When comparing Panic Sans vs Office Code Pro, the Slant community recommends Panic Sans for most people. In the question“What are the best programming fonts?” Panic Sans is ranked 36th while Office Code Pro is ranked 44th. The most important reason people chose Panic Sans is:
Like its parent DejaVu and grandparent Bitstream Vera, this has tall and easily read letters.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Tall and legible
Like its parent DejaVu and grandparent Bitstream Vera, this has tall and easily read letters.
Pro Clearly distinguishes clashing characters
Panic Sans has added uniqueness for characters that are easily confused, such as "0" and "O", "l" and "1".
Pro Clarity and appealing to the eye
There is great line spacing and italics in Panic Sans.
Pro Modern and highly legible
The customizations were made specifically for text editors and coding environments, but are still very usable in other applications.
Pro Looks great
Sometimes it even works better than Source Code Pro for reading and writing.
Pro Works very well on Intelli J
This is useful for those who prefer using this environment.
Pro Integrates Powerline glyphs
The author added Powerline glyphs in version 1.002.
Cons
Con Line spacing is small
This is a "pro" to me but some folks dislike the smaller space between lines (which is why it raises the underscore, which might otherwise vanish).
Con Looks like something designed by Microsoft
Con Does not have cyrillic characters
