Ask HN: What's your current favorite programming font? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: What's your current favorite programming font?

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Post by smilekzs » Mon, Dec 06, 2021, 5:12 AM UTC

twalla wrote: post #8

In order of preference/reverse chronological order - all patched w/ NerdFont: - Fira Code Mono - Inconsolata (This is basically Consolas w/ a permissive license and slightly different spacing) - Consolas (MS Font so not free per se but easy enough to find floating around)

After all these years, I still find myself preferring NF-patched Consolas to newer code fonts. It has a pleasantly "unoffensive" look that tends to not divert my attention to the font itself --- can't take this quality for granted when it comes to other fonts, IMHO.

Re: Ask HN: What's your current favorite programming font?

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Post by LanternLight83 » Mon, Dec 06, 2021, 5:16 AM UTC

bitwize wrote: post #7

I'm partial to bitmap (or bitmap-like) fonts, esp. those derived from computers I once had or aspired to have. Current favorites are the Tandy2K font from the Ultimate PC Font Pack, the Atari ST 8X16 font, and Amiga Topaz (all variants). For graphical Emacs, Iosevka.

> For graphical Emacs, Iosevka

Seconding Iosevka! It's great font, and I've been meaning to check out the customization available online. (Though o do have a folder of my favorite PC Font Pack fonts, just not for everyday use :p)

Re: Ask HN: What's your current favorite programming font?

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Post by jack1243star » Mon, Dec 06, 2021, 5:22 AM UTC

Fantasque Sans Mono [0] for vector font, and Cozette [1] for bitmap font.

[0]: https://github.com/belluzj/fantasque-sans [1]: https://github.com/slavfox/Cozette

Re: Ask HN: What's your current favorite programming font?

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Post by jessikat » Mon, Dec 06, 2021, 5:25 AM UTC

It's non-free, but I really love Operator Mono.

Re: Ask HN: What's your current favorite programming font?

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Post by 5e92cb50239222b » Mon, Dec 06, 2021, 5:30 AM UTC

bitwize wrote: post #7

I'm partial to bitmap (or bitmap-like) fonts, esp. those derived from computers I once had or aspired to have. Current favorites are the Tandy2K font from the Ultimate PC Font Pack, the Atari ST 8X16 font, and Amiga Topaz (all variants). For graphical Emacs, Iosevka.

Bitmap fonts also look great on low-quality, low resolution monitors (like my 82 DPI crap). Vector fonts give blurry text on medium to low sizes, and are simply unreadable with really small text.