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For ~6 months I used Comic Sans as my single font system-wide - like, for everything. Everywhere in the system UI, code, even on webpages (Firefox lets you disa
by the_pwner224 7y ago
For ~6 months I used Comic Sans as my single font system-wide - like, for everything. Everywhere in the system UI, code, even on webpages (Firefox lets you disable CSS font selectors). The only exception was the terminal, which got messed up with non-monospaced fonts.
It was actually surprisingly great. Then as soon as I got a 4k monitor Comic Sans started to look very ugly - if not for that, I would still be using it. These days I use GNU FreeFont (FreeSans) for the system & Firefox & IDEs, but I have started to do almost all programming through the terminal so I use Fira Code and [Liga]Hack for that.
So give Comic Sans a shot, you might end up liking it too :) (On Windows/macOS you probably won't be able to set it as your system font, but you could still use it in your IDE and on the web)
- cprecioso 7y agoI have to ask, why Comic Sans specifically? Seeing as it almost universally regarded as an specially ugly font. The only uses that I’ve seen accepted for Comic Sans are for use in comics (obviously) and for people with dyslexia.
- orthoxerox 7y agoMaybe they do have dyslexia.
- _fzslm 7y agoI use Comic Sans as my font for closed captions. I'm not dyslexic, but I actually find it way easier and quicker to read than something like Helvetica. But I would never ever use it in a design.
- the_pwner224 7y agoI saw a Reddit post saying the same thing as my post here (CS is nice, try it out). I did and I just liked it. It's not ugly.
- yardshop 7y agoIf you liked that, then you may get a kick out of Comic Code, a fixed width variation of Comic Sans designed for coding: https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/tabular-type-foundry/comic-code?tab=individualStyles https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/tabular-type-foundry/comic-cod... I've been using it for a few months and really enjoy it!
- wildrhythms 7y agoSee also: Comic Shanns https://github.com/shannpersand/comic-shanns https://github.com/shannpersand/comic-shanns
- yardshop 7y agoI'm trying it out, so far I like it! Thanks!