While the SSD1306 OLED has somewhat become the go-to display for up-to-date ... which is what [oldmaninSC] did with his digital clock that takes an entire 16×2 LCD to show each single digit.

Getting a character LCD running ... of the display (four data bits plus three control bits). This is a bit of a hack, as the 3.3V logic is 0.2V below the recommended minimum for a digital 1 ...