When comparing Microsoft Calibri vs Google Noto, the Slant community recommends Microsoft Calibri for most people. In the question“What are the best programming fonts?” Microsoft Calibri is ranked 76th while Google Noto is ranked 92nd. The most important reason people chose Microsoft Calibri is:
The font has a fairly minimal appearance that won't be distracting to the reader.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Very clear and easy to read
The font has a fairly minimal appearance that won't be distracting to the reader.
Pro Optimized for a large variety of displays
Glyph design on Noto Sans is well designed and accounts for HiDPI and standard displays.
Pro Open-source
Licensed and distributed under the SIL Open Font License.
Pro Retina-ready
Looks very clean and crisp on retina displays.
Pro Simple and yet beautiful
Simple and beautiful - much like the Windows counterparts such as Calibri and Arial but it's native for Linux and for this reason it looks better than these two with anti-aliasing.
Pro Expansive character set
Noto Sans is one of the most comprehensive fonts in the market, covering an estimated 30+ languages backed by Google.
Cons
Con Superceded by non-proprietary & metric-compatible Google CrOScore Carlito
Con Font pack might be too large
Because it is so comprehensive, the TTF/OTF packages in ZIP is really large.