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Commit Mono – Neutral programming typeface

#1

Post by ananddtyagi » Thu, Jul 03, 2025, 5:36 PM UTC

Commit Mono – Neutral programming typeface
commitmono.com

Re: Commit Mono – Neutral programming typeface

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Post by Rotundo » Thu, Jul 03, 2025, 5:59 PM UTC

That site has no contrast at all. How can people read anything? Am I that old with bad eyes?

Re: Commit Mono – Neutral programming typeface

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Post by ananddtyagi » Thu, Jul 03, 2025, 9:57 PM UTC

Rotundo wrote: post #2

That site has no contrast at all. How can people read anything? Am I that old with bad eyes?

Black on dark grey

Re: Commit Mono – Neutral programming typeface

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Post by f30e3dfed1c9 » Thu, Jul 03, 2025, 10:24 PM UTC

Rotundo wrote: post #2

That site has no contrast at all. How can people read anything? Am I that old with bad eyes?

Agree that the default appearance of the web site is... less than optimal. You can change it with the light/dark and high contrast controls at the bottom, though.

Commit is a good, high-quality typeface. I think it lives up to its aspiration to be "neutral" and that its creator is to be commended for genuinely excellent work.

Re: Commit Mono – Neutral programming typeface

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Post by Rotundo » Fri, Jul 04, 2025, 2:43 PM UTC

f30e3dfed1c9 wrote: post #4

Rotundo wrote: post #2

That site has no contrast at all. How can people read anything? Am I that old with bad eyes?

Agree that the default appearance of the web site is... less than optimal. You can change it with the light/dark and high contrast controls at the bottom, though. Commit is a good, high-quality typeface. I think it lives up to its aspiration to be "neutral" and that its creator is to be commended for genuinely excellent work.

I honestly didn't/couldn't see the contrast controls at first.

It boggles my mind to think the developer actually thought about contrast and still chose to go with a default of black on dark gray.