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Add to SafariWhen comparing Native vs Berkeley Mono, the Slant community recommends Berkeley Mono for most people. In the question“What are the best programming fonts?” Berkeley Mono is ranked 55th while Native is ranked 79th. The most important reason people chose Berkeley Mono is:
The font does not distract you with weird glyphs – but is interesting enough to be loved.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Readable
Pro Consistent character widths between the italics and weights
Within Native's weights and styles, each character occupies 580 points of space. This ensures code does not become misaligned if a developer prefers certain callouts in a different style.
Pro The regular weight is free for Desktop, Web, and App Licensing
The regular weight can be picked up free of charge on MyFonts or Fort Foundry’s site.
Pro No alignment issues when switching between styles
Pro Italics are given a lot of differentiation
Pro Plain enough
The font does not distract you with weird glyphs – but is interesting enough to be loved.
Pro Legible
The font is wide enough to be legible but not too much so you can actually fit some information on your screen.
Cons
Con Not FREE
Not free and hard to find.
Con Missing weights
The regular weight is a little bit light for me, I'm waiting for the medium weight.
