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Fonts

I always want the best fonts for my terminal, my text editor, my ... But I'm not satisfied easily, so I keep trying new fonts. Prefer free fonts of course :D

TLDR:

On macOS, use San Francisco for everything. Remember each time macOS release new version/new update, you should download again to get (maybe) latest version.

Otherwise:

• Use JetBrains Mono for code.
• Use Inter for everything else.

All images belows is either official images I got from fonts website or my own screenshots. I'm too lazy to screenshot anw :D

JetBrains Mono

JetBrains branding font.

• Support Vietnamese
• Support bold, italic
• Support ligatures
• Has dotted zero

Ligatures I prefer: ss02, cv04, cv16, cv18, cv19, cv20.

Iosevka

I often choose SS08 variant because I also love PragmataPro too.

• Support Vietnamese
• Support bold, italic
• Support ligatures
• Has dotted zero
• Has display font

Font is narrow, can display much more on small screen. But too much config/variant for ligatures scares me.

Recursive

I often choose Casual variant.

• Support Vietnamese
• Support bold, italic
• Support ligatures
• Has dotted zero
• Has display font

Ligatures I prefer: ss10, ss12.

Looks good on my phone.

Martian Mono

• No Vietnamese
• Support bold
• No italic
• No ligatures

Font is wide, remember to edit line height to make it looks good. I like its bold, strong look.

agave

• No Vietnamese
• Support bold
• No italic
• No ligatures
• Has dotted zero

Font is small, can display much more on small screen. I like its curved look.

Hermit

• No Vietnamese
• Support bold, italic
• No ligatures

Looks unique to me, with some sharp look.

APL-385 and APL386

• No Vietnamese
• No bold, italic
• No ligatures (APL-385 not APL386)
• Has display font (APL333)

I love its wide look, also it's feel nostalgic.

Sudo

Small fonts, saving space.

• Support Vietnamese
• Support bold, italic
• No ligatures
• Has dotted zero
• Has display font

Unique to me. Strange #, looks same as 4 (I don't like it for now).

Murr fonts, but I don't use much now (some fonts I already try in the past)

• Fira Code: best ligatures.
• Cascadia Code: Microsoft branding font.
• IBM Plex: IBM branding font, good alternative for Inter, has both monospace and display variant.
• Input
• Monoid
• Fantasque Sans Mono: Comic fonts vibe.
• Cozette: feel 8-bit vibe, mono to death. But sometimes it's hard to read. Bitmap fonts is hard to install too.
• mononoki: share same vibe with agave.
• Ubuntu Monospace: nostalogic to me since first Linux distro I use is Ubuntu.
• 3270font: nostalogic.
• M+: Japanese aesthetic.
• Clear Sans: used to be Intel branding font.
• Intel One Mono: latest Intel branding font.
• iA-Fonts: Notion mono font.
• Atkinson Hyperlegible: for reading ebook.

Costing money fonts, but I like them too much, will probably buy it if I have money:

• PragmataPro
• Berkeley Mono Typeface