Coding Font
Productivity
font selection tool
SHOW HN2021
443points
218comments
#56of 2,533 in 2021
Top 3%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
44 positive, 84 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 32 critical, out of 166 comments about the project. Thread score +0.08.
Execution: 8 for, 19 againstDesign: 13 for, 7 againstIdea: 14 for, 3 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun, clear side-by-side UI that helps decide a font
From 3 comments
Nicely done, it's great to have a side by side comparison. It's made me realize I don't actually like the fonts I was using and I ended up on Roboto Mono, Ubuntu and Fira Mono.…
politelemon on HNThis is the best UI for decision-making I've seen lately. Font choosing is a pain and this works. I ended choosing the font i know (roboto mono) but wau, before this it was…
lucasverra on HNI really like this! And as someone who never cared a whole lot about what font I use while coding, I was genuinely going to use it to choose myself a font. I do, however, agree…
dejawu on HN
Objections
Font names shown bias the result
From 3 comments
Wow...I got Fira Mono which I am using BTW...Also I have done without reading names on top... There should an option to hide names of what font it is.
itsbits on HNGreat idea! Love it. Like others, I'd wish I could change the language to something closer to what I normally use. Besides that, it would be great if you could hide the names as…
capableweb on HNSuccessfully converged to my favourites, JetBrain Mono and Fira Code. As others have said though, would be nice to be able to hide font names (by default).
aldanor on HN
Tournament did not load or stopped working at times
From 2 comments
Is it just me, or does it not appear to be working for anyone else? It just shows "You have chosen the winner" and none of the buttons seem to have an effect. Edit: Clicking…
robertakarobin on HNI think I'm missing something. When I click the link, the site loads for a bit and then presents a drum roll and a message that I've chosen a winning font? Both in a browser with…
Aachen on HN
Missing popular fonts such as Consolas, Input, Iosevka
From 3 comments
I keep clicking and realize Consolas is not on the list. For some reason, I keep sticking with consolas.
nXqd on HNOne of my main selection criteria for a coding/terminal font is subjective quality of rendering and legibility at small sizes. The preview has an adjustable point size option but…
karmakaze on HNMy current font (https://input.djr.com/preview/) isn't on the list, sadly.
captn3m0 on HN
Requests
Add blind mode
From 2 comments
Blind mode is a very good and popular suggestion! I also get the same idea from Twitter! I implemented it, now there is a toggle button to turn on blind mode. Try it out, maybe…
wentin on HNFor the blind tournament, I just implemented it! Give it a try :)
wentin on HN
Add more fonts such as Iosevka
From 3 comments
Nice idea. Ditch the font names until the end. Add Fantasque Sans Mono and Iosevka.
bovermyer on HNFun experiment. My suggestion is to add "Iosevka" as a contester. It is my font of choice and I am curious if it would win for me (while trying not to look in the names). It had…
pipnonsense on HNGood job! I think you should add Iosevka, and I think the editors should scroll at the same time so comparing would be easier
nicholasjarr on HN
Let users choose the code language or paste their own code
From 2 comments
I like the idea, but CSS is not indicative of my main language use (C++/C#), so it's a bit hard to decide a winner in some cases. I'd like the option to either choose a language…
_hao on HNI really like the idea. Somethings I would like to have: - The "editor" windows should be bigger - Remove the left side - Let me choose the language - Give an option for a blind…
lampe3 on HN
Add light theme
From 2 comments
I like the idea. Some thoughts: - Center the code samples on the page. So that your not unintentionally one over the other due to differences in viewing angle and vision ability.…
asciimov on HNwould be good to add a light theme. i can't use dark themes because of astigmatism, so it's good for accessibility. nice idea so far. fwiw i've tried so many fonts and nothing…
mouzogu on HN
Open source the code
From 2 comments
Is it just me, or does it not appear to be working for anyone else? It just shows "You have chosen the winner" and none of the buttons seem to have an effect. Edit: Clicking…
robertakarobin on HNI really like this! And as someone who never cared a whole lot about what font I use while coding, I was genuinely going to use it to choose myself a font. I do, however, agree…
dejawu on HN
Questions
Why is Consolas not included
From 2 comments
Fun to play. Any reason consolas isn't there? (My winner was Anonymous Pro)
chrisbuc on HNI keep clicking and realize Consolas is not on the list. For some reason, I keep sticking with consolas.
nXqd on HN
Alternatives named
Google Fonts
From 2 comments
Seems to only feature free fonts available from Google Fonts (understandable). My personal favorites are the non-free ones: Apple's Monaco and Microsoft's Consolas.
oefrha on HNMy results: B612 Mono [1]. From the 'About' page: B612 is an highly legible open source font family, designed and tested to be used on aircraft cockpit screens. ... In 2010,…
gurjeet on HN
Iosevka
From 2 comments
I turned on Blind Mode, and went through it, and ended up choosing Source Code Pro... a font I used for years because of how readable it is. I've since switched to Iosevka, which…
DiabloD3 on HNI have tried at least half of the fonts there and many of them are decent, but none of them beat Iosevka (though the game concluded with Ubuntu). But I am pretty sure seeing the…
kuratkull on HN