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A monospaced variant of IBM's first bespoke typeface, made for code. (Sans-serif)
SpecsUpdate
LicenseOFL-1.1
ItalicsYes
Weights8 (Thin, Extra Light, Light, Regular, Text, Medium, Semi Bold, Bold)
Zero StyleDot
LigaturesNo
AlternativeiA Writer Mono, Underware Zeitung Mono, https://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/plex
SerifSans/Hybrid
WidthsNormal, Condensed
Created2017
TrueTypeYes
PitchFixed/Variable
OpenTypeYes
DesignerIBM Brand Experience & Design + Bold Monday
CasesUpper/Lower
Web Open Font FormatYes (v1/v2)
PostScriptYes
Embedded OpenTypeYes
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Pros
Pro Distinct brackets
Bracket curves are more exaggerated, making them more distinct.
Pro Open source
Pro Sharp at 10-point
Using the "text" weight, this font is more clear at 10-point than other fonts out there.
Pro Embellished italics
Cons
Con Lowercase l (ell) is similar to 1 (one)
Con Tilde curves too subtle
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IBM Plex Mono
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