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Sudo

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Sudo is a space-saving font optimized for 16 pixels font size. Download at kutilek.de, source files available from GitHub. The fonts are licensed under the OFL.

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DecentRhea
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Good legibility

Different character categories are differentiated by height and alignment. Numbers are a line width smaller than capital letters. Zero is now dotted.

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Simona
DecentRhea

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Programming ligatures

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mccauls7
jk

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Four styles available

Sudo has Regular, Italic, Bold, and Bold Italic styles available.

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Works well on Windows

Sudo is hand-hinted for good rendering on Windows.

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Zero is not slashed or dotted

This makes for difficulty in distinguishing similar looking characters, such as the capital "O".

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