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Related: https://www.codingfont.com/ - a tool that helps pick a programming font.



Thanks for this link, this site is much more complete than the submitted one, and also has more filtering options. The only strange thing is that selecting a language changes the syntax highlighting, but the code stays in JavaScript.

My current favorite is https://www.programmingfonts.org/#go-mono (and not just for Go!). Yeah, I prefer serif fonts, apparently I'm in a minority (16 serif fonts vs. 136 sans serif on this site).


This is a much better idea, but still missing so many popular coding fonts (Monaco, SF Mono, etc)


I love SF Mono and use it everywhere.

The reason SF Mono and Monaco are not on the list is probably because they are proprietary.


If you like SF Mono but don't have a Mac, check out Deja Vu Mono. To my eye, they are very similar.

https://dejavu-fonts.github.io/


If you like SF Mono and don't have a Mac, you could just download it from them and break Apple's licensing agreement.

https://developer.apple.com/fonts/


For me this is no different than listing paid fonts like Berkeley Mono.


I got very happy when the final font was the one I use every day, lol.




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