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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by SolarPunker@slrpnk.net to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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

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[-] Mandy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Whatever comes default with the current system.

[-] lime@feddit.nu 2 points 2 months 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 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months 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

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[-] lime@feddit.nu 2 points 2 months 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.

[-] fool@programming.dev 2 points 2 months 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*"

[-] pi49mhsbh@feddit.rocks 2 points 2 months ago
[-] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

Lato, League Spartan, League Gothic are my three most used fonts by a wide margin. Lato and its variety of weights for most things, League when I am doing design work and need a cleaner title or header.

Lately ive been weirdly taken with TT2020 Style G, which is an odd name for a no-name font that replicates an old imperfect typewriter. For whatever reason, switching my writing software to that (Manuscript) suddenly fired up my writing flow.

[-] Presi300@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Poppins, RobotoMono, Comfortaa and OpenDyslexic

[-] monovergent@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Biolinum O for desktop

Liberation Mono for terminal

[-] liliumstar@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

Fira Code and Caskaydia Cove Nerd Font for monospace. For other uses, I'm usually good with whatever the system ships with.

[-] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Ubuntu Mono for terminal, code, and data, Open Sans for the rest

[-] Agosagror@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

I don't have a favorite system font, am I meant to? I did try to play with fonts at one point but the process of finding fonts and then figuring out how to install them was a bit much.

[-] jollyrogue@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

I don’t have a reason to move away from the Fedora defaults except for monospaced fonts.

Terminal wise, terminus is my default. It’s so clean, and it looks good without anti-aliasing.

Roboto Mono is my current preference for monospaced fonts.

Adobe Source Code Pro and JetBrains Mono are good alternatives as well.

[-] hagarashi8@allthingstech.social 1 points 2 months ago

@SolarPunker I use Exo2 as desktop font and FantasqueSansMono in terminal.

[-] Karmmah@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I switched to Commit Mono for Terminal not too long ago but I really like it. Otherwise I use Cantarell but only because it is default and I never felt the need to change it.

[-] Kena@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

SegoeUI, it’s damn good and well made

[-] TROJANHEX@linux.community 1 points 2 months ago

Pusab (I'm a gd player)

[-] vinnymac@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago
[-] moe90@feddit.nl 1 points 2 months ago

Verdana, Tahoma and Source code pro is good for eyes

[-] Interstellar_1 1 points 1 month ago

Inter everywhere

[-] mukt@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

I mostly use an android, and the default font is Ideal Sans Light. On my system, Arial Nova, Courier Prime, Helvetica Neue, Ideal Sans Book and a few others are regulars.

Every once in a while I get this itch which ends up in getting a new favourite font.

[-] DeaDvey@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

VictorMono, has a cool cursive, mono spaced font.

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