The falling green characters at the beginning of all of the Matrix films have become perhaps the most recognisable visual from the film. This code uses a custom typeface designed by Simon Whiteley, which includes mirror images of half-width kana characters and Western Latin letters and numerals. In a 2017 interview at CNET, he attributed the design to his wife, who comes from Japan, and added,

Matrix Code with Particular

Green Screen VHS Effect