What fonts are you currently using on your system? Which do you think is best for the terminal or for your desktop environment?

(updates) Ok I think I’m a fan of Ubuntu nerd fonts right now

  • The Ramen Dutchman@ttrpg.networkEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Noto Sans for sans-serif text (and the OS)
    It’s legible, standard-looking and support about every writing system in the world. You can install it on Debian using # apt install fonts-noto, some others like -cjk and -extra help with the “supports about every writing system in the world”-aspect.

    Merriweather for the serif font fallback for the browser, as well as TTRPG campaign printouts
    It’s very legible, and looks quite sexy for a serif font. There’s no package for it currently (although AUR and Nix users might have better luck), it has to be downloaded from Google Fonts

    JetBrains Mono for the terminal TUI’s
    It looks a bit playful, like lego-letters, is legible and supports about every writing system in the world. # apt install fonts-jetbrains-mono.

    Although I use…

    Verdana for source code
    It differentiates every character well and leaves enough space to easily recognise special characters such as brackets. And I don’t believe monospace fonts are more legible. It’s included in ttf-mscorefonts-installer but the font is not open-source.

  • whizzlezoop@feddit.org
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    2 years ago

    Please don’t hate me but for desktop I use Segoe UI. After years of using it everything else looks just kinda off and cheap to me. Similar to when folder icons are not yellow

    • Jesus_666@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      It is a well-designed system font. Say what you will about Microsoft but they do know how to make a good font or two.

    • thayerw@lemmy.caEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Nothing wrong with that! I prefer Inter for nearly all UIs these days, but I still think Segoe UI looks better than GNOME’s current default of Cantarell.

    • poinck@lemm.ee
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      2 years ago

      Same. I’ve compiled a custom variant of Iosevka for terminal and code, because I want to have some chars in a certain way, especially the 0 and the & for even better readability. I used to have Monoid for code and terminal, but it the pixel perfect size for 12pt was getting too small for me and my eyes are not getting any better. Iosevka looks better even after some hinting by the OS.

      On the rest of the desktop UI I use B612, because it is very ledgible, I recently switch over from the hyperledible Atkinson font. Before that I had Gidole on the desktop. Very pleasing, but not that readable at same font size.

    • fool@programming.dev
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      2 years ago

      I agree! Nice memories of hitting backspace in a Linux Mint terminal and hearing that weird-ass BWOUP sound.

      I recommend Ubuntu Mono for Termux users. Look at this black-background beauty – way better than the angly flat default

    • raver@lemmy.rimkus.itDeutsch
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      2 years ago

      I always use Dejavu sans mono for terminal and programming too. I think its the best in terms of readability where indentation is important

    • fool@programming.dev
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      2 years ago

      An independent open source font, interesting. Looks pretty too, especially for multiple colors

      🟨 preview: Maple Mono

  • lime!@feddit.nuEnglish
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    2 years ago

    i want serifs. I use Go Mono for monospaced text. i’ve yet to find a good proportional slab serif font to match though.

    • fool@programming.dev
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      2 years ago

      By proportional slab serif do you mean unmonospacing the monospace like what Ubuntu does? I guess that’s why Go Proportional wouldn’t work being a sans serif

      🟨 Preview: Go Mono

      • lime!@feddit.nuEnglish
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        2 years ago

        yeah just using the same characters but “squished” doesn’t work since the serifs take up the character space. you need a font designed as proportional. slab serif just means that the serifs are squared rather than pointed like on Times.

  • ProtonBadger@lemmy.ca
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    2 years ago

    I always end up with SF Pro Display for my desktop. For terminal I’m happy with several mentioned here.

    • fool@programming.dev
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      2 years ago

      There are a lot of San Francisco fonts. Have you tried all of them? :p

      🟨 preview: SF Pro display

      🟨 preview: Other SF fonts

    • fool@programming.dev
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      2 years ago

      Ohh, that’s what that 8bit-y font is called.

      …wait. Why would you use 8bit as a system font???

      🟨 preview: Fixedsys

  • fool@programming.dev
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    2 years ago
    Anyone using Nimbus Sans?

    It’s actually preinstalled in a lot of systems. You can check via
    gnome-font-viewer or find /usr/share/fonts -name "*Nimbus*"

  • Matriks404@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    I know that this will anger some people, but I just use the defaults and I don’t get why there are so many fonts, since they don’t seem that much different to me.

    • RightEdofer@lemmy.caEnglish
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      2 years ago

      I’m design nerd and definitely appreciate the variety but you don’t gotta be. The defaults are generally pretty good (if not great) with any major OS these days.