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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:

If use 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:

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

  • Support Vietnamese
  • Support bold, italic
  • Support ligatures

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Iosevka

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

  • Support Vietnamese
  • Support bold, italic
  • Support ligatures
  • Support display font (non mono)

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

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Recursive

I often choose Casual variant.

  • Support Vietnamese
  • Support bold, italic
  • Support ligatures
  • Support display font (non mono)

Looks good on my phone.

android-000

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.

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agave

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

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 (APL386 support)

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

Cozette

  • No Vietnamese
  • No bold, italic
  • No ligatures

Feel 8-bit vibe, mono to death. But sometimes it's hard to read.

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Murr fonts, but I don't use much

"Costing money" fonts, but I like it, will buy it if I have money: