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Re: CodingFont: A game to help you pick a coding font

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Post by BruceEel » Mon, Mar 30, 2026, 4:58 PM UTC

Well, Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono ... - thank you!!!

Re: CodingFont: A game to help you pick a coding font

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Post by vova_hn2 » Mon, Mar 30, 2026, 5:02 PM UTC

Is it weird that I look at most of the offered pairs and think "meh, both are ok, I guess", but do not feel any preference one way or the other?

Like, some fonts look to weird/unusual that I dislike. But most look just fine and I don't really care.

Am I weird? Do I lack taste?

Re: CodingFont: A game to help you pick a coding font

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Post by 0xdeadbeefbabe » Mon, Mar 30, 2026, 5:04 PM UTC

I'm tired of colors. I wonder if I hate them all or just haven't found the perfect one.

Re: CodingFont: A game to help you pick a coding font

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Post by cyanydeez » Mon, Mar 30, 2026, 5:05 PM UTC

I don't need this many rounds to determine it. There should be "neither" to limit the weird fonts that will never fly.

Re: CodingFont: A game to help you pick a coding font

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Post by WhereIsTheTruth » Mon, Mar 30, 2026, 5:07 PM UTC

JetBrains Mono

That's the one i have been using for many years, look like i made the right choice

Re: CodingFont: A game to help you pick a coding font

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Post by varispeed » Mon, Mar 30, 2026, 5:08 PM UTC

Mine is Red Hat Mono, but really I don't like any of the presented fonts.

Re: CodingFont: A game to help you pick a coding font

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Post by hrimfaxi » Mon, Mar 30, 2026, 5:11 PM UTC

This is like an eye test for choosing a font, great idea!!

Re: CodingFont: A game to help you pick a coding font

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Post by lstodd » Mon, Mar 30, 2026, 5:11 PM UTC

trinari wrote: post #33

regus wrote: post #11

As I get older I prefer the text on my screen to be bigger than usual. Most websites tend to have super small fonts for some reason. For coding I much prefer fonts that are bold and easier to read. Who actually likes these whimsical cursive looking comments or super thin looking fonts? I ended up with "Roboto Mono" btw.

uh isn't the font size kinda independant from the font style?

It is, but noone serious has time for appreciating latest trends in web typography, so we just hit the reader mode on load.

Re: CodingFont: A game to help you pick a coding font

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Post by yoyohello13 » Mon, Mar 30, 2026, 5:13 PM UTC

Every time something like this comes up I always end up with JetBrains Mono.

Re: CodingFont: A game to help you pick a coding font

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Post by sevg » Mon, Mar 30, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC

aquir wrote: post #13

For me it's Berkeley Mono...I was unable to find anything that comes close to it. But this games is fun and the result is a font that is similar to my favourite

Another Berkeley Mono user here!

I came from Fira Code to JetBrains Mono to MonoLisa (several years each) then finally settled on Berkeley Mono and refuse to use anything else!