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Zero StyleSlash
LicenseOFL-1.1
LigaturesYes
Weights6 (Light, Regular, Retina, Medium, Semibold, Bold)
ItalicsYes
SerifNo
CreatedDecember 2015
PitchFixed
AlternativeLigatures: ttf-iosevka-ss05-[version].zip / No Ligatures: ttf-iosevka-fixed-ss05-[version].zip
RasterYes
OpenTypeYes
TrueTypeYes
SlantingNo
VectorNo
CasesUpper/Lower
Based OnMozilla Fira Mono
Powerline SupportYes
Number of Glyphs3126
Web Open Font FormatYes (v1/v2)
PostScriptNo
Embedded OpenTypeYes
X-HeightHigh (0.54)
Pros
Know any positive aspects of this option?
Cons
Con Ligatures break correlation between symbols on screen and the number of characters
This makes it easier to lose the grasp how long lines actually are. Note: ligatures still consume the same width. However, the disappearance of the space between the symbols that get converted to ligatures (e.g., "==") might make it a bit harder to 'eyeball' the number of characters on a line.
Know any negative aspects of this option?
Recommendations
Fira Code
6 years ago
This font works great when it comes to read and revise long portions of code, since legatures facilitate significantly code reading. In my experience specific bash/zsh combinations may activate wrong macros which generate bad syntax, so I'm not recommending it as a terminal font.
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Needs support for ligaturesCon
Wrong characters combinations generate wrong syntax on bash/zshPro
Good for code reading and revisionFira Code
Recommended 5 years ago
I've tried practically all well-known "programming font", including (but not limited to) Consolas, Inconsolata, Roboto Mono, Monaco, etc. But when I find Fira Code, I stopped looking. This is the programming font for me.
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Ligatures for developmentPro
Good for code reading and revisionPro
Good editor supportPro
Installs easily on MacPro
Has a slashed zeroPro
Has ligaturesPro
Frequent updatesPro
Characters look really nicePro
Clear difference between commonly confused lettersPro
Very good kerningComments
Out of Date Pros + Cons
Con Dotted zero is less readable than slashed zero
FiraCode uses dotted zero instead of slashed zero which is less readable. Note: This is no longer applicable with the latest version of FiraCode.