Best font for programming?

[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.

Mark Just another cog in the wheel

[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.

[BrainiacV]

I like OCR A Extended. Apostrophes and Quotes are easy to tell apart.

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[fortjohnson]

I've been really liking Monoid. Been using it for the past year or so. GitHub - larsenwork/monoid: Customisable coding font with alternates, ligatures and contextual positioning. Crazy crisp at 12px/9pt. http://larsenwork.com/monoid/[^]

[David Carta]

I use Consolas simply because it is easy and is there. When I wanted to maximize screen space, I enjoyed both ProFont and Sheldon.

[Br Bill]

It's not nice, but I love Fixedsys anyway.

[Marc Lewandowski]

Since it isn't 1980 and I'm not making ASCII-art, I prefer proportional fonts even for coding. But seriously, I find that it makes code more readable because the eyes tend not to get caught in the rivers and lakes that easily form with fixed-width fonts. Also, we all want to get the most out of limited screen real-estate, but the only way to do that with fixed fonts is to squish even the widest characters beyond a reasonably readable point. I prefer MS Reference Sans Serif, which has clear distinctions between all the ambiguous chars (e.g., Il1 and 0O).

[Munchies_Matt]

Its big, easy to read, and stands out. I have been using it since the earliest days of programming. :)

[anil_jain]

Cosmix.org's Droid Sans Mono Slashed is the one I prefer. [^] Good for even size less than 8.

Anil