I am trying to find the best monospace font, specifically one for programming. Presented in no order are the results from my search, a small list of really good font's for programming.
I was trying to figure out what made these font's good for programming. It all comes to attention to detail. These font's all do a good job paying attention to details programmers notice. Some are easier to read than others, others strive for clarity and clean lines.
- Courier/Andale Mono/Monoco (defaults) Why mess with what works?
- ProFont - Use this one if you want a readable small (9pt) font.
- Proggy - Also good for small sizes.
- Deja Vu Mono - Panic ships with a modified version of this font
- Droid Sans Mono
- Inconsolata - Really good, and free?
- Consolas - You may already have it
- Ubuntu Mono - I used this for a long time
- Anonymous Pro - Many people swear by it.
- Gohu - free, legible, unambiguous
- Twiskweline - legible, neat and tidy.
There are a lot more, but this is a good list to get one started with finding their own font. I use Inconsolata, but have been playing around Proggy and proFont. In the end it all comes down to personal preference. (read: there is no 'best'. But there is 'damn good')
Further Reading:
- http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/30040/Font-Survey-42-of-the-Best-Monospaced-Programming
- http://hivelogic.com/articles/top-10-programming-fonts/
- http://rsms.me/2007/06/11/monaco-inconsolata-and-panic-sans.html
- http://keithdevens.com/wiki/ProgrammerFonts
- http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/The_perfect_programming_font
- http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/GoodFonts
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