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I used to use Fira Code. Then I played this font game and I switched to JetBrains Mono. https://www.codingfont.com/ https://www.codingfont.com/

jedimastert 5y ago
I really like the idea, although I'd really prefer if I could pick an example for a language I actually use. Even just my own snippet
pg_1234 5y ago
Of the options available I actually liked Fira Code ... never heard of it before. But Deja Vu Mono is notably absent and I still prefer that.
peakaboo 5y ago
I also ended up with Jetbrains Mono but Ive been too lazy to switch from Fira Code which is also really good. But soon!
mcdonje 5y ago
I use fira code. I just played this with the names hidden and still ended up with fira code, lol. Both are extremely good, though.
benbristow 5y ago
I've been using JetBrains Mono on JetBrains Rider at home/work, has been pretty good. Playing that game though ended up with liking Roboto Mono the most, Fira being a close second.
jedberg 5y ago
Just played the game with names off and ended up with Fira Code. But since I have the names off, I don't know what second place was, but I think it was Jetbrains Mono based on the look of it.
- anotherevan 5y ago
  Also just played, and ended up with ennui.
sfteus 5y ago
I feel this would be more interesting if you could hide the font names until you were done.
- throwaway675309 5y ago
  You can, it has a toggle.
  - sfteus 5y ago
    I somehow missed that, thanks
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drBonkers 5y ago
I ended up with Xanh Mono— I wonder if that says anything about my reading style.
afturner 5y ago
Long time Fira Code user, also ended up with JetBrains Mono. Runner up was IBM Plex Mono.
- dxdm 5y ago
  I don't see a runner up, only the winner. Did they change the game? Playing on mobile, Android Firefox.
  - afturner 5y ago
    I hid the font names until I reached the final two. Decided which I liked better and then disabled the toggle to see the names.
    - blindmute 5y ago
      Note that the second best font may not be the one in the final two, due to the single elimination format.
- xbar 5y ago
  Same.
- stronglikedan 5y ago
  I use Fira too, currently, but IBM just won for me, with JetBrains as the runner up. I'm actually surprised by that, and learned a lot from this game(?).
knuthsat 5y ago
I do not know why but this game makes the winning font look much better than it is when I use my code. Whenever I try the winning font (b612, fira mono), I always go back to Liberation Mono.
- mbar84 5y ago
  I think it has to do with rendering. Have a spin with iosevka-term-ss05.
jcelerier 5y ago
i've been using anonymous pro for years, did it, and landed on anonymous pro lol. too bad it does not have a good bitmap 4k version..
aiilns 5y ago
I don't much like that differences in sizing are not taken into consideration (not all fonts are equally large at a given pixel size). I have been using Fira Code extensively and also writing texts. Both in English & in Greek, both spotting my mistakes and reading what I'd written improved within minutes of first trying it out. I may give JetBrains Mono a try as well, though I really am taken with Fira Code. Unfortunately I have yet to find the perfect general purpose font to use in general. Ubuntu fonts do come really close to being perfect.
invisible 5y ago
This site is pretty neat! It's a bit weird it doesn't have Menlo, Monaco, etc. to compare to some widespread fonts. I'm not sure what I'd pick if those were mixed in.
prionassembly 5y ago
I played the font game three times. 1) Looking at the font names I eventually picked my favorite/workhorse: IBM Plex. 2) With hidden names, I picked Courier Prime, which I disliked at first sight. 3) Again with hidden name, I picked Cousine, which looked alright in the simulator but had lines that were too strong and even on my more contrasted color scheme. I prefer fonts with varying line widths, which the game didn't really detect -- it was mostly unreadable versus readable.
amai 5y ago
Unfortunately the game doesn't offer my favorite font: Latin Modern Mono Prop Light (https://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/latin-modern-mono https://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/latin-modern-mono)
mgdv 5y ago
Didn't see Terminus either[0] [0] http://terminus-font.sourceforge.net/ http://terminus-font.sourceforge.net/
amai 5y ago
My favorite based on the game is Inconsolatas. However after installing it I realized that the game doesn't show different variations of the font (bold, italic etc..). This can easily give a wrong impression of the font when one is using combinations of different variations in an editor.

jedimastert 5y ago

I really like the idea, although I'd really prefer if I could pick an example for a language I actually use. Even just my own snippet

pg_1234 5y ago

Of the options available I actually liked Fira Code ... never heard of it before. But Deja Vu Mono is notably absent and I still prefer that.

peakaboo 5y ago

I also ended up with Jetbrains Mono but Ive been too lazy to switch from Fira Code which is also really good. But soon!

mcdonje 5y ago

I use fira code. I just played this with the names hidden and still ended up with fira code, lol. Both are extremely good, though.

benbristow 5y ago

I've been using JetBrains Mono on JetBrains Rider at home/work, has been pretty good. Playing that game though ended up with liking Roboto Mono the most, Fira being a close second.

jedberg 5y ago

Just played the game with names off and ended up with Fira Code. But since I have the names off, I don't know what second place was, but I think it was Jetbrains Mono based on the look of it.

anotherevan 5y ago
Also just played, and ended up with ennui.

sfteus 5y ago

I feel this would be more interesting if you could hide the font names until you were done.

throwaway675309 5y ago
You can, it has a toggle.
- sfteus 5y ago
  I somehow missed that, thanks

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drBonkers 5y ago

I ended up with Xanh Mono— I wonder if that says anything about my reading style.

afturner 5y ago

Long time Fira Code user, also ended up with JetBrains Mono. Runner up was IBM Plex Mono.

dxdm 5y ago
I don't see a runner up, only the winner. Did they change the game? Playing on mobile, Android Firefox.
- afturner 5y ago
  I hid the font names until I reached the final two. Decided which I liked better and then disabled the toggle to see the names.
  - blindmute 5y ago
    Note that the second best font may not be the one in the final two, due to the single elimination format.
xbar 5y ago
Same.
stronglikedan 5y ago
I use Fira too, currently, but IBM just won for me, with JetBrains as the runner up. I'm actually surprised by that, and learned a lot from this game(?).

knuthsat 5y ago

I do not know why but this game makes the winning font look much better than it is when I use my code. Whenever I try the winning font (b612, fira mono), I always go back to Liberation Mono.

mbar84 5y ago
I think it has to do with rendering. Have a spin with iosevka-term-ss05.

jcelerier 5y ago

i've been using anonymous pro for years, did it, and landed on anonymous pro lol. too bad it does not have a good bitmap 4k version..

aiilns 5y ago

I don't much like that differences in sizing are not taken into consideration (not all fonts are equally large at a given pixel size). I have been using Fira Code extensively and also writing texts. Both in English & in Greek, both spotting my mistakes and reading what I'd written improved within minutes of first trying it out. I may give JetBrains Mono a try as well, though I really am taken with Fira Code. Unfortunately I have yet to find the perfect general purpose font to use in general. Ubuntu fonts do come really close to being perfect.

invisible 5y ago

This site is pretty neat! It's a bit weird it doesn't have Menlo, Monaco, etc. to compare to some widespread fonts. I'm not sure what I'd pick if those were mixed in.

prionassembly 5y ago

I played the font game three times. 1) Looking at the font names I eventually picked my favorite/workhorse: IBM Plex. 2) With hidden names, I picked Courier Prime, which I disliked at first sight. 3) Again with hidden name, I picked Cousine, which looked alright in the simulator but had lines that were too strong and even on my more contrasted color scheme. I prefer fonts with varying line widths, which the game didn't really detect -- it was mostly unreadable versus readable.

amai 5y ago

Unfortunately the game doesn't offer my favorite font: Latin Modern Mono Prop Light (https://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/latin-modern-mono https://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/latin-modern-mono)

mgdv 5y ago

Didn't see Terminus either[0] [0] http://terminus-font.sourceforge.net/ http://terminus-font.sourceforge.net/

amai 5y ago

My favorite based on the game is Inconsolatas. However after installing it I realized that the game doesn't show different variations of the font (bold, italic etc..). This can easily give a wrong impression of the font when one is using combinations of different variations in an editor.