• Yellow and blue 0.96 inch OLED wired on a breadboard
  • Yellow and blue 0.96 inch OLED showing a bar graph
  • Yellow and blue 0.96 inch OLED attached to black fabric in a wearable
  • Back of the 0.96 inch OLED module showing the pins
  • 0.96 inch OLED prototype worn on a dark coat
  • Yellow and blue 0.96 inch OLED module, front at an angle
  • 0.96 inch OLED module angled to show the header pins
  • Two yellow and blue 0.96 inch OLED modules side by side
  • Dimension drawing of the 0.96 inch OLED module
  • Glove project with an OLED showing a flight reminder
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Tinker Tailor

Black Circuit Board Yellow and Blue OLED 0.96"

Black Circuit Board Yellow and Blue OLED 0.96"

$8.95 CAD
$8.95 CAD
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Canadian-owned and packed by hand in Nova Scotia, so there's no cross-border duty or brokerage. Shipping rates

A compact, eye-catching OLED that adds a crisp display to any wearable or maker project. The yellow top band and blue lower area make it easy to visually separate status info from data at a glance.

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Ships next business day from Nova Scotia · 30-day returns · Questions? cmoz@tinkertailor.ca

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I've used this screen in my timer glove project and it's featured in the book Ultimate Guide to Informed Wearables. It's one of my go-to displays for wearable builds.

Specs

  • Display: 0.96" OLED, 128 × 64 pixels
  • Controller: SSD1306
  • Interface: I2C (IIC) — only SDA + SCL needed
  • Voltage: 3.3V – 5V
  • PCB: Black, 25 × 25mm
  • I2C Address: 0x78 (default) or 0x7A (via resistor swap on back)

Pin Definitions

  • GND — Ground
  • VCC — 3.3V to 5V power
  • SCL — I2C Clock
  • SDA — I2C Data

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OLED vs E-Paper: Which Display Is Right for Your Wearable?

Both are low-power display options popular in e-textiles and wearables, but they behave very differently in practice. Here's how this OLED compares to our WeAct 2.13" E-Paper Module:

Trait This OLED (SSD1306) WeAct 2.13" E-Paper
Sunlight readability Emissive display — struggles in direct sunlight; contrast drops significantly outdoors Reflective display — reads clearly in full sunlight with no backlight needed
Update speed Near-instant (<1 ms pixel response); ideal for animations, counters, and live sensor data Full refresh ~2 s; partial refresh faster but with artifacts — not suitable for live updates
Refresh artifacts / ghosting None — pixels switch cleanly with no visible ghosting Full refresh eliminates ghosting; partial refresh leaves faint ghost images over time
Standby power ~0.08 mA display off (sleep mode per SSD1306 datasheet); draws ~20 mA when active ~0 mA once image is written — retains display with zero power (bistable by nature)
Colour Two-tone (yellow top 16 px / blue lower 48 px) — fixed by hardware, not software Black, white, red (this module); no greyscale 
Ideal wearable use cases Real-time feedback: step counters, timers, heart rate, animation, interactive gloves Static or infrequent data: name badges, trail maps, sleep-mode status, QR codes

Bottom line: Choose this OLED when your project needs fast, live updates and indoor use. Choose the e-paper module when sunlight readability and zero standby power matter more than refresh speed.