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Pareto Front

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  1. Aachen · · focus · HN ↗
    Misread the title and got excited about a Pareto font, that is, the best possible font (presumably: distinct l/I, O/0, scores within error margins of the top readability and reading speed scores, widely available, etc.)

    Maybe in vein but did anyone already figure this one out? The closest I got was PT sans, open-licensed commissioned by the Russian ministry for communication (I found it surprising that a country that doesn't use Latin script made the best font!), but it's not widely shipped so you need to figure out how to include font files whenever you want to use it

    1. __s · · focus · HN ↗
      Trouble with fonts is sometimes monospace good, sometimes monodpace bad

      Anyways I'll namedrop Iosevka as perfect monospace font for working on 13" laptop

      1. throw-the-towel · · focus · HN ↗
        Seconding Iosevka, it's great for code! And you can get a version without ligatures.
        1. Aachen · · focus · HN ↗
          That looks... swingy! Took a second to get used to it but I think I like the refreshing take for a monospace font :) <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;fonts.google.com&#x2F;specimen&#x2F;Iosevka+Charon+Mono" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;fonts.google.com&#x2F;specimen&#x2F;Iosevka+Charon+Mono
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