Google Search: Roboto Mono • Hacker News Board

Re: Google Search: Roboto Mono

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Post by n2d4 » Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 7:22 AM UTC

OhMeadhbh wrote: post #3

It might work with (m)any font hosted by fonts.google.com. For instance: https://www.google.com/search?q=permanent+marker+font

Looks like it doesn't work for Libre Barcode :(

https://www.google.com/search?q=libre+barcode+39+font

Re: Google Search: Roboto Mono

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Post by riiii » Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 7:32 AM UTC

alams wrote: post #9

There are 1000 things google can spend their time on, that will be useful for the users. These intelligent idiots wasting the time and effort on these things.

There, there.

Re: Google Search: Roboto Mono

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Post by ecjhdnc2025 » Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 7:35 AM UTC

alams wrote: post #9

There are 1000 things google can spend their time on, that will be useful for the users. These intelligent idiots wasting the time and effort on these things.

This surely comes out of the marketing budget, though.

Re: Google Search: Roboto Mono

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Post by RockRobotRock » Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 7:42 AM UTC

alams wrote: post #9

There are 1000 things google can spend their time on, that will be useful for the users. These intelligent idiots wasting the time and effort on these things.

This is one engineer taking an hour out of their day and having a laugh.

Re: Google Search: Roboto Mono

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Post by relistan » Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 7:48 AM UTC

Would switch permanently

Re: Google Search: Roboto Mono

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Post by johncs » Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 8:00 AM UTC

growt wrote: post #7

I really like the search results in monospace. I wish you could configure the font!

I do wish monospace designs were at least a _little_ trendier. My blog uses one, but honestly I feel like I should change it up since I'm looking for roles right now and I worry it doesn't _delight_ like modern designs right now.

Re: Google Search: Roboto Mono

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Post by red_admiral » Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 8:03 AM UTC

I'm happy that there are still a few people at google doing the kind of fun things they used to do back when it was a startup.

I think the easter eggs are still up if you ask Google Maps for a walking route to Mordor.

Re: Google Search: Roboto Mono

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Post by jusepal » Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 8:03 AM UTC

ChrisArchitect wrote: post #2

Nice easter egg, any others? https://www.google.com/search?q=courier+font

https://www.google.com/search?q=do+a+barrel+roll

Re: Google Search: Roboto Mono

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Post by vineyardmike » Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 8:11 AM UTC

red_admiral wrote: post #17

I'm happy that there are still a few people at google doing the kind of fun things they used to do back when it was a startup. I think the easter eggs are still up if you ask Google Maps for a walking route to Mordor.

While this one seems pretty straight forward to add, it's pretty incredible that they have so many great easter eggs. I can totally imagine that a major site like the SERP changing all the time, and maintaining an easter egg can be a helluva bit of tech debt to drag around without increasing profit. Anyways, kudos to that 1 or 2 engineers who convinced a PM to let them have fun for a few sprints.

Re: Google Search: Roboto Mono

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Post by jddj » Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 8:12 AM UTC

johncs wrote: post #16

growt wrote: post #7

I really like the search results in monospace. I wish you could configure the font!

I do wish monospace designs were at least a _little_ trendier. My blog uses one, but honestly I feel like I should change it up since I'm looking for roles right now and I worry it doesn't _delight_ like modern designs right now.

It's nice. Extremely fast too.

Personally I had to turn my brightness up to read it easily, so possibly a little more contrast between text and background but that's just me.