When comparing TheSans Mono vs Operator Mono, the Slant community recommends Operator Mono for most people. In the question“What are the best programming fonts?” Operator Mono is ranked 39th while TheSans Mono is ranked 41st. The most important reason people chose Operator Mono is:
Operator can be used to mix the same font for syntax formatting.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Has a script version
Operator can be used to mix the same font for syntax formatting.
Pro Super readable
Long strings can be read in Operator exceedingly easily. The font just flows nicely, with all the benefits of clarity that provides.
Pro Horizontal width not as wide as other fixed width fonts
You can legibly read everything and get more characters per line.
Pro Adorable italics
Cons
Con Not a free font
This is not a free font. It doesn't either come free with any software. So this isn't very accessible. There are free downloads for the wide version and the Condensed version, but none for the SemiCondensed width, which is the medium width.
Con Lacks in Unicode coverage
This font doesn't cover WGL4, therefore it lacks a lot in Unicode coverage.
Con Relatively expensive
At $179, this font is on the more expensive side.