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After trying a lot of fonts for hours and hours, I ended up with Fantasque Sans Mono: https://github.com/belluzj/fantasque-sans https://github.com/belluzj/fanta

by cygned 5y ago

After trying a lot of fonts for hours and hours, I ended up with Fantasque Sans Mono: https://github.com/belluzj/fantasque-sans https://github.com/belluzj/fantasque-sans It's somewhat similar to Comic Sans, like the Comic Code from the article, but less playful. It's the most readable programming font I have ever had, with many other typefaces I often see text a little blurry.

qbasic_forever 5y ago
FSM surprised me too, especially how readable it ended up being even at smaller sizes. I've stuck with it for quite a while over lots of other good choices.
vanderZwan 5y ago
Oh wow, they really cleaned that one up since I last tried it ages ago! (some of the characters used to be so wonky I just couldn't get over it) Looks really nice now Looks like "comic sans-inspired" is a genre. We also have Comic Shans, for example: https://github.com/shannpersand/comic-shanns https://github.com/shannpersand/comic-shanns
ziml77 5y ago
I just can't get used to the playful fonts like that. My most recent attempt was with Cascadia Code, but that wobbly Comic Sans feel looks off to me and prevents the font from falling away into the background when reading. I also don't like how different many of those fonts make the italics look. It makes them almost feel like a completely different font and turns them into a distraction.
- vanderZwan 5y ago
  I've been told that these fonts are actually doing italics "right", as in that originally meant having a "handwritten" look, not just being slanted. But a quick internet search doesn't produce any obvious result proving or disproving that statement. Maybe someone here knows?
  - b3morales 5y ago
    Italic script is one of the basic calligraphic hands; the fact that it's cursive (joined) and oblique (slanted) are key to its identity. But I would imagine it evolved into type the same way that other script styles did, so to say that italic type "should" look like handwriting seems questionable.
  - Stratoscope 5y ago
    Yes, an italic font is not merely a slanted version of a regular (Roman) font. The slanted version would be called an oblique font. Italic fonts traditionally do have more of a handwritten character, but that isn't required. They are distinct fonts of their own, but should be harmonious with the Roman version of the same font. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblique_type https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblique_type https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italic_type https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italic_type

by cygned 5y ago

qbasic_forever 5y ago

FSM surprised me too, especially how readable it ended up being even at smaller sizes. I've stuck with it for quite a while over lots of other good choices.

vanderZwan 5y ago

Oh wow, they really cleaned that one up since I last tried it ages ago! (some of the characters used to be so wonky I just couldn't get over it) Looks really nice now Looks like "comic sans-inspired" is a genre. We also have Comic Shans, for example: https://github.com/shannpersand/comic-shanns https://github.com/shannpersand/comic-shanns

ziml77 5y ago

I just can't get used to the playful fonts like that. My most recent attempt was with Cascadia Code, but that wobbly Comic Sans feel looks off to me and prevents the font from falling away into the background when reading. I also don't like how different many of those fonts make the italics look. It makes them almost feel like a completely different font and turns them into a distraction.

vanderZwan 5y ago
I've been told that these fonts are actually doing italics "right", as in that originally meant having a "handwritten" look, not just being slanted. But a quick internet search doesn't produce any obvious result proving or disproving that statement. Maybe someone here knows?
- b3morales 5y ago
  Italic script is one of the basic calligraphic hands; the fact that it's cursive (joined) and oblique (slanted) are key to its identity. But I would imagine it evolved into type the same way that other script styles did, so to say that italic type "should" look like handwriting seems questionable.
- Stratoscope 5y ago
  Yes, an italic font is not merely a slanted version of a regular (Roman) font. The slanted version would be called an oblique font. Italic fonts traditionally do have more of a handwritten character, but that isn't required. They are distinct fonts of their own, but should be harmonious with the Roman version of the same font. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblique_type https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblique_type https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italic_type https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italic_type