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Probably good for full-screen writing. Anywho. Feel free to add an opinion, I've been evaluating and whittling choices of fonts for code development: So far M

Probably good for full-screen writing. Anywho. Feel free to add an opinion, I've been evaluating and whittling choices of fonts for code development: So far Monaco and Source Code Pro seem best. - Fira Mono https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Fira+Mono https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Fira+Mono - Hack https://sourcefoundry.org/hack/ https://sourcefoundry.org/hack/ - Inconsolata https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Inconsolata https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Inconsolata - Monaco http://www.gringod.com/2006/11/01/new-version-of-monaco-font/ http://www.gringod.com/2006/11/01/new-version-of-monaco-font... - Pragmata Pro https://www.fsd.it/shop/fonts/pragmatapro/ https://www.fsd.it/shop/fonts/pragmatapro/ - Source Code Pro https://github.com/adobe-fonts/source-code-pro https://github.com/adobe-fonts/source-code-pro I think monospaced, sans-serif, semi/bold, large punctuation and disambiguated look-alikes with antialiasing on works best on a low res laptop. Monospaced serifs seem to look better for code online.

tom_ 8y ago
My preferred font is the X 6x13 one (https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/ucs-fonts.html https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/ucs-fonts.html), as I prefer pixel fonts. On Windows I have antialiasing disabled and use 6x13 everywhere. I use a TrueType version (that of course only works at one point size) for programs that don' On OS X, you can't disable antialiasing, and some programs InputMonoCondensed: http://input.fontbureau.com/ http://input.fontbureau.com/ 11pt InputMonoCondensed on OS X is the same size as 6x13. 10pt and 9pt also look good on a retina display, and aren't actively objectionable on a normal-DPI display. Windows lets you disable antialiasing, so on Windows I do that and use 6x13 for everything.
- tom_ 8y ago
  Ugh, looks like i managed to submit this half baked post that I was writing earlier and intended to discard. Oops!
oneseven 8y ago
Fira Code is Fira Mono with coding ligatures: https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode I used to prefer Consolas (Inconsolata is a ~clone of Consolas) but the ligatures made me switch.
- ealhad 8y ago
  Ligatures really are neat, indeed.
aasasd 8y ago
Might want to add Anonymous Pro to the stable: https://www.marksimonson.com/fonts/view/anonymous-pro https://www.marksimonson.com/fonts/view/anonymous-pro It looks a bit weird in short runs, but is great somehow when used on actual code.
agrippanux 8y ago
Throwing Hasklig into the ring, as it's my preferred font for programming and seems like not many people know about it. https://github.com/i-tu/Hasklig/ https://github.com/i-tu/Hasklig/
grmartin 8y ago
Its not 'free' but i like Eco Coding for programming: https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/s-core/eco-coding/ https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/s-core/eco-coding/
bwidlar 8y ago
I cant use any other than Luculent http://eastfarthing.com/luculent http://eastfarthing.com/luculent (thanks Andrew Kensler). Finding the Best Programming Font http://webagility.com/posts/finding-the-best-programming-font http://webagility.com/posts/finding-the-best-programming-fon...
- a_e_k 8y ago
  You're very welcome! I'm glad you like it and thanks for helping to point people to it.
yawaramin 8y ago
For coding, I really like Iosevka: http://typeof.net/Iosevka/ http://typeof.net/Iosevka/ It's narrow, so fits more by width; and also quite sharp and easy to read. Plus it has a nice standard set of ligatures for the symbols I use daily.
peapicker 8y ago
No has mentioned it yet, but for coding and terminal windows, I've tried almost all of the others listed here, but I prefer and keep going back to DejaVu Sans Mono. ( https://dejavu-fonts.github.io/ https://dejavu-fonts.github.io/ )

tom_ 8y ago

My preferred font is the X 6x13 one (https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/ucs-fonts.html https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/ucs-fonts.html), as I prefer pixel fonts. On Windows I have antialiasing disabled and use 6x13 everywhere. I use a TrueType version (that of course only works at one point size) for programs that don' On OS X, you can't disable antialiasing, and some programs InputMonoCondensed: http://input.fontbureau.com/ http://input.fontbureau.com/ 11pt InputMonoCondensed on OS X is the same size as 6x13. 10pt and 9pt also look good on a retina display, and aren't actively objectionable on a normal-DPI display. Windows lets you disable antialiasing, so on Windows I do that and use 6x13 for everything.

tom_ 8y ago
Ugh, looks like i managed to submit this half baked post that I was writing earlier and intended to discard. Oops!

oneseven 8y ago

Fira Code is Fira Mono with coding ligatures: https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode I used to prefer Consolas (Inconsolata is a ~clone of Consolas) but the ligatures made me switch.

ealhad 8y ago
Ligatures really are neat, indeed.

aasasd 8y ago

Might want to add Anonymous Pro to the stable: https://www.marksimonson.com/fonts/view/anonymous-pro https://www.marksimonson.com/fonts/view/anonymous-pro It looks a bit weird in short runs, but is great somehow when used on actual code.

agrippanux 8y ago

Throwing Hasklig into the ring, as it's my preferred font for programming and seems like not many people know about it. https://github.com/i-tu/Hasklig/ https://github.com/i-tu/Hasklig/

grmartin 8y ago

Its not 'free' but i like Eco Coding for programming: https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/s-core/eco-coding/ https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/s-core/eco-coding/

bwidlar 8y ago

I cant use any other than Luculent http://eastfarthing.com/luculent http://eastfarthing.com/luculent (thanks Andrew Kensler). Finding the Best Programming Font http://webagility.com/posts/finding-the-best-programming-font http://webagility.com/posts/finding-the-best-programming-fon...

a_e_k 8y ago
You're very welcome! I'm glad you like it and thanks for helping to point people to it.

yawaramin 8y ago

For coding, I really like Iosevka: http://typeof.net/Iosevka/ http://typeof.net/Iosevka/ It's narrow, so fits more by width; and also quite sharp and easy to read. Plus it has a nice standard set of ligatures for the symbols I use daily.

peapicker 8y ago

No has mentioned it yet, but for coding and terminal windows, I've tried almost all of the others listed here, but I prefer and keep going back to DejaVu Sans Mono. ( https://dejavu-fonts.github.io/ https://dejavu-fonts.github.io/ )