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So people like this but think GNU Unifont looks horrible? Interesting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Unifont https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Unifont

• btown 8y ago
  To me this looks way more playful and retro! Unifont is in a weird uncanny valley between pixel art and a normal monospace font.
• sprash 8y ago
  If you are used to monospace bitmap fonts GNU Unifont does indeed look horrible. The thing that bothers me most is that if you type "l2345" you would never notice that the first character is a lowercase "L" and not "1". For me "Gohufont" (http://font.gohu.org http://font.gohu.org) hits all the sweet spots considering monospace bitmap fonts. There is even a bold version which is rare for fonts with this small size.
  • gattilorenz 8y ago
    Wait, they are similar, but they are not the same. Lowercase l has a straight serif line on top, and 1 has a bent serif. It's also shorter compared to the base.
    • sprash 8y ago
      Standing alone you can never be quiet sure. Could easily be solved with removing 3 pixels from the bottom serif.
      • gattilorenz 8y ago
        Plenty of fonts fail this test, tho... Including my default font: 0l00l https://ibb.co/YZc1J9v https://ibb.co/YZc1J9v (Brave on Android)
  • sbr464 8y ago
    I recently learned that old typewriters didn’t have a “1” key. I thought my olevetti was broken but turns out the lowercase “L” is used for the number one. Not implying that it’s ok, but maybe those original decisions inherited some of that history, even if not relevant, since it was based on mechanical limitations, to reduce the required number of typebar arms.
• swiley 8y ago
  The nice thing about unifont is how complete it is, not so much how it looks (which IMO is not awesome.) Many mono-space fonts lack the chess pieces for example.