* **[Anonymous Pro][]** is a new version of **[Anonymous][]** font.

[anonymous pro]: http://www.ms-studio.com/FontSales/anonymouspro.html

 * A [post over at Hivelogic][2] giving a list of 10 programmer fonts (pictures included).

[2]: http://hivelogic.com/articles/view/top-10-programming-fonts

  * **[Monofur][]** by Tobias Benjamin Köhler is a font with nice
    circular geometry (click link for a preview).

[Monofur]: http://www.dafont.com/monofur.font

  * **[Consolas][]** is a font created by [Luc(as) de Groot, i.e. LucasFonts, for] Microsoft for Windows Vista, 

    you or you have a license, you can download it [here][consolas-dl].  
    _Now included in Microsoft Office 2008._

1. See Also

 * A [post by James Duncan Davidson mostly about Bitstream Vera Sans Mono][1] has gathered some comments with various font recommendations.

[1]: http://duncandavidson.com/archives/654

    They are popular in Linux distributions. This is the font seen in the very popular Rails screencast.

    legibility. link broken 1/5/07

[akkurat]: http://www.lineto.com/The+Fonts/Font+Categories/Text+Fonts/Akkurat+Mono

Note that first-person statements were added to this page by several distinct people. :)

[consolas-dl]: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=22e69ae4-7e40-4807-8a86-b3d36fab68d3&displaylang=en

In particular, many feel that those similar-looking characters are still too close together in appearance (thus MPW, ProFont, and Anonymous are extremely close to the original 9 point monaco, with the main changes being disambiguation of these characters). If your favorite isn't listed here, feel free to add it.

  * **[MPW][]** is Apple's font, used in the Macintosh Programmer's
    Workshop, and based on 9 point Monaco.  It has clear distinctions
    between commonly-confused characters such as `0`, `O`, `I`, `l`,
    `1`, `|`, etc., though not as clear as ProFont. It was never
    designed to be used with antialiasing, or at sizes other than 9
    point, but at least one user likes it at 10 pt, with antialiasing.

    _This font is used in several of the Ruby on Rails screencasts._

    This font is used in several of the Ruby on Rails screencasts.

  * **[Lucida Typewriter Sans][lucida-tw]** works pretty well for 
    coding, though the lack of a slashed `0` is unfortunate.

[lucida-tw]: http://www.linotype.com/45960/lucidatypewritersans-family.html

  * The **[Dejavu][]** fonts are based on the Bitstream Vera Fonts 
    release 1.10, but provide a wider range of characters (including 
    things like ⌘ and ⌥) while maintaining the original look and feel.  
    They are developed openly.

    They are popular in Linux distributions.

  * The [Dejavu][] fonts are based on the Bitstream Vera Fonts release
    1.10, but provide a wider range of characters (including things like
    ⌘ and ⌥) while maintaining the original look and feel.  They are 
    developed openly.

    children - `0`, `O`, `i`, `l`, `1`, etc. It looks good at 10pt, 
    anti-aliased.

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  * **[Luxi Mono][luxi]** – `Fonts.zip` in this directory includes a 
    number of useful fonts, including Luxi Mono, a very clean serif 
    monospace font designed by Bigelow and Holmes (of Lucida fame) - 
    very popular in the Linux world. 

  * **[Inconsolata][]** is a font designed for code in print format. It 

  * **[Profont][]** is a Monaco derivative which was originally designed 
    to be more usable by programmers with inclusion of a slashed `0` and

  * **[Anonymous][]** is a TrueType version of Anonymous 9, a freeware

  * The **[Proggy][]** family of fonts includes several different sizes 
    and varients to choose from. Highly legible Monoco-like font.

  * **[Triskweline][]** Worked best for me at 13pt with anti alias off.

  * **[MPW][]** is Apple's font, used in MacBugs.  It's a wonderful 

  * **[Akkurat Mono][akkurat]** is a commercial but VERY nice font to edit 

  * **[Pragmata][]** is neither free nor cheap but it is perfectly 
    hinted and works wonderfully even at smallest font sizes, either 
    with or without (my preference) anti-aliasing. It is considerably 
    slimmer than your average monospaced font without compromising 
    legibility.

  * **[TheSans Mono Condensed][thesans]** fonts by LucasFonts pack more 

  * **[Consolas][]** is a font created by Microsoft for Windows Vista, 
    and specifically for use on screens.  Be aware though that the font
    is copyrighted by Microsoft. You are only supposed to use it if you 

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Of course, the Mac ships with the excellent **Monaco** font, created by Susan Kare in the 80s, and later updated to disambiguate `0` and `O`, `l` and `I` and `1`, etc. But many users prefer other monospaced fonts. If your favorite isn't listed here, feel free to add it.

1. Free (as in speech)

  * **[Bitstream Vera Sans Mono][vera]** and the other Bitstream Vera 
    fonts are a set of fonts released under a free license by Bitstream. 
    They are popular in Linux distributions.  The [Dejavu][] fonts are
    based on the Bitstream Vera Fonts release 1.10, but provide a wider
    range of characters (including things like ⌘ and ⌥) while
    maintaining the original look and feel.  They are developed openly.

  * [Luxi Mono][luxi] – `Fonts.zip` in this directory includes a number 
    of useful fonts, including Luxi Mono, a very clean serif monospace 
    font designed by Bigelow and Holmes (of Lucida fame) - very popular 
    in the Linux world. 

  * [Inconsolata][] is a font designed for code in print format. It 
    looks terrible when used on screen in Windows, but luckily looks 
    amazing, even at small sizes on Mac OS X (and it prints just 
    gorgeously).

[vera]: http://www.gnome.org/fonts/ [dejavu]: http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page [luxi]: http://crydee.sai.msu.ru/ftproot/pub/comp/os/os2/xfree86os2/alpha/binaries/ [inconsolata]: http://www.levien.com/type/myfonts/inconsolata.html

1. Free (as in beer) / donationware

  * [Profont][] is a Monaco derivative which was originally designed to
    be more usable by programmers with inclusion of a slashed `0` and
    other letter disambiguations.  Though Monaco picked up some of these
    features, many still prefer Profont.  To avoid [problems][pro-prob]
    with ligatures, try the [Profont X][] variant, which has the
    ligatures explicitly [removed][pro-nolig].

  * [Anonymous][] is a TrueType version of Anonymous 9, a freeware
    Macintosh bitmap font developed in the mid-90s by Susan Lesch and
    David Lamkins. It was designed as a more legible alternative to
    Monaco, the mono-spaced Macintosh system font. Works well at  10 pts
    with a theme like Espresso Libre

  * The [Proggy][] family of fonts includes several different sizes and
    varients to choose from. Highly legible Monoco-like font.

  * [Triskweline][] Worked best for me at 13pt with anti alias off.
    Clear and incredibly readable with a color background (for example, 
    Blackboard or Pastels).

  * [MPW][] is Apple's font, used in MacBugs.  It's a wonderful 
    monospaced font with clear distinctions between the usual problem 
    children - 0, O, i, l, 1, etc. It looks good at 10pt, anti-aliased.

[profont]: http://www.tobias-jung.de/seekingprofont/ [profont x]: http://www.faisal.com/software/profontx/ [pro-prob]: http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/textmate/2004-October/000114.html [pro-nolig]: http://macromates.com/blog/archives/2006/04/14/lighttpd-profont-remind-ruby-and-scopes/ [anonymous]: http://www.ms-studio.com/FontSales/anonymous.html [proggy]: http://www.proggyfonts.com/index.php?menu=download [Triskweline]: http://www.netalive.org/tinkering/triskweline/ [mpw]: ftp://ftp.apple.com/developer/Tool_Chest/Core_Mac_OS_Tools/MPW_etc./Miscellaneous/MPW_Font.sit.hqx

1. Commercial

  * [Akkurat Mono][akkurat] is a commercial but VERY nice font to edit 
    code with. I tried a lot of other fonts but always ends up using 
    this one (11 pt, Anti Aliasing enabled)

  * [Pragmata][] is neither free nor cheap but it is perfectly hinted 
    and works wonderfully even at smallest font sizes, either with or 
    without (my preference) anti-aliasing. It is considerably slimmer 
    than your average monospaced font without compromising legibility.

  * [TheSans Mono Condensed][thesans] fonts by LucasFonts pack more 
    characters onto one line and look absolutely beautiful. They are 
    commercial but well worth the price.

  * [Consolas][] is a font created by Microsoft for Windows Vista, and 
    specifically for use on screens.  Be aware though that the font is 
    copyrighted by Microsoft. You are only supposed to use it if you 
    have a valid Visual Studio license. However, if that doesn't bother 
    you or you have a license, you can download it [here][consolas-dl]

[akkurat]: http://www.lineto.com/The+Fonts/Categories/Typewriter+Fonts/Akkurat+Mono/ [pragmata]: http://www.fsd.it/fonts/pragma.htm [thesans]: http://www.lucasfonts.com/cgi-bin/loadframe/lucasfnt/thesansmocd/sansmocd-.html [consolas]: http://blogs.msdn.com/jensenh/archive/2005/12/07/501009.aspx [consolas-dl]: [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=22e69ae4-7e40-4807-8a86-b3d36fab68d3&displaylang=en

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• Bitstream Vera Sans Mono The Bitstream Vera fonts are a set of fonts released under a free license by Bitstream. They are popular in Linux distributions. The DejaVu fonts fonts are a font family based on the Bitstream Vera Fonts release 1.10, which provide a wider range of characters (including things like ⌘ and ⌥) while maintaining the original look and feel through the process of collaborative development.

• Consolas is one of the most beautifully crafted monospace fonts ever. True italics (even though TextMate has trouble displaying them) make it look beautiful for code editing. Be aware though that the font is copyrighted by Microsoft. You are only supposed to use it if you have a valid Visual Studio license. However, if that doesn't bother you or you have a license, you can download it here

• ProFont Used in the screen shots on the product page. (To avoid problems with ligatures, try the ProFont X variant, which has the ligatures explicitly removed.)

• Triskweline Worked best for me at 13pt with anti alias off. Clear and incredibly readable with a color background (for example, Blackboard or Pastels).

• The TheSans Mono Condensed fonts by LucasFonts pack more characters onto one line and look absolutely beautiful. They are commercial but well worth the price.
• Inconsolata is a font designed for code in print format. It looks terrible when used on screen in Windows, but luckily looks amazing, even at small sizes on Mac OS X.

• Consolas is one of the most beautifully crafted monospace fonts ever. True italics (even though TextMate has trouble displaying them) make it look beautiful for code editing. Included with Office 2007 Beta, and one of the default fonts in Windows Vista. Being OpenType, it works in OSX too! This is NOT a free font and is copyright Microsoft. You are only allowed to use it if you have a valaid VS license. You can download it from Microsoft

• The DejaVu fonts fonts are a font family based on the Bitstream Vera Fonts release 1.10. Its purpose is to provide a wider range of characters while maintaining the original look and feel through the process of collaborative development.
• The TheSans Mono Condensed fonts by LucasFonts pack more characters onto one line and look absolutely beautiful. They are commercial but well worth the price.

• Consolas is one of the most beautifully crafted monospace fonts ever. True italics (even though TextMate has trouble displaying them) make it look beautiful for code editing. Included with Office 2007 Beta, and one of the default fonts in Windows Vista. Being OpenType, it works in OSX too! This is NOT a free font and is copyright Microsoft. You are only allowed to use it if you have a valaid VS license.

• The Proggy family of fonts includes several different sizes and varients to choose from. Highly legible Monoco-like font.
• The DejaVu fonts fonts are a font family based on the Bitstream Vera Fonts release 1.10. Its purpose is to provide a wider range of characters while maintaining the original look and feel through the process of collaborative development.

• Consolas is one of the most beautifully crafted monospace fonts ever. True italics (even though TextMate has trouble displaying them) make it look beautiful for code editing. Included with Office 2007 Beta, and one of the default fonts in Windows Vista. Being OpenType, it works in OSX too!
• The Proggy family of fonts includes several different sizes and varients to choose from. Highly legible Monoco-like font.

• Pragmata is neither free nor cheap but it is perfectly hinted and works wonderfully even at smallest font sizes, either with or without (my preference) anti-aliasing. It is considerably slimmer than your average monospaced font without compromising legibility.
• Consolas is one of the most beautifully crafted monospace fonts ever. True italics (even though TextMate has trouble displaying them) make it look beautiful for code editing. Included with Office 2007 Beta, and one of the default fonts in Windows Vista. Being OpenType, it works in OSX too!

• Akkurat Mono is a commercial but VERY nice font to edit code with. I tried a lot of other fonts but always ends up using this one (11 pt, Anti Aliasing enabled)
• Pragmata is neither free nor cheap but it is perfectly hinted and works wonderfully even at smallest font sizes, either with or without (my preference) anti-aliasing. It is considerably slimmer than your average monospaced font without compromising legibility.

• MPW is Apple's font used in MacBugs. It's a wonderful monospaced font with clear distinctions between the usual problem children - 0, O, i, l, 1, etc. It looks good at 10pt, Anti-aliased.
• Akkurat Mono is a commercial but VERY nice font to edit code with. I tried a lot of other fonts but always ends up using this one (11 pt, Anti Aliasing enabled)

• Anonymous is a TrueType version of Anonymous 9, a freeware Macintosh bitmap font developed in the mid-90s by Susan Lesch and David Lamkins. It was designed as a more legible alternative to Monaco, the mono-spaced Macintosh system font. Works well at 10 pts with a theme like Espresso Libre
• MPW is Apple's font used in MacBugs. It's a wonderful monospaced font with clear distinctions between the usual problem children - 0, O, i, l, 1, etc. It looks good at 10pt, Anti-aliased.

• Luxi Mono "Fonts.zip" in this directory includes a number of useful fonts, including Luxi Mono, a very clean serif monospace font designed by Bigelow and Holmes (of Lucida fame) - very popular in the Linux world.
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• ProFont Used in the screen shots on the product page (use the one with the Latin1 or ISO-something suffix).
• Bitstream Vera Sans Mono Looks a bit like Monaco, but nicer.

• ProFont: Used in the screen shots on the product page (use the one with the Latin1 or ISO-something suffix).
• Bitstream Vera Sans Mono: Looks a bit like Monaco

Used in the screen shots on the product page: ProFont (use the one with the Latin1 or ISO-something suffix).

Looks a bit like Monaco: Bitstream Vera Sans Mono

ProFont: http://www.tobias-jung.de/seekingprofont/ (use the one with the Latin1 or ISO-something suffix).

Bitstream Vera Sans Mono: http://www.gnome.org/fonts/