Phaser/Entity/Character.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {PlayerAnimationDirections, PlayerAnimationTypes} from "../Player/Animation";
 import {SpeechBubble} from "./SpeechBubble";
-import BitmapText = Phaser.GameObjects.BitmapText;
+import Text = Phaser.GameObjects.Text;
 import Container = Phaser.GameObjects.Container;
 import Sprite = Phaser.GameObjects.Sprite;
 import {TextureError} from "../../Exception/TextureError";
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const interactiveRadius = 35;
 
 export abstract class Character extends Container {
     private bubble: SpeechBubble|null = null;
-    private readonly playerName: BitmapText;
+    private readonly playerName: Text;
     public PlayerValue: string;
     public sprites: Map<string, Sprite>;
     private lastDirection: PlayerAnimationDirections = PlayerAnimationDirections.Down;
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ export abstract class Character extends Container {
             this.addTextures(textures, frame);
             this.invisible = false
         })
-
-        this.playerName = new BitmapText(scene, 0,  playerNameY, 'main_font', name, 7);
-        this.playerName.setOrigin(0.5).setCenterAlign().setDepth(DEPTH_INGAME_TEXT_INDEX);
+        
+        this.playerName = new Text(scene, 0,  playerNameY, name, {fontFamily: '"Press Start 2P"', fontSize: '8px', strokeThickness: 2, stroke: "gray"});
+        this.playerName.setOrigin(0.5).setDepth(DEPTH_INGAME_TEXT_INDEX);
         this.add(this.playerName);
 
         if (this.isClickable()) {
diff --git a/front/src/Phaser/Game/GameScene.ts b/front/src/Phaser/Game/GameScene.ts
index 4de5ffd9..91286ba9 100644
--- a/front/src/Phaser/Game/GameScene.ts
+++ b/front/src/Phaser/Game/GameScene.ts
@@ -279,6 +279,14 @@ export class GameScene extends DirtyScene implements CenterListener {
 
         this.load.spritesheet('layout_modes', 'resources/objects/layout_modes.png', {frameWidth: 32, frameHeight: 32});
         this.load.bitmapFont('main_font', 'resources/fonts/arcade.png', 'resources/fonts/arcade.xml');
+        //eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+        (this.load as any).rexWebFont({ 
+            custom: {
+                families: ['Press Start 2P'],
+                urls: ['/resources/fonts/fonts.css'],
+                testString: 'abcdefg'
+            },
+        });
 
         //this function must stay at the end of preload function
         addLoader(this);
diff --git a/front/src/index.ts b/front/src/index.ts
index 2cdcaa19..f9017c24 100644
--- a/front/src/index.ts
+++ b/front/src/index.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {SelectCharacterScene} from "./Phaser/Login/SelectCharacterScene";
 import {SelectCompanionScene} from "./Phaser/Login/SelectCompanionScene";
 import {EnableCameraScene} from "./Phaser/Login/EnableCameraScene";
 import {CustomizeScene} from "./Phaser/Login/CustomizeScene";
-import {ResizableScene} from "./Phaser/Login/ResizableScene";
+import WebFontLoaderPlugin from 'phaser3-rex-plugins/plugins/webfontloader-plugin.js';
 import {EntryScene} from "./Phaser/Login/EntryScene";
 import {coWebsiteManager} from "./WebRtc/CoWebsiteManager";
 import {MenuScene} from "./Phaser/Menu/MenuScene";
@@ -107,6 +107,13 @@ const config: GameConfig = {
         roundPixels: true,
         antialias: false
     },
+    plugins: {
+        global: [{
+            key: 'rexWebFontLoader',
+            plugin: WebFontLoaderPlugin,
+            start: true
+        }]
+    },
     physics: {
         default: "arcade",
         arcade: {
diff --git a/front/src/rex-plugins.d.ts b/front/src/rex-plugins.d.ts
index d5457702..2e160315 100644
--- a/front/src/rex-plugins.d.ts
+++ b/front/src/rex-plugins.d.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ declare module 'phaser3-rex-plugins/plugins/gestures-plugin.js' {
     const content: any; // eslint-disable-line
     export default content;
 }
+declare module 'phaser3-rex-plugins/plugins/webfontloader-plugin.js' {
+    const content: any; // eslint-disable-line
+    export default content;
+}
 declare module 'phaser3-rex-plugins/plugins/gestures.js' {
     export const Pinch: any; // eslint-disable-line
 }
diff --git a/front/style/fonts.scss b/front/style/fonts.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ef9b9b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/front/style/fonts.scss
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+@import "~@fontsource/press-start-2p/index.css";
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/front/style/index.scss b/front/style/index.scss
index 67e85c5b..47f13c3b 100644
--- a/front/style/index.scss
+++ b/front/style/index.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @import "cowebsite.scss";
 @import "cowebsite-mobile.scss";
 @import "style.css";
-@import "mobile-style.scss";
\ No newline at end of file
+@import "mobile-style.scss";
+@import "fonts.scss";
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/front/tests/Phaser/Connexion/LocalUserTest.ts b/front/tests/Phaser/Connexion/LocalUserTest.ts
index 25b54005..4ba20745 100644
--- a/front/tests/Phaser/Connexion/LocalUserTest.ts
+++ b/front/tests/Phaser/Connexion/LocalUserTest.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,14 @@ describe("isUserNameValid()", () => {
     it("should not validate spaces", () => {
         expect(isUserNameValid(' ')).toBe(false);
     });
-    it("should not validate special characters", () => {
-        expect(isUserNameValid('a&-')).toBe(false);
+    it("should validate special characters", () => {
+        expect(isUserNameValid('%&-')).toBe(true);
+    });
+    it("should validate accents", () => {
+        expect(isUserNameValid('éàëè')).toBe(true);
+    });
+    it("should validate chinese characters", () => {
+        expect(isUserNameValid('中文鍵盤')).toBe(true);
     });
 });
 
diff --git a/front/webpack.config.ts b/front/webpack.config.ts
index cc87572a..6ebf907f 100644
--- a/front/webpack.config.ts
+++ b/front/webpack.config.ts
@@ -102,9 +102,17 @@ module.exports = {
                 }
             },
             {
-                test: /\.(ttf|eot|svg|png|gif|jpg)$/,
+                test: /\.(eot|svg|png|gif|jpg)$/,
                 exclude: /node_modules/,
                 type: 'asset'
+            },
+            {
+                test: /\.(woff(2)?|ttf)$/,
+                type: 'asset',
+                generator: {
+                    filename: 'fonts/[name][ext]'
+                }
+
             }
         ],
     },
diff --git a/front/yarn.lock b/front/yarn.lock
index bbdf0e06..180c82bf 100644
--- a/front/yarn.lock
+++ b/front/yarn.lock
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@
     minimatch "^3.0.4"
     strip-json-comments "^3.1.1"
 
+"@fontsource/press-start-2p@^4.3.0":
+  version "4.3.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@fontsource/press-start-2p/-/press-start-2p-4.3.0.tgz#37124387f7fbfe7792b5fc9a1906b80d9aeda4c6"
+  integrity sha512-gmS4070EoZp5/6NUJ+tBnvtDiSmFcR+S+ClAOJ8NGFXDWOkO12yMnyGJEJaDCNCAMX0s2TQCcmr6qWKx5ad3RQ==
+
 "@nodelib/fs.scandir@2.1.4":
   version "2.1.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nodelib/fs.scandir/-/fs.scandir-2.1.4.tgz#d4b3549a5db5de2683e0c1071ab4f140904bbf69"