When comparing Microsoft Segoe UI Mono vs Bitstream Vera Sans Mono, the Slant community recommends Microsoft Segoe UI Mono for most people. In the question“What are the best programming fonts?” Microsoft Segoe UI Mono is ranked 45th while Bitstream Vera Sans Mono is ranked 69th. The most important reason people chose Microsoft Segoe UI Mono is:
Segoe UI Mono is a very readable font.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Great readability
Segoe UI Mono is a very readable font.
Pro Compact
You can fit a lot of text on the screen.
Pro Font proportion is perfect
Width is just right (not too narrow, not too wide). Many other fonts lack this.
Pro Smooth with antialiasing
Smooth at small sizes while still clear.
Pro Readable at small sizes
All characters are easy to recognize at small sizes (comma, period, etc).
Pro Easy to read
This is subjective but this font is very easy to read. The letters are all spaced and sized properly.
Cons
Con The zero is not slashed
The zero is not slashed, which causes some problems when scanning source code. This is not an issue when the IDE supports coloring (like all major modern IDE's), but still there are instances where this is not the case. A primary example are T4 templates, where Microsoft has not yet provided coloring support.
Con Line doesn't cover text right
When using Neomutt or htop, the line drawn over is too low - the top of the characters cut into the top of the line.
Con "mp" clump together with smaller sizes
E.g. in "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog".