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Ask HN: What is your favorite programming font?

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wingerlang
The default font in Xcode and Sublime. I am one of those that doesn't really care enough to change it.
sharmi
Used fantasque sans mono for a long long time. It has a certain character, yet is legible and accomodates more lines of code than most other fonts.

Now using fira code, for a change. It has good legibility too.

Dejavu sans mono is anotherfont that has good readability but I have not used for an extended period.

phakding
Consolas and Inconsolata. Unfortunately, I use Intellij idea currently and Inconsolata is rendered horribly in that ide even with infinality and intellij Specific configs.

Ubuntu mono is also not bad.

vassilevsky
Consolas is the absolute best. It has such a firm shape. You can read/write it days long and your eyes don't get tired. A+ job from Microsoft.
kevinherron
on macOS: Menlo

on Windows: Consolas

on Linux: Adobe Source Code Pro or DejaVu Sans Mono

aqatl
GoMono and Ubuntu Mono
kagcc
Currently my favourite by far is [Iosevka](https://be5invis.github.io/Iosevka/)
indemnity
Likewise. I tweak it a bit (lower underscores, dotted 0, different @ symbol), but the custom build system makes tweaking it a breeze.

Also build a custom version for IntelliJ as its font rendering is a shitshow and you cannot get consistency with the rest of the OS with it.

kp25
Default font on Macbook (Sierra and above) - SF Mono
Random_Person
Whatever the default font is for my editor. I've never found font to be a barrier for me. I'm currently using Atom, so I guess Menlo or Consolas.
PieUser
Consolas because I love Microsoft