Review of Inconsolata powered by the Slant community.
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Pros
Pro Characters readable even at small sizes
The characters in Inconsolata have a slightly "wide" appearance that aids in readability, especially at small font sizes.
Pro No visible character breaks
Inconsolata renders lines in TUIs without visible character breaks; apparently unlike Inconsolata-g
Pro Slashed zero characters are distinguishable from capital "O" and "Q" characters
Inconsolata-g screws this up by replacing the slashed zero with a dotted zero. A dotted zero is better than a zero with nothing in it, but worse than a slashed zero.
Pro Efficient scalability
Inconsolata scales well without loss of readability.
Pro Excellent readability
Very clear, distinct characters with decent spacing make Inconsolata very readable.
Pro Open source
It's an open source font, meaning it's freely available.
Pro Widely available
Inconsolata is available in the package managers of almost every open source OS.
Cons
Con Arched braces
Too much arched braces, decreases clarity, touching characters almost.
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