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Here's an incomplete list I tested awhile ago: Andale Mono Bitstream Vera Sans Mono Consolas Courier Courier New DejaVu Sans Mono Droid Sans Mono
by aric 13y ago
Here's an incomplete list I tested awhile ago:
Andale Mono
Bitstream Vera Sans Mono
Consolas
Courier
Courier New
DejaVu Sans Mono
Droid Sans Mono
Inconsolata
Liberation Mono
Lucida Console
Monaco
Source Code Pro
Verdana // yeah, Verdana is still a king of small
Luculent appears awkwardly tall, thin, and squished in Sublime. Very hard on my eyes. Playful "i" but way too hectic altogether. I appreciate the thoughtfulness in approach and hope it works well for others. For all the people who love Verdana: the DejaVu or Bitstream (nearly the same, same author) typefaces are the closest. Still using DejaVu Sans Mono for now.
- thristian 13y agoNo Envy Code R?
- aric 13y agoThanks, checking it out. Just A/B'd them. Envy Code R is good. However, it falls short for me. DejaVu is more readable, filling more of the space, and DejaVu packs more lines in with a smaller default line height. Envy's curly brackets are too whimsical for their own good; they're abrasive yet too similar to square brackets when unfocused, scanning quickly. I like Envy's actual style otherwise though (in a larger size). I'll keep it in mind for design.
- fmela 13y agoI'll add my favorite to your list: Latin Modern Mono. It's based on the Computer Modern font designed by Donald Knuth. http://www.gust.org.pl/projects/e-foundry/latin-modern/index_html#download http://www.gust.org.pl/projects/e-foundry/latin-modern/index...
- aric 13y agoThanks. That's quite the collection. I just tried all of those Latin Modern Mono size variations but they don't sit well with me for code. With and without anti-aliasing, it's very heavy/blotchy in parts of most of the letters. It's on the order of a typewriter style. As with the other recommendation, it's still a good style in a large size.
- voidlogic 13y agoCheck out Ubuntu Mono: http://www.google.com/fonts#ReviewPlace:refine/Collection:Ubuntu+Mono http://www.google.com/fonts#ReviewPlace:refine/Collection:Ub...
- aric 13y agoGood call. I should've remembered it. At a size of 8 or 9, I much prefer DejaVu Sans Mono where it's more readable but packs in more lines. However, I'd say anything 10+ I start to prefer Ubuntu Mono much more 'cause the letters are more balanced and not too tall.
- Gigablah 13y agoWhat do you think of Dina? https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Jibz/Dina/ https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Jibz/Dina/
- isxek 13y agoDina was great during the Windows XP days when ClearType wasn't the default screen setting. On Windows 7, where ClearType is already set, it doesn't look as good as it did before. (This is just my perception, of course.)
- aric 13y agoGood addition. Dina is thinner but very similar in proportions to DejaVu at size 8. But at 8 or above, it doesn't cut it, having less lines and lacking enough weight to focus. (Note: I use a white background, which obviously affects everything.) That said, Dina outshines DejaVu in readability for anything smaller. Edit: Dina has a lot of beauty. Nice blocky style once it's large enough. It's also excellent at a very tiny scale in a web browser. Edit2: Sublime is giving very different and inconsistent results vs. some IDEs and other interfaces. Blah, really depends.
- huhtenberg 13y agoDina and Anonymous Pro. Not sure why you have proportional Verdana on the list though.