Best font for programming?

[Ravi Bhavnani]

Lucida Console[^].  Nothing else will do. /ravi

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[cigwork]

I've been using Andale Mono for quite a while now, 10 years mebbe. Never liked Consolas and switch to Courier if Andale isn't available.

[Brisingr Aerowing]

This isn't a recommendation (more of a warning), but I know a guy who uses COMIC SANS as his coding font (and writing font). Yes, Comic Sans. The guy is a sadist.

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[Jammer 0]

I've got a whole page dedicated to this topic! Programming Fonts - jammer.biz[^]

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[Chris Maunder]

Some nice fonts there. Thanks.

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[Jammer 0]

I ended up settling on Hack. Works great on a high-res screen and (imo) is the easiest on the eyes for long coding sessions.

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[sir_download_alot]

Comic Sans is the font to go! Actually I never thought about this....

[Steve Crane]

I like Envy Code R.

[twaindev]

You can also download it from https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Source+Code+Pro[^].

[grralph1]

Thanks for the link to the Heart Breaking Bad Font. At first I thought that it was BAD and BROKEN. Then I discovered if you just pressed Caps Lock and then didn't use any punctuation like some younger folk do, then it was brilliant. Just replied to an email from the Professor of Chemistry @ UM using it. Don't worry, I am not enrolled in any courses, so no downgraded marks. It is fun to read but not so good as a coding font. Agree with your post re your font choices completely. ....and thanks again for Heart Breaking Bad Font. Annoyingly good fun and I will use it again.

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[Thornik]

Definitely worth to try "Source Code Pro". It's free and it's cool! :)

[Baraaaaaa]

Liberation Mono

[Alister Morton]

Monoid, but not everyone gets on with its clever handling of != <= >=

[tn_dang]

PragmataPro

[Mark Starr]

I'm still using Consolas. I'm so used to it that it just seems normal. I tried a couple of other fonts a few months ago, but switched back to Consolas. I suppose that the 'best' font is a subjective choice: one that lets you read the code without 'seeing' the font, if you get me.

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[Dan Neely]

I'm currently using WTE the VS2015 default is. I went to check what it was but I don't have the specific item in the dropdown[^] that is used to set the default font (vs font in a few subareas) for some reason. :doh:

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[Stuart Dootson]

As I use a Mac, Menlo[^] is my preferred font, as it's included since Snow Leopard.

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[Kirk 10389821]

I use Droid Sans Mono Slashed It is a Slashed version of Droid Sans Mono The Slashed/Dotted Versions are available here: cosmix.org | Software[^] I have compared to many other fonts, while not perfect, I always end up back on this one. HTH! PS: As a Programmer, I liked 1Lli to be easily differentiated as well as 80O for my old weary eyes!

[Forogar]

Thanks, that was a lot simpler. I still prefer Consolas though! :)

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[Dale Barnard]

Georgia 11. I already know that I'm committing some crime by using a proportional font for coding, but I'm not stuck in the 1980s.