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Am I missing something here? Is this a new font or something? Is it a recommended mono used for coding? Do people like it? I am pretty happy with Monaco

jck 10y ago
I've been using Monaco for years. Something about it is very pleasing to me. However, I'm sort of bored with it and haven't been able to find a suitable replacement.
- madfriend 10y ago
  Try (if you haven't) PT Mono, Fantasque Sans Mono, or Dejavu Sans Mono (which is not too different from Menlo).
- gedy 10y ago
  I was in same same boat, but took a liking to Inconsolata-dz https://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Inconsolata https://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Inconsolata
- lauritz 10y ago
  I really like (and currently use) Input Mono. http://input.fontbureau.com http://input.fontbureau.com
  - qwyxzy 10y ago
    Chiming in to agree. I like how you can customize certain characters (like `*' being at the top or in the middle of text, `g' being one or two stories, `0' having a slash or dot).
- deleted 10y ago
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- twic 10y ago
  Try Fantastique Sans Mono: https://github.com/belluzj/fantasque-sans https://github.com/belluzj/fantasque-sans At the very least, it will make you really appreciate Monaco.
- ino 10y ago
  I find "Roboto Mono Sans" very pleasing and easy to read on dark background. Looks great in Terminal also. https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Roboto+Mono?query=roboto+mono https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Roboto+Mono?query=roboto+m... click on the paint button top right to switch to dark bg
- mcepl 10y ago
  FiraCode https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode/ https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode/ ;) ... I actually like it.
lambda 10y ago
No, it's not recommended for coding; it's a display font, to be used for headlines, titles, and the like, things where you want a little bit of stylistic flair. Here's the description from the link: About Space Mono is an original fixed-width type family designed by Colophon Foundry for Google Design. It supports a Latin Extended glyph set, enabling typesetting for English and other Western European languages. Developed for editorial use in headline and display typography, the letterforms infuse a geometric foundation and grotesque details with qualities often found in headline typefaces of the 1960s (See: Microgramma[1], Eurostile[2]), many of which have since been co-opted by science fiction films, television, and literature. Typographic features include old-style figures, superscript and subscript numerals, fractions, center-height and cap-height currency symbols, directional arrows, and multiple stylistic alternates. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microgramma_(typeface) [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurostile
- chongli 10y ago
  it's not recommended for coding You're not kidding! Code displayed in this font looks downright bizarre[0]! [0] https://i.imgur.com/6HHFhCw.png https://i.imgur.com/6HHFhCw.png
  - anoother 10y ago
    I think that looks lovely...
__jack__ 10y ago
mono != programming font

jck 10y ago

I've been using Monaco for years. Something about it is very pleasing to me. However, I'm sort of bored with it and haven't been able to find a suitable replacement.

madfriend 10y ago
Try (if you haven't) PT Mono, Fantasque Sans Mono, or Dejavu Sans Mono (which is not too different from Menlo).
gedy 10y ago
I was in same same boat, but took a liking to Inconsolata-dz https://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Inconsolata https://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Inconsolata
lauritz 10y ago
I really like (and currently use) Input Mono. http://input.fontbureau.com http://input.fontbureau.com
- qwyxzy 10y ago
  Chiming in to agree. I like how you can customize certain characters (like `*' being at the top or in the middle of text, `g' being one or two stories, `0' having a slash or dot).
deleted 10y ago
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twic 10y ago
Try Fantastique Sans Mono: https://github.com/belluzj/fantasque-sans https://github.com/belluzj/fantasque-sans At the very least, it will make you really appreciate Monaco.
ino 10y ago
I find "Roboto Mono Sans" very pleasing and easy to read on dark background. Looks great in Terminal also. https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Roboto+Mono?query=roboto+mono https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Roboto+Mono?query=roboto+m... click on the paint button top right to switch to dark bg
mcepl 10y ago
FiraCode https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode/ https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode/ ;) ... I actually like it.

lambda 10y ago

No, it's not recommended for coding; it's a display font, to be used for headlines, titles, and the like, things where you want a little bit of stylistic flair. Here's the description from the link: About Space Mono is an original fixed-width type family designed by Colophon Foundry for Google Design. It supports a Latin Extended glyph set, enabling typesetting for English and other Western European languages. Developed for editorial use in headline and display typography, the letterforms infuse a geometric foundation and grotesque details with qualities often found in headline typefaces of the 1960s (See: Microgramma[1], Eurostile[2]), many of which have since been co-opted by science fiction films, television, and literature. Typographic features include old-style figures, superscript and subscript numerals, fractions, center-height and cap-height currency symbols, directional arrows, and multiple stylistic alternates. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microgramma_(typeface) [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurostile

chongli 10y ago
it's not recommended for coding You're not kidding! Code displayed in this font looks downright bizarre[0]! [0] https://i.imgur.com/6HHFhCw.png https://i.imgur.com/6HHFhCw.png
- anoother 10y ago
  I think that looks lovely...

__jack__ 10y ago

mono != programming font